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WebCT Overview—UD’s Learning Management System

WebCT Overview—UD’s Learning Management System. Department of Music December 7, 2004. Janet de Vry IT/User Services. What is a Learning Management System (LMS)?. An LMS facilitates the creation of web-based teaching and learning by providing:

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WebCT Overview—UD’s Learning Management System

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  1. WebCT Overview—UD’sLearning Management System Department of Music December 7, 2004 Janet de Vry IT/User Services

  2. What is a Learning Management System (LMS)? An LMS facilitates the creation of web-based teaching and learning by providing: • A set of tools for learning, communication, and collaboration; • An easy to use course creation interface; • A set of administrative tools for providing and updating course content.

  3. Student Usage

  4. Number of Courses

  5. Benefits to you • Administrative efficiencies—grading, submissions • Content organization—password protected; easy to revise; incorporate digital material • Communication—extend the classroom • Collaboration—enable peer review, projects • Reusabilityof content • More class time for learning

  6. Benefits to your Students • Familiar interface • All information in one location • Current information always available • Immediate feedback • Verification of assignment submission • Easier communication/collaboration

  7. Next steps • Take Intro training to obtain a practice course • Continue education with optional workshops • Adopt tools/features incrementally • Revisit, Rethink, Revise

  8. Winter Faculty Institute—Jan. 2005 • WebCT Intro (required) • 2 sessions on Th. Jan 6 • WebCT Getting Started • Jan 10 p.m., Jan 11 a.m. • Weeklong Jan 24-28 • best practices using WebCT; adapt to your own course http://present.smith.udel.edu/calendar/

  9. Additional Resources • www.udel.edu/webct announcements and help • WebCT Depot—a course where you can learn more about WebCT

  10. Faculty comment “Having taught using WebCT, I cannot imagine teaching without it.”

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