WebCT White Papers

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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

White Papers for Student Reading

Using WebCT (s)
Assignments Explained  (s)
Assignments Explained Narrated (s)
How Do I Know When Something is Due (s)
FAQ Page  (s)
WebCT Mail (s)
Reviewing a Previously Taken Quiz (s)
Changing Your Password  (s)
Two Sided Printing  (s)
Working with Pictures (s) -- this is an MHT file. a PDF version is available by clicking here
PowerPoint Training Video (s)

Instructor Resources

Creating a Course
Setting up WebCT for the First Time
Moving a Course from Last Semester   (PDF version)
Adding Announcements to the Homepage
Adding a Counter to a WebCT Page
Adding Links to the WebCT Home Page
Adding a Shared Designer to Your WebCT Course
How to Request a Course in PeopleSoft for Webct
Creating a Picture Page
Using the Image Database
Too Many Courses
Too Many Courses part 2
Discussion Boards

Assignments
Basic Assignments in WebCT
Creating Assignments
Assignments Explained
How Do I Know When Something is Due
Adding a Solution Page

Lectures
Adding a PowerPoint file to WebCT
Setting up a PowerPoint Lecture
PowerPoint to WebCT
Narrating a PowerPoint Slide Deck

Gradebook
Exporting Grades to Excel
The Grade Book
Adding the Gradebook
Adding a Column in the Gradebook
Gradebook Formulas

Content Pages
Content Page HTML Link to non-HTML pages

Quizzes
Creating Quiz Questions
Creating the Quiz
Grading a Quiz
Creating a Self Test
Moving Quiz Questions
Posting Grades for Quiz not Part of WebCT Quizzing

Surveys
Understanding Surveys
Analyzing Surveys

Using the FDR
Introduction to the FDR
Moving files from WebCT to the FDR
WebCT and the FDR
Linking from WebCT to the FDR

Other Useful Info
Downloading Student Data
Displaying File Extensions in Windows Explorer
Useful HTML Codes for WebCT
The Compile Button
Listening to Office
Using WebDAV
Photo Story 3
Microsoft Producer 2003
Backing Up WebCT
Using the Search Tool
Smart Board Fix
Using the CD-ROM Tool
Streaming Audio and Video in WebCT
Reducing File Sizes in WebCT
Student Presentations
Tracking Students in WebCT
Roster to Excel
Importing Calendar Entries
Missing Compressed Options in Windows XP
Adding an External File to a Single Page
How to Change the Icon
Recording Narration in PowerPoint
The New FrontPage-SharePoint Designer

Office 2007 and WebCT
Using Internet Explorer 7
X Files in WebCT
Using PowerPoint 2007
Windows Office 2007 Demo
Accessing Styles from a 2003 doc
Group Clip Art in Word 2007
Inserting page x of y in a Word 2007 footer
Setting up the Horizontal Ruler for Microsoft Word 2007
Setting Tab Stops in Microsoft Word 2007
Translating Text in Word 2007
Excel AutoFormat in Office 2007
Closing Multiple Excel 2007 Workbooks
Collaboration between Office 2003 and Office 2007
Using document properties in word 2007

WebCT Campus Edition Version 6
Evans observations regarding WebCT 6

Alger Info
Alger Podium Instructions
Using the Gyro Mouse in the Alger Podium

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

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

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.

Podcasting
Creating a New Blog Using Blogger
Adding Authors to Your Blogger Blog
Creating a SeedWiki
Creating a Wiki Using PBWiki
Using YouTube
Creating a photowidget with GoodWidgets
Creating a Wiki Using Wetpaint
Creating a Additional Wikis In Wetpaint
Organizing Meetings On Meetingwizard.com
Using Picasa
Creating Wikipedia Article