WebCT, IUP's learning management system offers a wide array of web-based teaching and collaboration tools to IUP faculty and students. Explore the topics below to learn more about WebCT.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Operations
The following links provide information common to most WebCT courses. These documents may be especially helpful if you are new to WebCT.
MyWebCT
"myWebCT" provides you with centralized access to all of your WebCT courses. It contains courses, announcements, bookmarks, a global calendar, preferences and additional features for instructors.
Common WebCT Tools
Listed below are some of the most common WebCT tools. Click on each link to learn more about the tool.
- WebCT Mail
Mail uses an internal mail system to allow the instructor and students in a WebCT course to components, receive, reply, and forward mail messages to each other.
- WebCT Discussions
Discussions allows students and instructors to compose, read, reply, and search for messages within WebCT.
- WebCT Chat
Chat allows students and instructors to communicate via text messaging within WebCT.
- WebCT Assignments
Assignments allows the instructor to distribute course assignments online and allows students to submit assignments online.
- Live Classroom for WebCT
Live Classroom allows students and instructors to interact in a "virtual" classroom in real time. It enables you to contact your professor and other students using text-chat, voice chat (requires a microphone headset), view a shared application, view PowerPoint slides, and share a whiteboard.
Related Resources
The resources listed can be used independently or in conjunction with WebCT.
- Respondus
Respondus is a Windows based authoring tool that allows you to create and manage quizzes & exams for WebCT.
- StudyMate
StudyMate is a Windows based authoring tool that allows you to create flash based learning games.
Request Creation of a WebCT Course (Instructors Only)
Instructors can use the forms below to request new WebCT courses. Sponsorship is required when requesting a course for a student designer
Best Practices for Online Academic Integrity
Listed below you will find a document that provides a list of best practices and techniques for supporting academic integrity when designing and delivering an online course.
