WebCT contains many tools that could appear in your online course. Following is a brief list of some of the tools, not mentioned before, and what they do. Note that the icons may be different in the course you take, but the functions will be similar.

• Calendar - gives an overview of the course calendar including significant events and deadlines
• Glossary of terms used in the course
• Student Homepages - Allows students to create their own home page within a course. This tool encourages students to share what they know and assists in creating a collaborative learning community
• Student Presentations - Provides individual students, or a group of students, with authoring privileges so they can upload web pages for viewing by the instructor and class.
• Whiteboard - Allows users to communicate with other logged in users by entering text, drawing objects, inserting graphics, and making image modifications online and in real-time.
• Search - Allows student and designer to locate specific information within the index, titles, headings, or text of a course

Last update: October 23, 2007 3:55 PM

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