Enclosed is some information for setting up your Summer 2008 WebCT container.
Add your Teaching Assistants (or other colleagues) to WebCT
Your Teaching Assistant can use WebCT to administer and deliver grades, review completed quizzes, surveys and assignments, or host an online questions and answer forum in the discussions tool.
You will need your Teaching Assistants’ computing IDs (the login name they use to login to WebCT, for example) to add your teaching assistants or colleagues to your WebCT course container. Open the Teach Tab in your WebCT course, click on Grade Book under the header Instructor Tools. Once in the Grade Book, click on the button “Enroll Members” (found above the Grade Book spreadsheet). Enter in the computing ID for your TA, and check next to Teaching Assistant (this will give them access to the Teach Tab. To give them access to the Build Tab, select Section Designer as well). Click on the Enroll button, and remember to click Save before exiting this page.
Setup your Gradebook
The Grade Book can be used to store, distribute and calculate grades. Set it up now according to your syllabus for streamlined grade delivery later in the semester: https://wiki.sfu.ca/webct/index.php/Student_grades
Add a Wiki!
Wikis are online, editable pages that you and your students can use to collaborate on group projects or the development of course notes.
We are currently piloting a means of adding wiki functionality to WebCT. If you would like to add a wiki to your course container, please email instructional_support@sfu.ca and we will be happy to set it up and discuss its implementation and management.
Review your new course container
Look at your course container with fresh eyes, or ask a colleague to look at it. Are the posted dates correct? Is the course homepage clearly organized – will students know where to access course notes and other resources?
Request new WebCT course container
Use the course request form found at: http://webct.sfu.ca The course request form has options to add your Teaching Assistants and copy the course content from a previous WebCT course. It will take one to two working days for your course container to appear in WebCT. Student enrollment in your WebCT course container is mapped to SIMS enrollment, so please ensure that you enter the correct section number (for example, D100).
Online Resources for Instructors and Students
Troubleshooting hints for instructors and students: http://toolkit.sfu.ca/webct/browser/
Student resources: http://wiki.sfu.ca/webct/index.php/Student_FAQ
Online tutorials, pdf downloads and quick answers for faculty, instructors and teaching assistants: http://wiki.sfu.ca/webct/ If you have any questions, please email instructional_support@sfu.ca