For Faculty:
- How do I set up a Calculated column? (Ideal for a "Final Grade" Column)
- How do I manually add students?
- How do I remove links from the Course Menu?
- How do I remove students from the manage Students column?
- How do I move quizzes from one existing course to another?
- How do I remove old, unnecessary tests, and their associated columns from WebCT?
- Can I upload multiple files at once?
- Why can't I upload (insert file)?
- How do I upload my syllabus?
- Why aren't my students in my course yet?
- How do I add a TA into my course?
- What's the difference between an Organizer page and a Single Page?
- My document has more than one page. Can I still upload it as a Single Page?
- How do I break students into groups on the Discussion Board(s)?
- How do I view what I've just uploaded to make sure it's there?
For Student:
General Questions
For Faculty:
Q: How do I set up a Calculated column? (Ideal for a "Final Grade" Column)
- Log into your desired WebCT course.
- Enter the Control Panel.
- Select "Manage Course".
- Choose the "Manage Columns" option under Manage Students.
- On the right side of the screen, under "Organize", choose "Add Column".
- Under "Label", type the column's name.
- Choose "Calculated", as the column type.
- Select "Add" to add the column.
- Scroll over to your new column and select it by choosing the box above it.
- Under organize, choose "Setup Column".
- For a simple formula consisting of an accumulation of grades for a final grade, begin your calculation by selecting "sum" from the dropdown menu next to "Funtion:".
- After selecting "sum" from the dropdown menu, press start list.
- The words "SUM{" will appear in the formula box. Now you can select the items you want in the final grade from the column dropdown.
- Select an assignment and/or quiz and press insert, then select "Next item". Do this for each item (i.e. select assignment 1 press insert, then select "Next item" select quiz 1, press insert, etc.)
- Once you have all the items you desire, select "End List" and press update to complete the calculation.
Q: How do I manually add students?
Answer:
- First you must obtain the student's primary login ID (the login consisting of initials and numbers, NOT the webmail login)
- To add the student, log into the desired course, enter the Control Panel, and under the "Manage Students" heading click on "Add or Import Students".
- From the Add Students screen, enter the students primary login ID and select "Add".
Q: How do I remove links from the Course Menu?
- Login into your desired WebCT course and enter the Control Panel.
- Select "Course settings".
- From "Course Settings" select "Edit Course Menu".
- From the "Edit Course Menu" page select the items you wish to delete and under the actions menu select "Delete Link".
Q: How do I remove students from the manage Students column?
- Click on the student's last name to edit the student course record, then choose "Delete" to delete the student.
- If the student is still registered in SOLAR, they will get re-added--in this case, you should choose to Deny their access instead.
Q: How do I move quizzes from one existing course to another?
- Login to the course you wish to retrieve the test or quiz from
- enter the Control Panel, select "Manage Course", the select "Export Content".
- In the Export Content page, Select "Quizzes, Surveys and Questions Database"
- Under the "Select a Destination" heading make sure the destination folder is "My-Files" (you may also opt to download the package to your computer by selecting the corresponding feature located directly underneath).
- Press Continue to export. Take note of the package name on the following screen.
- Now login to the course you wish to upload the desired quiz(s) to
- Enter the Control Panel, select "Manage Course", and then select "Import content".
- Select "Import a Content Package" and enter a title for the content for Item 1
- Select browse next to Item 2 and browse for and select the package you exported earlier. Once found select "Add Selected".
- Item 3 should read "Select the package type: WebCT" of which you can leave as is
- Under Item 4 it is recommended to select the Organizer Page: Homepage
- Select Import. An Import Confirmation screen should appear and the quiz(s) should appear on your homepage.
Q: How do I remove old, unnecessary tests, and their associated columns from WebCT?
- To remove tests or quizzes first edit the quiz, removing all questions.Then go to your Quiz/Test tool, select the quiz you wish to delete and click "Delete" on the actions menu.
- To remove columns, enter the Control Panel, select Manage Course, and then select Manage Columns under the "Manage Students" heading.
- Select the columns you wish to delete and on the Actions menu to the right of the screen select Delete Columns.
Q: Can I upload multiple files at once?
- Yes, first you must compress and zip the files you wish to upload. In Windows this can be achieved by placing all the desired files into a single folder, right-clicking on that single folder, mouse over to send to, and select "Compressed (Zipped) Folder." A zip file should then appear next to your original.
- Similarly, in Apple/Mac, group all the files into a single folder, press control and click on the single folder and select "Create Archive of".
- Now, login to your desired course and enter the Control Panel and select Manage Files.
- Under the Actions menu, select upload, then select browse and find the folder you just zipped. Verify that the Destination folder is "My-Files" and hit upload.
- Now you should see a Folders and Files page with the Zipped folder you just uploaded. Select the zipped folder and in the Actions menu select Unzip. A new folder should appear with the same name with all the files you desired to upload.
Q: Why can't I upload (insert file)?
- Make sure that the file name includes ONLY letter's and numbers, most other characters are considered "illegal" and webCT won't upload them. It is also good practice to remove spaces from file names.
Q: How do I upload my syllabus?
- WebCT has a specific Syllabus tool, however, it serves more as a template. It is recommended that you make your syllabus in Microsoft Word and save it as HTML and upload it as a single page.
- To do this, make your syllabus in Microsoft Word then go to File > Save as.
- The save window will appear. Name your syllabus and under Save as Type, change it from Word Document to Web Page (please be sure NOT to choose "Single file Webpage"--this format is compatible with Internet Explorer only).
Q: Why aren't my students in my course yet?
- They haven't been properly populated by SOLAR. SOLAR updates the rosters on a daily basis (M-F), simply wait a day and if the problem persists please call 818-677-6558 or 818-677-3126 for adminstrative assistance.
Q: How do I add a TA into my course?
- From the Control Panel of the desired course go to Manage Course.
- Under the Manage Teaching Assistants heading click Add or Import TA's.
- Now add the TA as if you were to add a student by entering their primary login ID.
Q: What's the difference between an Organizer page and a Single Page?
- A single page refers to a single document while an organizer page refers to an organizing folder within WebCT, which may contain single pages and other WebCT tools.
Q: My document has more than one page. Can I still upload it as a Single Page?
- Yes. A single page is simply a tool to place documents of any length in your WebCT course.
Q: How do I break students into groups on the Discussion Board(s)?
- In the Discussion Board tool, create topics for each group.
- Check the box to the left of the topic you want to make private, and check the box labeled "Private" to the right of the topic title. Click the "Update" button on the bottom of the topic window to save these changes.
- One at a time, to the right of each group/topic, check the selection box to select that group, and then under Actions click Manage Members.
- The next page will give you an option to select members, click this options and then select the students you want to group together for that particular discussion (also include yourself).
- Choose update when you're finished and then choose done.
Q: How do I view what I've just uploaded to make sure it's there?
- In the class you want to view, located in the upper-left corner of the screen to the right of the control panel options, you will find two tabs, one labeled "View" and the other "Designer Options," respectively.
- Choose the view tab to get a preview of your course, similar to what your students will see.
For Students:
Q: How do I add a class on WebCT?
- With few exceptions, students are NOT granted permissions to manually add classes on WebCT. If you add the class in SOLAR it can take up to a day to appear in WebCT (if you enroll in SOLAR on the weekend, you won't get added into WebCT until Monday morning). Contact the professor of the class if you don't have access after 24 hours after adding in SOLAR.
General Questions:
Q: What types of files can I upload to WebCT?
- You can upload most file types into webCT however it is strongly discouraged to upload files greater then 10MB. If you have video files, they should be placed on the campus video server and linked to from WebCT.
Q: How large a file can I upload to WebCT?
- You can upload any size files, but it is strongly discouraged to upload large files greater then 10MB. If you have video files, they should be placed on the campus video server and linked to from WebCT.