CCBC Tutorials for On-line Learners

General Information

These tutorials share information and demonstrate skills for online students.

Getting Started

To begin, click on a tutorial below.  The tutorials are timed animations so that the program will run without your interaction. The run better if you use the built-in timing. However, if you prefer, you can use the control buttons to the upper right of the tutorial screen to pause, reverse or advance the tutorial. If you are downloading these Viewlets over a modem, there may be some delay between when the screen appears and when the audio begins to play. Therefore some patience is required. In some cases, it might take 2 - 3 minutes to download a tutorial. The delay will be insignificant if you are downloading the Viewlets over an ISDN line or cable modem.

IMPORTANT: These tutorials use Java.  Most browsers will display them, although older computers may have problems.  If your security settings are too strict they also may not play.  Check out the WebCT browser tune-up page for the correct Java setting.

Tutorials

On-line Learning Tutorials

If you are new to on-line learning and want to know more about what you need to know about taking on-line courses at CCBC, you should complete the On-line Learning Tutorials. They include:

1. Introduction to On-line Learning, Part I: This tutorial describes what a student should know and do prior to registering for an on-line course at CCBC.
2. Introduction to On-line Learning, Part II: This tutorial describes what a student should know and do after registering for an on-line course at CCBC.
3. Accessing Your WebCT ID and Password: This tutorial describes how a CCBC or MCCT students acquire their WebCT ID and Password. These are used to log in to the passworded portions of an on-line course which uses WebCT.
4. Logging in to myWebCT: This tutorial describes how to log in to your personal myWebCT page, and from it, access your on-line course and other on-line resources.
5. Navigating a WebCT Classroom - This tutorial describes how to use WebCt to navigate through a typical on-line course and the content module(s) for the course.

Tutorials for Specific WebCT Tool

If you are already using WebCT but you need help performing a specific action, you should go to the Tutorials for Specific WebCT Tools and find the area in which you need assistance.

• Public Discussions - the following tutorials provide in-depth information on some of the basic functions of the Discussion Board Tool. Select the one that is appropriate to your needs.
  • Reading Messages in the WebCT Discussion Tool Tutorial
  • Posting Messages in the WebCT Discussion Area Tutorial

• Private Course E-mail - the following tutorials provide in-depth information on some of the basic functions of the E-mail Tool.
  • Reading and Writing Private Email Messages Tutorial
  • Attaching Files to Messages Tutorial
  • Downloading Attached Files Tutorial

• Using the Course Calendar Tutorial
  If you want more information on how to optimally using the Course Calendar, you should complete the Using the Course Calendar Tutorial.
• Calendar Tutorial

• Using the Quiz Tool - these tutorials will provide information about the Quiz Too.
• Taking a Quiz Tutorial
• Getting Quiz Scores and Feedback Tutorial

• Using the Assignments Tool Tutorial 
  If you need help accessing and/or submitting assignments using the Assignments Tool, you should complete the Using the Assignments Tool Tutorial.
  • Assignment Tutorial

• Compiling Pages for Reading or Printing Tutorial
  If you need to know more about using the Compile Tool to compile large amounts of on-line course material for using while off-line, you should complete this tutorial. Be aware that some courses will not make this tool available to you.

Demonstration Course - If you want to try out the features demonstrated in the tutorials in a WebCT classroom, you can visit our demo course.

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