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Join us at the Third Annual WebCT Conference hosted by the Learning Technology Consortium. Explore best practices, instructional technologies, and innovative strategies. Attend hands-on workshops and learn to use advanced features of WebCT. Connect with educators from universities across the country. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your teaching and learning skills.
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Third Annual WebCT Conference • Terry Morrow University of Florida • Sherry Clark University of Georgia • Karen Kral University of Delaware
Learning Technology Consortium The mission of the Learning Technology Consortium is to support university teaching and learning through collaboration focused on the effective use of instructional technologies.
LTC Goals • Disseminate best systems & interesting practices relating to instructional technologies. • Review tools, strategies, and research relating to instructional technology. • Share instructional materials via digital libraries.
Indiana U Virginia Tech U of Delaware U of Florida U of Georgia U of North Carolina U of Notre Dame U of Pittsburgh Wake Forest U LTC Institutions
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Materials Under Development for Sharing • Instruction Manuals • On-Line Courses • Video Clips for Individual Tools • Links to Additional Resources • Streaming Delivery of Classes • Videoconferencing Schedules
LTC WWW Site (A Work in Progress) ltc.ufl.edu/
WebCT Training University of Florida
WebCT Training - UF • Hands-On Classes • On-Line Training Manual • Walk-In/Telephone Consulting • WebCT Administrator • Help Desk • Swift Introduction to WebCT
Hands-On Classes - UF • Each class lasts two hours • No charge for faculty • Offered 10-12 times per year • Extensive documentation provided
Introduction to WebCT One 2-hour lesson which provides an overview of WebCT, its capabilities, different ways it is used at UF, and how it is supported on campus. Topics include: the Bulletin Board, Private Mail, Chat and the Quiz function. No previous experience creating web pages is assumed, but experience with a mouse, and the World Wide Web is expected.
Learning to Use WebCT: Nuts & Bolts One 2-hour lesson. Assumes completion of "Introduction to WebCT." Topics include: customizing a WebCT home page, creating a welcome page, uploading and managing files in WebCT, backing up class materials, creating links, adding WebCT tools, and creating student accounts.
Learning to Use WebCT: Advanced Features One 2-hour lesson. Assumes completion of "Learning to Use WebCT: Nuts & Bolts." This workshop focuses on the advanced features of WebCT. Participants will learn to use the course management tools, present content via the Path Editor and create quizzes with the Quiz Editor.
Future Plans - UF • Video Delivery • Campus Video Network • Videotape for Later Replay • Stream Classes to Multiple Sites • H.320 and H.323 Protocols • Local Training • Using 30 Laptop Computers & Wireless Network
Classes Under Development • Quiz Development • Including Respondus • Dealing with Large Classes • Automated Registration/Grade Submission • Using Streaming Media in WebCT • Using PowerPoint with WebCT
URL’s for University of Florida • CITT http://www.citt.ufl.edu • WebCT at UF http://webct.ufl.edu • Hands-On Training http://www.citt.ufl.edu/training/
WebCT Training University of Georgia
Hands-On Workshops • Seven workshops in the series • Two hours each • Offered as needed, usually 5-6 per year • None required
Workshops https://webct.uga.edu/hostsys/training/ • WebCT Overview • Fundamentals for Course Designers • Student Management • Content Management • Quiz Management • Advanced Tools • Creating & Editing Web Pages
Additional Options • Custom Workshops • Departmental • Faculty Development Groups • Teaching Assistants • Consultation • Online Helplets
URL’s for UGA • WebCT at UGA Home Pagehttps://webct.uga.edu • OISDhttp://www.isd.uga.edu • UCNShttp://www.ucns.uga.edu/
WebCT Training University of Delaware
University of Delaware • 20,000 students / 1,000 faculty • Course Management System created at UD available since 1998 • good for novices • faculty wanted more flexibility, more features • planning for portal integration
Timeline • 1/6/00 – search for new CMS • committee of administrators, faculty and technical staff • presentations by vendors and colleges • 6/1/00 – chose WebCT • 7/9/00 – WebCT 3.0 released • 7/26/00 – first hands-on session
Statistics End of Spring 2001 semester: • 210 faculty trained • 201 courses • 6164 unique students (7568 seats)
Overview Demonstration WebCT Introduction Mandatory! Student Activities Grading & Student Mgmt. Content Modules Focused Communication ToolsStudent Presentations Participatory Training – Modular Approach
Emphasis • WebCT as tool to extend the classroom • Incremental integration into course • Pedagogy: teaching and learning • point to webct.com as resource • hired Instructional Designer
Continued Support • PRESENT Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies • WebCT Café faculty as students • Designer Survey feedback for improvement
Third Annual WebCT Conference • Terry Morrow ctm@ufl.edu • Sherry Clark sclark@uga.edu • Karen Kral karenk@udel.edu