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Get Started: Course Web Sites

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Teaching With Technology Conference

CU-Boulder offers tools and guidance for faculty creating online course materials. To get started, follow these steps:

Step 1: Get Web Space

WebCT, learning software available through ITS, helps faculty create online interactive course materials and includes many helpful tools. To learn about WebCT, see:

To use WebCT, you will need to:

If you prefer to develop your own course web site, you will need to contact your department to find out their policies on web space. If your department does not offer course space, find about more about requesting space.

Step 2: Create Your Site

Once you register a course with WebCT, ITS recommends that you take the WebCT Designer Basics workshop. You can sign up online:

If you are developing a course site on your own, you can contact a Technology Coordinator (DATC) for help if one is available in your college or school. ITS also offers academic Media Services and Faculty Support for using technology in teaching.

You can also browse Web Central for more information on campus services and web publishing resources:

Step 3: Know the Policies

Web Central lists policies, standards, and key issues web publishers need to be aware of.

The WebCT policy describes course management system procedures, and also includes links to other key campus policies.

Step 4: Get Your Site Listed

  • Your WebCT course will be listed in WebCT for authorized users.
  • CUConnect includes a course URL registry that participating departments can use to publish course URLs for portal users. You will be able to update the URL registry directly when CUConnect for faculty and staff launches in 2005.

Step 5: If You Need More Help . . .

If you have questions about WebCT, you can visit the WebCT Faculty Support page or contact WebCT for one-on-one help. Technology Coordinators (DATCs) in the colleges and schools can also help with WebCT and provide guidance on developing course web sites. If you need other assistance, contact the IT Service Center.

  
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