White Papers -- WebCT and More

Right-click, then Save Target As to copy file to local machine or Click to open the file in Internet Explorer (mht files) or Adobe Acrobat (pdf files).

Compatibility Issues:
Many of these white papers are saved in Microsoft's web archive format or as .mht files. These will open in Internet Explorer 5 and above only. They will not open in Firefox or Netscape. They will not open on a MAC. However, they will open in a recent version of Microsoft Word. I suggest downloading the file and from the Word menu bar choose File > Open, then locate the saved version on your computer to view it. If you would like any of these .mht files posted as .pdf's please let me know at revans@ric.edu

1. White Papers for Student Reading

These papers are intended for faculty to download, open in Microsoft Word, modify to fit their course, and make available to students on paper or electronically (PDF from Word 2007 is suggested as the best electronic method).

1.1 Using WebCT (s)
1.2 Assignments Explained  (s)
1.3 Assignments Explained Narrated (s)
1.4 How Do I Know When Something is Due (s)
1.5 FAQ Page  (s)
1.6 WebCT Mail (s).1Reviewing a Previously Taken Quiz (s)
1.7 Changing Your Password  (s)
1.8 Two Sided Printing  (s)
1.9 Working with Pictures (s)
     This is an MHT file. a PDF version is available by clicking here
1.10 PowerPoint Training Video (s)

Instructor Resources

Papers with an asterisk (*) are suggested reading for new faculty building their first course in WebCT.

2. Creating a Course
2.1 * Setting up WebCT for the First Time
2.2 Moving a Course from Last Semester   (PDF version)
2.3 * Adding Announcements to the Homepage
2.4 Adding a Counter to a WebCT Page
2.5 Adding Links to the WebCT Home Page
2.6 Adding a Shared Designer to Your WebCT Course
2.7 How to Request a Course in PeopleSoft for WebCT
2.8 Creating a Picture Page
2.9 Using the Image Database
2.10 Too Many Courses
2.11 Too Many Courses part 2
2.12 Discussion Boards

3. Assignments
3.1 * Basic Assignments in WebCT
3.2 * Creating Assignments
3.3 Assignments Explained
3.4 How Do I Know When Something is Due
3.5 Adding a Solution Page

4. Lectures
4.1 Adding a PowerPoint file to WebCT
4.2 * Setting up a PowerPoint Lecture
4.3 PowerPoint to WebCT
4.4 Narrating a PowerPoint Slide Deck

5. Gradebook
5.1 Exporting Grades to Excel
5.2 * The Grade Book
5.3 * Adding the Gradebook
5.4 * Adding a Column in the Gradebook
5.5 * Gradebook Formulas
5.6 Drop the lowest two grades in Excel

6. Content Pages
6.1 Content Page HTML Link to non-HTML pages
6.2 Adding Content to a Content Module Page

7. Quizzes
7.1 Creating Quiz Questions
7.2 Creating the Quiz
7.3 Grading a Quiz
7.4 Creating a Self Test
7.5 Moving Quiz Questions
7.6 Posting Grades for Quiz not Part of WebCT Quizzing

8. Surveys
8.1 Understanding Surveys
8.2 Analyzing Surveys

9. Using the FDR
9.1 * Introduction to the FDR
9.2 Moving files from WebCT to the FDR
9.3 WebCT and the FDR
9.4 Linking from WebCT to the FDR
9.5 Using Cyberduck, an FTP client for MAC users
9.6 Updating Faculty Web Pages on the FDR

10. Other Useful Info
10.1 Downloading Student Data
10.2 Displaying File Extensions in Windows Explorer
10.3 Useful HTML Codes for WebCT
10.4 The Compile Button
10.5 Listening to Office
10.6 Using WebDAV
10.7 Photo Story 3
10.8 Microsoft Producer 2003
10.9 Backing Up WebCT
10.10 Using the Search Tool
10.11 Smart Board Fix
10.12 Using the CD-ROM Tool
10.13 Streaming Audio and Video in WebCT
10.14 Reducing File Sizes in WebCT
10.15 Student Presentations
10.16 Tracking Students in WebCT
10.17 Roster to Excel
10.18 Importing Calendar Entries
10.19 Missing Compressed Options in Windows XP
10.20 Adding an External File to a Single Page
10.21 How to Change the Icon
10.22 Recording Narration in PowerPoint
10.23 The New FrontPage-SharePoint Designer
10.24 Turning a screen image into an image file
10.25 Copy screen text into any application

11. Office 2007 and WebCT
11.1 Using Internet Explorer 7
11.2 X Files in WebCT
11.3 Using PowerPoint 2007
11.4 Windows Office 2007 Demo
11.5 Accessing Styles from a 2003 doc
11.6 Group Clip Art in Word 2007
11.7 Inserting page x of y in a Word 2007 footer
11.8 Setting up the Horizontal Ruler for Microsoft Word 2007
11.9 Setting Tab Stops in Microsoft Word 2007
11.10 Translating Text in Word 2007
11.11 Excel AutoFormat in Office 2007
11.12 Closing Multiple Excel 2007 Workbooks
11.13 Collaboration between Office 2003 and Office 2007
11.14 Using document properties in word 2007
11.15 Changing the Notes Pane Font Size in PowerPoint

12. Alger Info
12.1 Alger Podium Instructions
12.2 Using the Gyro Mouse in the Alger Podium

13. Template Courses
The following are backups of empty WebCT courses
These are useful when creating a new course

13.1 Empty Course Backup File (homepage is empty)
13.2 * Template Basic Course Backup File (only the syllabus tool is on the homepage)
13.3 * Template Starter Course Backup File (homepage has eight starter tools)
13.4 History 161 Template for the History faculty (RIC Version)
13.5 History 161 Template for the History faculty (Thomson Version)

14. Free Online Resources
Note: At this time the college does not support these free e-learning resources. There are faculty members who are experimenting with these and others and we hope you take the opportunity to test some of them as well.

14.1 Podcasting
14.2 Creating a New Blog Using Blogger
14.3 Adding Authors to Your Blogger Blog
14.4 Creating a SeedWiki
14.5 Creating a Wiki Using PBWiki
14.6 Using YouTube
14.7 Creating a photowidget with GoodWidgets
14.8 Creating a Wiki Using Wetpaint
14.9 Creating a Additional Wikis In Wetpaint
14.10 Organizing Meetings On Meetingwizard.com
14.11 Using Picasa
14.12 Creating Wikipedia Article