Learning
and Using WebCT
WebCT
Administration
The
WebCT Learning Management system is available to faculty teaching
online, web-enhanced or blended courses
offered by New Jersey City University. Please see below for definitions
of each of these course delivery modes.
Web-based
Course Delivery Modes and Definitions
The
Task Force on Instructional Technology developed the following definitions
for web-based courses which were adopted by the Information Technology
Steering Committee and provided to the University Senate::
| Online
Course: |
a
course delivered via the World Wide Web which requires no face-to-face
meetings
|
| Blended
Course: |
a
course in which course content is distributed between online
and face-to-face instruction.
|
Web-Enhanced
Course: |
a
face-to-face course which utilizes a web-based component (e.g.,
WebCT) to enhance regularly scheduled course meetings. |
WebCT
Administration FAQ
The
following FAQ is designed to help you find answers to commonly asked
questions concerning how routine tasks and activities associated
with WebCT are performed.
How
do I obtain a WebCT course shell for an online course?
WebCT course shells will be automatically created for faculty teaching
courses that have been scheduled as online courses in the Peoplesoft
student information system (SIS).
How
do I obtain a WebCT course shell for a blended or web-enhanced course?
Faculty
may request a WebCT course shell for web-enhanced and blended courses
by completing the WebCT
Course Request Form. :
Requests should be initiated at least two weeks prior to the start
of the semester. The staff of the Office of Online Learning will
contact faculty with access information once the shell has been
created. Please allow forty-eight hours for course creation.
Do
I need to complete any special training before I can request a course
shell?
It is expected that faculty who are scheduled to teach online or
who request course shells for web-enhanced and blended courses have
completed WebCT training and/or have prior knowledge and experience
in the use of the WebCT learning management system. Further information
about WebCT training may be obtained by calling Office of Online
Learning at (201) 200-3449.
When
will the names of students who have registered for my course be
added to the WebCT student list?
The names of the students who have officially registered for your
course will be added to WebCT before 12:00 noon on the first official
day of the semester. Students are advised that they may log into
your course after that time.
How
are students who add my course during the Add/Drop period added
to WebCT?
The staff of the Office of Online Learning will facilitate transferring
information from the Peoplesoft student information system to WebCT
through the end of the Add/Drop period. Student uploads will begin
on the official first day of classes and will continue through the
end of the Add/Drop period. The uploads only include students who
add your course. Drops are not done until the end of the Add/Drop
period as described below.
How
are students dropped from WebCT?
Approximately one week following the end of the Add/Drop period,
students who have dropped courses will be denied access to their
WebCT courses by the staff of the Office of Online Learning. No
further updates to your WebCT student list will be made after that
time.
Why
is my Peoplesoft roster different from my WebCT roster?
Since there is no real time integration between Peoplesoft and WebCT,
the names listed on the Peoplesoft roster and the WebCT student
list may not be the same. As noted above, drops from WebCT are not
done until the end of the Add/Drop period. As a result, in the initial
few weeks of the semester, your WebCT student list may include names
of students who have dropped your course. Additionally, if students
withdraw from your course after the end of the Add/Drop period,
their names will not be removed from your WebCT roster. Please Note:
The Peoplsoft roster is the only official record of students enrolled
in NJCU courses and should always be consulted when you wish to
determine a student's enrollment status.
How
long will my course remain on the WebCT server?
Courses will be retained on the WebCT server until one week after
the date that final grades are submitted to the Registrar’s
Office. This is necessary to ensure compliance with the TEACH Act
which requires that access to online courses be denied to students
once the semester has ended as well as to conserve disk space on
the WebCT server. The only exception will be students who must remain
in the course to resolve an Incomplete Grade.
How
can I obtain a copy of my course before it is deleted?
You can and should back on your course at the end of the semester
and download a copy to your local machine or other storage media.
Although the course file cannot be read outside of WebCT, you can
restore it in a blank WebCT course shell should it be needed (e.g.,
if a student challenges a grade or if you wish to modify the course
for future offering). Please Note: All faculty are provided with
a blank WebCT development course shell which can be used for restoring
course content from a previous semester or developing new content
for future course offering.
How
can I obtain WebCT course support?
You can obtain WebCT support at any time by submitting the Online
Support Request Form. A response will be made within twenty-four
hours. Support may also be obtained during business hours by calling
the educational technologist assigned to you at (201) 200-3449.
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