about webCT
UNI Continuing Education, in cooperation with the UNI Center for Educational Technology, provides comprehensive instructional support for faculty members who wish to develop distance learning courses. Belle Cowden, Instructional Developer, works individually with faculty members using WebCT, a computer conferencing program. No prior experience with WebCT or specialized knowledge of the web required.
Our responsibilities
- Identify courseware options and provide recommendations
- Obtain WebCT accounts for each course
- Design WebCT environment
- Convert course content to web-format and upload to WebCT
- Train faculty members to use administrative features of WebCT
- Update and maintain courseware within WebCT environment
- Provide ongoing technical and support as the course progresses
Instructor responsibilities
- Review operational procedures for web-based courses
- Consult with Continuing Education to share course objectives
- Provide course content electronically so Continuing Education can place it into the WebCT program
- Facilitate instruction