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Exploring Distance Learning with WebCT: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide covers the essentials of using WebCT for distance learning, highlighting its role as a Course Management System (CMS). It delves into the history of CMS, key products like Blackboard and WebCT, and considerations for implementation, including server management and bandwidth challenges. The guide also examines course design issues, pedagogy, and faculty support. Additionally, it showcases WebCT's authoring, communication, and assessment tools, enabling effective online education delivery. Ideal for educators looking to enhance their online teaching strategies.

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Exploring Distance Learning with WebCT: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Distance Learning Using WebCT Bill Moss College of Engineering and Science Clemson University bmoss@clemson.edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~bmoss June 2, 1999

  2. What is a Course Management System? • History • Mergers and acquisitions • Publisher partnerships • Online degree programs • Online course services

  3. What are the Top Products? • WebCT: http://www.webct.com • Blackboard CourseInfo: http://product.blackboard.net/courseinfo • Feature comparisons: • http://www.ctt.bc.ca/landonline • http://www.syllabus.com/sep98_magfea2.html

  4. Implementation • Local server and management • Remote server providers • Campus bandwidth issues

  5. Course Design Issues • Pedagogy • Ownership of materials • Design services, local and remote • Faculty development and support • Teaching load

  6. WebCT at Clemson • http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct • Training link: sign up • Clemson WebCT Courses link • Main: Calculus Concepts login using key icon • Mathematical Sciences: MTHSC 434 (Moss) login using username=guest password=434moss

  7. WebCT Authoring • Upload web pages created off-line, make available with the link tool or the path tool. • Fill in textboxes, browse to choose icons and images. • Upload database files for batch entry of quiz questions or calendar entries. • Edit web pages with Netscape Composer.

  8. WebCT Communication Tools • Bulletin board • public and workgroup forums • Private mail • Calendar • Chat and whiteboard • Student presentations • individual and workgroup • Viewing of grades

  9. WebCT Assessment Tools • Quizzes • 5 question types • 4 automatically graded • Self-test • Anonymous surveys • Page tracking

  10. WebCT Content Tools • Table of Contents (Path) • Glossary • Index • Search • CD-ROM

  11. References • WebCT homepage http://www.webct.com: list of institutions using WebCT, create your own course, try a course. • WebCT at the University of Georgia: http://webct.uga.edu, create your own accounts in courses with the key icon.

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