Tutorial overview

This tutorial will show you how to add files and other content to your WebCT courses.

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You'll need the following software - Internet explorer, firefox - any web browser

You'll need the following hardware - A modern PC connected to the internet

The other factors might help - A WebCT course already set up, some content to upload

You'll need to work through the following steps:-

Content can be added to WebCT in several ways. You are most likely to start adding content to your module using the Add Files, Create Folder and Add Content Link options that are available to you as a Designer under the Build tab, or by adding a Learning Module. A Learning Module gives you the ability to present your material in a structured way. A table of contents and a navigation panel are automatically created for each Learning Module and headings can be added in order to allow you to refine its structure.

Before you start adding content to your module it is a good idea to think about how you would like to structure it. You can create as many folders as you like, add folders within folders and add Learning Modules to folders. Other items, ie individual Assignments, Chat, Discussions, Media Library Collections or items, and Web Links can all be linked directly to folders or Learning Modules.

Adding folders

1. Click on the Build tab
2. Click on Create Folder
3. Enter a Title for your folder
4. Enter a Description if you wish (this is not compulsory)
5. Click on Add Another Folder if you wish to add another or several folders at once
6. Click on Save

Adding files to folders

1. Click on your folder icon or title
2. Click on Add File
3. Click on Browse for Files and you will see a screen similar to the illustration below

On the left hand side of the screen you will see three icons, under the heading Get Files. These are the locations from which you can access and bring files into your module. The first, My Files, is inactive. The second, Class Files, are files contained within your WebCT modules. My Computer allows you to access to files held on your computer, including network drives, and local disc drives.

If you want to add files which are already included in your module:

1. Click on the Class Files icon
2. Locate the file(s) you wish to include and click in the box to the left of it(them)
3. Click on OK

If you want to include files located on your computer:

1. Click on the My Computer icon
2. Locate the file(s) you wish to add (you can add several at once, by highlighting the first, holding down the Shift key and pressing the down arrow)
3. Click on Open

Creating files from scratch

1. Click on your folder icon or title
2. Click on Add File
3. Click on Create File
4. Enter a Title for your file
5. Enter your Content
6. If you wish to use WebCT's built-in text editor, which allows you to format your document, and also to insert multimedia files into it, click on the radio button between HTML Creator and On
7. When you have finished creating your file click on Save

Creating a Learning Module In order to create a Learning Module:

1. Click on the Build tab
2. Click on Learning Modules from the left hand Course Tools
3. Click on Create Learning Module
4. Enter a Title for your Learning Module
5. Enter a Description if required (this is not compulsory)
6. By default, files are numbered in the Arabic form (eg 1, 2, 2.1 etc.). If you wish to either turn this off or change it to Roman numerals (eg i. ii. etc.), you can select either of these alternatives from the drop-down menu beside Numbering, under Table of Contents
7. By default, a table of contents is displayed on the left of the screen. To turn this off, click on the radio button beside Do not display under Display Table of Contents
8. By default, the first page visible in the Learning Module will be the first page in the table of contents. If you wish to display the table of contents instead, click on the radio button beside The Table of Contents, under First page of the Learning Module should be
9. Click on Save

Adding files to Learning Modules
Once you have created your Learning Module, files can be added or created in exactly the same way as described above in Adding files to folders and Creating files from scratch (above), clicking on the Learning Module title, rather than the folder title.

Adding content links to Learning Modules
Content links (eg individual Assessments, Assignments, Chat, Discussion, Media Library items or collections, and Web Links) can be added to Learning Modules. In order to add a content link:

1. Click on the Build tab
2. Click on Learning Modules from the left hand Course Tools
3. Click on the Learning Module title
4. Click on Add Content Link and a drop-down menu of tools appears, similar to the illustration above
5. Click on the heading of the tool you would like to add (eg Assessments)
6. A list of all of the assessments in your module appears
7. Highlight the one(s) you would like to add to your Learning Module and press Add Selected
8. The assessment(s) will appear in the table of contents for your Learning Module

Creating headings and organising content in your Content Module

In order to create a heading:

1. Click on the Build tab
2. Click on Learning Modules from the left hand Course Tools
3. Click on the Learning Module title
4. Click on Create Heading
5. Add your heading in the text box provided
6. Click on Save

In order to place your heading where you want it:

1. Click in the box to the left of your heading title
2. Click on the Move icon beside the location in the table of contents you wish your heading to appear
3. Your heading should appear in its new location

You can also indent and outdent items in your table of contents by clicking in the box beside the appropriate item and then clicking on the Indent or Outdent buttons. Items can also be deleted in a similar way ie by clicking in the box beside the item you would like to delete and then clicking on the Delete button.

Possible benefits - You can accurately and simply send grades and keep all your students grades in one place