Getting Started with WebCT | Help and Guides

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What is WebCT?

WebCT (Web Course Tools) is a web-based environment where educational activities and materials are accessed by a web browser. WebCT can be accessed from a computer anytime, anywhere. Bard professors have used WebCT in a number of ways:

• posting course content
• creating an image data base
• extending class discussions via an electronic bulletin board
• facilitating a class discussion via a chat room
• assigning students to create projects on line that has included both text, images and audio files
• posting assignments
• creating online quizzes

What version web browser do I need to use WebCT?

In order for WebCT to work properly, you must be using Netscape version 4.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher.

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If you do not a current version of these browsers, you can download one from the Inside Bard website at the following location: http://inside.bard.edu/computing/downloads/.

How do I access WebCT?

You access WebCT from the Inside Bard homepage. In order to log on to WebCT, you must have a WebCT account with an ID and a password.

How do I create a WebCT account?

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1. Go to the Inside Bard homepage.
2. Click on the WebCT link on the left-hand side of the page (beneath the E-mail link). This will take you to the WebCT Welcome page.
3. On the WebCT Welcome page, choose See Courses on this server. You are taken to the Course Listing Options page.
4. Under the Category section, select the division that your class is in (for example, Division of Languages and Literature). The Classes section will change to display the WebCT courses available in that Division.
5. Look for your course in the Classes section. When you find it, click on the key symbol next to the course. This will take you back to the WebCT Welcome page.
6. Choose Create myWebCT.
7. Fill out the form that WebCT provides for you. Be sure to remember your login and password! You will use the same WebCT ID and password for each course you add, so it is important for you to remember them. You may want to email your ID and password to yourself.
8. After you submit the information, WebCT will prompt you for a WebCT ID and password. Use the ID and password that you just created.
9. WebCT will announce that you have successfully added your course. Click on Go to course to view your course's WebCT site.

Should I create a new WebCT account for each class?

NO. You should use the same WebCT ID and password for every class you add to myWebCT. Creating multiple IDs may cause your WebCT course to function improperly.

How do I log on to WebCT?

1. Go to the Inside Bard homepage.
2. Click on the WebCT link on the left-hand side of the page (beneath the E-mail link). This will take you to the WebCT Welcome page.
3. Choose 'Log on to myWebCT.'
4. WebCT will prompt you for your ID and password. Fill it in.
5. Your myWebCT page appears, with a list of the WebCT courses you have added. Choose the name of the WebCT course you want to go to.

How do I add additional classes to myWebCT?

1. Log in to myWebCT.
2. On your myWebCT home page, choose Add course below the list of courses you already have access to.
3. Choose the division that your course is in.
4. Click on the plus sign next to the name of the course you want to add.
5. Since you already have a WebCT ID and password, choose Register to self-register for the course.
6. WebCT will announce that you have successfully added the course to your myWebCT.

For information on how to use individual tools in WebCT, see the Help and Guides section of this site.