Other people’s examples
It’s often helpful to see how others have used new technologies. If you don’t have a sense of what a software can do, then it’s hard to make choices and prioritize your resources. Here’s a few locations that demonstrate good practices in WebCT:
Coventry University has some very specific examples of how WebCT is used in innovative ways in the classroom, and has written up two in more detail.
The University of Manchester has some detailed and specific descriptions of WebCT use in different courses.
University did a survey of what students wanted to see in their WebCT courses. The results are very similar to the survey that SFU did of students in 2005.
I find it useful to see how other approach similar objectives or challenges. Even if it’s nothing radically different from what you are already doing, it’s comforting to know that others have taken the same approach. I’m using these examples, the questions that we receive from SFU staff and more to develop a set of instructional scenarios, to help connect the various tools in WebCT with divergent objectives and available resources. Knowing how it interconnects I hope will help people make that leap to incorporating more sophisticated - or streamlined methods in their own web-supported teaching environments.