2. 27 Little Things that Make a Big Difference Karen Kral karenk@udel.edu WebCT 3.7

3. Tips and Tricks for Faculty and IT Support Staff  Hints from the hallways  Cues and clues over coffee  Words to the wise from the water cooler  Maneuvers from meeting in the mail room

4. Administration 1. maintain departmental info for faculty

5. DEPT_EDUC

6. Administration 2. create two accounts for co-instructors or teaching assistants who edit content and participate in discussions

7. POSC211-TA designer “youdee” posted this primary designer posted this

8. Support 3. create a help site for students create a WebCT course for semester info for all students in one department or college create a WebCT course for semester info for all students in one department or college

9. student help

10. Support 4. customize error messages, especially to direct students to instructor

11. foot.shtml [ install_dir ]/webct/server/errordocs/foot.shtml The requested URL was not found on this server: /NURS411_010_03S/Syllabus/Fall02.html If the indicated error looks like a misconfiguration, please inform webct.udel.edu's webmaster. The requested URL was not found on this server: /NURS411_010_03S/Syllabus/Fall02.html If you are a student, please report this problem to your professor. If you are a course designer, please remember that spaces in file names can be problematic. Course designers may contact consult@udel.edu if additional assistance is necessary.

12. Support 5. create a WebCT course with faculty as students

13. WebCT Depot

14. Training 6. provide an online WebCT overview

15. WebCT overview

16. Training 7. require an orientation session for faculty

17. required req

18. Training 8. present a class for faculty led by a veteran WebCT faculty member

19. comm tools

20. Templates 9. hide links by default in course template use either Navigation Bar or Homepage, not both use either Navigation Bar or Homepage, not both 10. create guest student account for faculty to check actual student view

21. guest account

22. Student Groups 11. create templates for Student Presentations

23. pres template

24. Student Groups 12. create team accounts for submitting group projects other than web pages

25. team accounts Members of a team can log on using the team account to see if the assignment has been submitted and graded. Each student still has his or her own WebCT ID and access to the course.

26. Student Groups 13. use Student Presentations to store files for peer review

27. peer review file naming scheme to identify reviewer } all students are in all groups files can be of any type

28. Student Groups 14. create private discussions for each student for personal journals

29. group of one

30. Content 15. create PDF files from PPT handouts with several slides per page

31. PPT-PDF

32. Content 16. identify links to other files within course using _COURSEID_ field

33. courseid

34. Content 17. release My Grades after last quiz is passed to print hardcopy for certification

35. grades after quiz

36. Layout 18. rely on the Navigation Bar and do away with Homepage icons use symbols to simulate indentation use symbols to simulate indentation

37. NavBar

38. Layout 19. open new windows for non-HTML based content

39. new window

40. Layout 20. use a little HTML in titles

41. HTML Course Schedule Revised 4/29

42. Tools: Calendar 21. include pictures using IMG tag

43. calendar

44. Tools: Calendar 22. simulate ordered lists using spacing

45. calendar detail

46. Tools: Quizzes 23. use “Not blank” condition to check whether student visited quiz regardless of score

47. not blank

48. Tools: Quizzes 24. use feedback on each question to direct students what to do next

49. quiz

50. Tools: Quizzes 25. use quizzes to direct students sequentially to existing URLs

51. quiz for URL http://www.udel.edu/cita/overview

52. Tools: Gradebook 26. set extra credit column “Out of” value to zero or leave blank

53. extra credit SUM{[Project],[Paper],[Exam]} + [Extra credit]

54. Tools: Gradebook 27. use creative formulas Total = SUM{other columns} – ((MAX{2,[Absences]}-2)*3) Total = SUM{other columns} – ((MAX{2,[Absences]}-2)*3)

55. gradebook SUM{[Project],[Paper],[Exam]} – ((MAX{2,Absences}-2)*3)

56. WebCT Tips What’s in your bag of tricks?