WebCT News and Updates
 The
New Course Request Form is Here!
The new course request form is now online.
This updated form enables faculty to request
the creation of a WebCT course shell for their class. The submission
of this form is now required before the Department of
Distance Learning can create the course shell. Go to
Information for Instructors or click
here for more information.
WebCT and Blackboard Complete Merger
WebCT and Blackboard officially completed a merger on
February 28th of 2006. The new company will be under the Blackboard
brand, however this will not affect WebCT products or services in
the short-term future. The new combined company will release new
products in the future. Click on this link for more information
http://www.blackboard.com/webct
Beware of "Internet Optimizer"
If you are unable to log in to WebCT because an
Adware program keeps launching called Internet Optimizer, you
need remove it immediately. Symantec has developed a removal tool to
eliminate this, click
here to download it. You should also download and run an anti-Spyware
program such as Spybot Search & Destroy, click
here to
download it.
Video Tour of
WebCT
If you are new to WebCT, try a video tour to learn more
about the basic tools in WebCT.
Choose from either the Windows Media Player or Flash versions below:
Tour of WebCT Basic
Tools
Tour of WebCT Basic Tools Flash Version
Instruction Manuals
For faculty new to WebCT, there are now detailed instructions on a wide range of topics from adopting e-Packs
to creating quizzes are now available on our website. To find out more
go to Information for Instructors or
click here.
WebCT CE 4.0 Instructor's Manual
The WebCT Campus Edition 4.0 getting started tutorial is
available online in PDF format.
Go to Information for Instructors or
click
here.
Changes in WebCT Policies Beginning Spring
2007
In an effort to improve the efficiency and quality of WebCT courses at
Winthrop, the following changes are taking effect:
- Faculty wishing to use/create a WebCT course must complete the
online Course Request Form.
- All students enrolled in WebCT courses must activate and
regularly check their winthrop.edu e-mail account. No exceptions
will be made.
- All faculty members interested in designing a course must have
an active winthrop.edu account.
- All student and instructor WebCT ID's are being changed to match
the user's winthrop.edu e-mail alias.
- All instructors wishing to design a new course must attend a
faculty orientation session.
- Any student enrolled in a WebCT course who did not have a
working winthrop.edu e-mail account prior to the week of the first
day of classes must go to 15 Tillman and fill out an e-mail account
creation request form in order to receive a WebCT account. Students
with winthrop.edu e-mail accounts are automatically added prior to
the beginning of the semester. All Winthrop University students are
required to have working winthrop.edu e-mail accounts, and it is the
student's sole responsibility to be aware of any course related
information sent through official Winthrop e-mail.
WebCT
Contact Information
Suzanne Sprouse, E-Learning & Project Coordinator
Distance Learning and AV Services | 803.323.2551 |
sprouses@winthrop.edu
Last updated:
07/06/07 |