Logging on to myWebCT | Top
Important: Have you created
a myWebCT yet? If not, click here for Help
before continuing.
- From the WebCT
Entry Page, click Log
in to myWebCT.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
Your myWebCT appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
Your myWebCT appears.
What do you want to do next?
Adding
a course that allows self-registration | Top
Important: Have you created
a myWebCT yet? If not, click here for Help
before continuing.
- From your myWebCT, click Add
Course. The Course Listing screen
appears, displaying all courses not currently
listed in your myWebCT.
- Click a category to view the courses
under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Find the self-registration course you wish to add, and click the course
name. The Add a Course to myWebCT
screen appears.
- Click Register. The Course
Added screen appears, and the course has been added to your myWebCT.
You can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
Adding
a course using a User Name and Password | Top
Important:
Have you created a myWebCT yet? If not, click here for Help
before continuing. You must also have a User Name
and password supplied by your school to add a course that does not
allow self-registration. If you require a User Name and password, contact
your school.
- From your myWebCT, click Add
course. The Course Listing screen
appears, displaying all courses not currently listed in your myWebCT.
- Click a category to view the courses
under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Find the course you wish to add, and click the course name. The Add
a Course to myWebCT screen appears.
- Enter the User Name and Password
that your school has given you, and then click Continue.
The Course Added screen appears, and the
course has been added to your myWebCT.
You can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
- From now on, use your WebCT ID and password to access your WebCT courses.
Accessing
a course from your myWebCT | Top
From your myWebCT, click the name of the
course you wish to access. The course Homepage
appears.
Note: If this course contains e-Pack content,
and this is your first time accessing the course, you may be prompted
to enter an Access Code.
Removing
a course from your myWebCT | Top
Note:
Students can remove courses from their myWebCT.
However, designers cannot remove
their own courses; only WebCT administrators can remove courses for designers.
- From your myWebCT, click Remove
course. The Remove Course screen
appears, displaying all courses currently listed in your myWebCT.
- Select the course you wish to remove, and then click Remove.
The course is removed from your myWebCT.
Viewing
Course News | Top
Note:
Depending on administrator and designer settings, this feature
may not be available.
Course News notifies users:
- of content additions to Assignments,
Calendar, Discussions,
Mail, My Grades,
and Quiz/Survey.
- when quizzes, surveys, and assignments must be submitted
within the next 48 hours.
- When assignments are late but can still be submitted.
Depending on designer settings, Course
News may be displayed either as text only or as a link to the tool
containing new content.
- If the Course News is text only:
- From your myWebCT, click the course
name. The course Homepage appears.
- From the course, access the tool containing new course content.
- If the Course News appears as a link:
From your myWebCT, under the course you
wish to access, click the tool's Course News
link. The tool containing new course content appears.
Changing Password |
Top
Note: Depending on administrator
settings, this feature may not be available to you. You can change your
password only; you cannot change your WebCT
ID.
- From your myWebCT,
click Password Settings. The Password
Settings screen appears.
- Under Change Password, complete
the text boxes, and then click Update password.
A confirmation screen appears, and your password is changed.
- Click Continue. The Login
to WebCT screen appears.
- In the WebCT ID text box, enter your
WebCT ID, and in the Password text box,
enter your new password.
- Click Log In. Your myWebCT
appears.
Using the Login Hint
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Note: Depending on administrator settings,
this feature may not be available.
If you forget your password, use the login hint. The password will be
replaced with a new one, which will be emailed to you.
- From the WebCT Entry Page, click the
Forgot your password? link.
The Password Help screen appears.
- In the WebCT ID text box, enter your
WebCT ID, and then click Go. Your login
hint question appears.
- In the Your Answer text box, enter the
answer to your login hint question, and then click Go.
The confirmation screen appears.
- Your password is changed, and the new password will be emailed to
your registered email account. Click Continue.
The WebCT Entry Page appears.
- Retrieve the email containing your new password.
- Using your new password, log in to your myWebCT
.
Changing the Login Hint |
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Note: Depending on administrator settings,
this feature may not be available.
- From your myWebCT,
click Password
Settings. The Password Settings
screen appears.
- Under Change Login Hint, complete all the text boxes.
- Click Update login hint. A confirmation
screen appears, and your login hint is changed.
Changing
myWebCT Language |
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Note: Depending on administrator settings,
this feature may not be available.
Important: This
feature changes the language for myWebCT
menus and buttons. It does not translate course content or text created
by administrators, designers, and students (e.g., announcements, bookmarks,
and user names).
- From myWebCT, click Preferences.
The Preferences screen appears.
- Under Change Language, from the drop-down
list, select one of the available languages.
- Click Update. A
confirmation screen appears.
- Click Continue. Your myWebCT
appears, displaying the menus and buttons in the new language.
Using the high contrast
color scheme |
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In compliance with the US Rehabilitation Act, Section 508, WebCT offers
a color scheme that provides high contrast between background and foreground
elements on myWebCT pages. This high contrast
color scheme allows users who have difficulty distinguishing colors to
use WebCT. Note: Depending on administrator
settings, the high contrast color scheme may be the default.
- From myWebCT, click Preferences.
The Preferences screen appears.
- Under Change Accessibility Preferences,
select Use a high-contrast color scheme.
- Click Update. A
confirmation screen appears.
- Click Continue. Your myWebCT
appears in the high contrast color scheme.
Using accessible interface
for Whiteboard |
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In compliance with the US Rehabilitation Act, Section 508, WebCT provides
an accessible interface for Whiteboard. Note:
This setting is applicable only if Whiteboard
has been added to the course.
- From myWebCT, click Preferences.
The Preferences screen appears.
- Under Change Accessibility Preferences,
select Use accessible interface for Whiteboard.
- Click Update. A
confirmation screen appears.
- Click Continue. The Whiteboard
will appear with the accessible interface.
Viewing
Announcements | Top
From myWebCT, view the announcement. If
there are additional details, click the more...
link.
Notes:
- Only your school's WebCT administrator can add announcements.
- You can see announcements only after you have added courses to your
myWebCT.
- You can see the announcements for courses that are on the
same WebCT server.
Managing
Bookmarks | Top
Your myWebCT displays two types of bookmarked
URLs:
Institutional
bookmarks | Top
Institutional bookmarks are created by your school's WebCT administrator.
You can organize, hide,
or reveal institutional bookmarks.
Organize
institutional bookmarks |
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You can organize bookmarks
by moving them up or down within the list.
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen
appears with the institutional bookmarks listed on the left.
- Select the bookmark you want to move,
and then click either move up or move
down. The bookmark is moved one position. Note:
You can move only one bookmark at a time.
- Click Return
to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.
Hide
or reveal institutional bookmarks
| Top
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen appears with the institutional
bookmarks listed on the left.
- Click Return
to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.
Personal bookmarks
| Top
You can add your favorite URLs to the Personal
Bookmarks area. You can also edit, organize,
hide, reveal,
or delete your personal bookmarks.
Add
personal bookmarks
| Top
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen appears with your personal bookmarks
listed on the right.
- Click Add Bookmark. The Links
page appears.
- In the Name text box, enter a name for
your bookmark. This name will be the link displayed in the Personal
Bookmarks area.
- In the Location text box, enter the URL
for your bookmark, including the http:// designation.
- Click Add Bookmark. The Bookmarks
screen appears, displaying your new bookmark.
- Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark
appears in the Personal Bookmarks area.
Delete
personal bookmarks
| Top
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
- Select the bookmark that you want
to delete, and then click Delete
Bookmark. The bookmark is deleted.
Note: You can delete multiple bookmarks.
- Click Return
to myWebCT. The bookmark is deleted from the Personal
Bookmarks area.
Edit
personal bookmarks |
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- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
- Select the bookmark that you want
to edit, and then click Edit
Bookmark. The Links
screen appears.
- Make your changes, and then click Update
Bookmark. The Bookmarks screen appears,
displaying your edited bookmark.
- Click Return to myWebCT. The edited
bookmark appears in the Personal Bookmarks
area.
Organize
personal bookmarks |
Top
You can organize bookmarks
by moving them up or down within the list.
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen
appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
- Select the bookmark you want to move,
and then click either move up or move
down. The bookmark is moved one position. Note:
You can move only one bookmark at a time.
- Click Return
to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.
Hide
or reveal personal bookmarks
| Top
You can hide or
reveal multiple bookmarks at the same time.
- From your myWebCT,
click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks
screen appears with your personal bookmarks
listed on the right.
- If you want
to hide a bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal.
The bookmark is marked "(hidden)".
- If you want
to reveal a hidden bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal.
The bookmark is no longer marked "(hidden)".
- Click Return
to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.
WebCT.com |
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WebCT.com — the e-Learning hub — contains
teaching and learning resources. It also offers access to a community
of peers across WebCT courses and disciplines. Within these communities,
designers and students can share information, ideas, goals, and WebCT
resources. WebCT.com has discipline-specific
communities, as well as areas that focus on general topics, all of which
support teaching and learning for designers and students alike.
Here are some examples of what WebCT.com
offers:
- Discussion Forums where you ask questions of our experts or discuss
vital issues with your peers.
- Discipline-specific Web site directories that pinpoint online information
relevant to class assignments.
- Discipline-specific web searches (by course topic or discipline) that
minimize irrelevant search results.
- Resource Library to help you create a WebCT course or share something
you've designed.
- Areas where designers and students learn about WebCT, view the WebCT
Content Showcase (demos), and explore product support options.
- Online store where you can buy WebCT course material
Course
Listing | Top
The Course Listing page shows all of the
WebCT courses hosted on the same server. You must create a myWebCT
before you can add courses. From the Course Listing
page, you can obtain course information for those courses that have a
Welcome Page.
What
do you want to do next?
Create
myWebCT from the Course Listing page | Top
Note: Depending
on administrator settings, this feature may not be available.
- From the Course
Listing page, click either Entry
Page on the Menu Bar or the Return
to WebCT Entry Page link above the course listing. The Entry
Page appears.
- Click Create
myWebCT. The Create myWebCT page
appears.
- Follow the on-screen
instructions. You must complete every field marked with a Required
asterisk.
- Record your WebCT ID and password and store
it in a safe place.
- Click Continue.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
Your myWebCT appears.
- If the Password window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
Your myWebCT appears.
Add
a course that allows self-registration | Top
Note: Depending on administrator
settings, this feature may not be available.
If
you have a myWebCT | Top
Note: You can view the
course Welcome Page, if available,
before you add the course by clicking the Course
Information icon. When you have finished viewing the Welcome
Page, click Cancel and go to step
1.
- From the Course Listing
page, click the Self-registration icon.
The Entry Page appears.
- Click Log in to myWebCT.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
- You can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
If you
don't have a myWebCT | Top
Note: You can view the
course Welcome Page, if available, before
you add the course by clicking the Course
Information icon. When you have finished viewing the Welcome
Page, click Cancel and go to step
1.
- From the Course
Listing page, click either Entry
Page on the top Menu Bar or the
Return to WebCT Entry Page link above
the course listing. The Welcome to WebCT
page appears.
- Click Create
myWebCT. The Create myWebCT page
appears.
- Follow the on-screen
instructions. You must complete every field marked with a Required
asterisk.
- Record your WebCT ID and password and store
it in a safe place.
- Click Continue.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
Your myWebCT
screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
Your myWebCT
screen appears.
- From your myWebCT,
click Add Course. The Course
Listing screen appears.
- Click a category
to view the courses under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Find the self-registration course you wish to
add, and then click the course name. The Add a
Course to myWebCT screen appears.
- Click Register.
The Course Added screen appears.
- You can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
Add
a course using a User Name and Password | Top
Note: Depending
on administrator settings, this feature may not be available.
To add a course that does not
allow self-registration, you must have a User Name and password supplied
by your school. The User Name and password is different from your WebCT
ID and password. If you require a User Name and password, contact
your school.
If you have a myWebCT
| Top
- From the Course Listing
page, click a category to view the courses
under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Find the course that you wish to add, and then
click the course name.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the appropriate text boxes, enter
the User Name and password supplied by your school. (If you
do not have these, you cannot register for this course.)
- Click Log In.
The Welcome to WebCT screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the appropriate text boxes, enter
the User Name and password supplied by your school. (If you
do not have these, you cannot register for this course.)
- Click OK.
The Welcome to WebCT screen appears.
- Click Log In to myWebCT.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
-
You
can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
- From now on, use your WebCT ID and password
to access your WebCT course.
If
you don't have a myWebCT | Top
To add
a course that does not allow self-registration, you must have a User Name
and password supplied by your school. The User Name and password is different
from your WebCT ID and password. If you require
a User Name and password, contact your school.
- From the Course Listing
page, click a category to view the courses
under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Find the course that you wish to add, and then
click the course name.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the appropriate text boxes, enter
the User Name and password supplied by your school. (If you
do not have these, you cannot register for this course.)
- Click Log In.
The Welcome to WebCT screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the appropriate text boxes, enter
the User Name and password supplied by your school. (If you
do not have these, you cannot register for this course.)
- Click OK.
The Welcome to WebCT screen appears.
- Click Create myWebCT.
The Create myWebCT screen appears.
- Follow the on-screen
instructions. You must complete every field marked with a Required
asterisk.
- Record your WebCT ID and password and store
it in a safe place.
- Click Continue.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
The Course Added
confirmation screen appears.
- You can either
- go to the course
- add another course
- return to myWebCT
- From now on, use your WebCT ID and password
to access your WebCT course.
Access a course |
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Note: The course must already be
added to your myWebCT.
- From the Course Listing page,
click a category to view the courses under
that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- Click the name of the course that you want to access.
- If the Login to WebCT
screen appears:
- In the WebCT ID
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click Log In.
The course Homepage
appears.
- If the Password
window appears:
- In the User Name
text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password
text box, enter your password.
- Click OK.
The course Homepage
appears.
Obtain course information | Top
Note: This feature may not be available.
- From the WebCT
Entry Page, click See
courses on this server. The Course Listing
page appears.
- Click a category to view a list of courses
under that category.
- Click a term to view the courses in that term.
- If available, click the Course
Information icon.
- To add a course, click here for Help.
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