Faculty Resources
This information is available in PDF format here: http://itg.cdws.ucf.edu/UCF_Teaching_Online_Resources.pdf
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Online Training and Directions
View Webcourses@UCF training workshops recorded in Tegrity in Internet Explorer (only): http://tegrity.ucf.edu/TegrityUtils/GetCourseListing.asp?courseId=itt0407a
Or sessions recorded in Adobe Connect: http://teach.ucf.edu/webctupgrade/training/
Step-by-Step directions on how to perform tasks in Webcourses@UCF: http://itg.cdws.ucf.edu/faq/
View, Download, or Print the Webcoursesa@UCF Manual from the UCF portal: https://my.ucf.edu under Academic Resources > Faculty WebCT Upgrade Resource
Webcourses@UCF Tips and Known Issues
Tips and Tricks - http://aboutwebcourses.ucf.edu/tips/
Known Issues - http://aboutwebcourses.ucf.edu/issues/
Submit an Issue
Use our form to submit all the information we need to troubleshoot your issue and contact you for resolution - http://itg.cdws.ucf.edu/requests/
Password Resets
NID Password Reset Tool - This page will reset your NID password for the main public computer labs, WebCT, Webcourses@UCF, and some department computers. https://www.secure.net.ucf.edu/extranet/reset/validation.aspx?type=nid
PID Password Reset Tool - https://www.secure.net.ucf.edu/extranet/reset/validation.aspx?type=pid
Server Availability
WebCT CE 4 and Webcourses@UCF Server Status and Maintenance Schedule: http://teach.ucf.edu/status.html
Webcourses@UCF Feedback
To contact WebCT/Blackboard with suggestions on how to improve future releases of their product, please visit: http://www.blackboard.com/products/suggest.bb
Webcourses@UCF Listerves
Webcourses-News - This announcment listserve notifies users when there is an event effecting online courses, such as mainteance times. Messages are setn out as needed, and this list membership is recommended for all Webcoruses@UCF users.
Webcourses - This general discussion listerve is for users to communicate with each other about what they are doing in their online courses. List activity varies and emmbers can unenroll themselves at any time.
To subscribe to either of these listserves, please email itg@mail.ucf.edu with the name(s) of the list(s) you would like to join.
Resource Links
- Teaching Online - http://teach.ucf.edu
- The primary resource for faculty and staff teaching Webcourses@UCF. Includes the form to request a Guest Account - http://teach.ucf.edu/guestid.html
- Webcourses@UCF Training - http://teach.ucf.edu/webctupgrade/training/
- A listing of upcoming training workshop opportunities, including from introductory sessions, Webcourses@UCF Academy (two-hour in-depth tool workshop)s, and open support labs offered every other week.
- Semester Startup Checklist
- Step-by-step instructions for faculty on how to select their Webcourses sections, cross-list them, and make them available to students every semester.
- Center for Distributed Learning - http://online.ucf.edu/cdl
- The CDL serves as the Virtual Campus for UCF, providing administrative support for all distributed learning credit courses, degree programs and activities offered by the University.
- Ask UCF - http://ask.ucf.edu
- With Ask UCF, faculty and staff can easily find university information by searching though our FAQ (frequently asked questions) database. You can search for answers, submit questions or comments, and even set up your own account to manage your questions and answers.
- myUCF - https://my.ucf.edu
- Demos and training materials are available in the "myUCF Menu" by clicking on "Academic Resources" and selecting "Faculty WebCT Upgrade Resource".
- Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning - http://www.fctl.ucf.edu
- The FCTL supports excellence in teaching and learning, successful research, creative endeavors and the professional fulfillment of faculty and staff in the local and global environment.FCTL also manages MyGrades.
- WebCT Online Seminar Archive - http://www.webct.com/seminar/viewpage?name=seminar_archive
- WebCT also offers archives of past online seminars covering a range of subjects.
- Ask Dr. C - http://www.webct.com/ask_drc
- Ask Dr. C is a question-and-answer service moderated by a dedicated, international community of experienced WebCT users.
- Partnership for Advancement of Distributed Learning - http://p-adl.ucf.edu/events
- P-ADL is a collaborative entity drawing on the resources of its partner organizations in order to promote innovation, awareness and adoption of best practices in distributed learning.
- Respondus - http://reach.ucf.edu/respondus/
- Respondus develops quiz, self-test, and survey applications for the WebCT platform. The software allows you to work from your Windows or Macintosh desktop and it greatly simplifies the creation and management of WebCT quizzes, self-tests, and surveys.
- FormManager - https://formmanager.ucf.edu/
- Online form creation and data collection- must register to use.
- eCommunity - http://ecommunity.ucf.edu
- UCF Electronic Community- student email addresses, profiles, and communities.
- Student Disability Services - http://www.sds.sdes.ucf.edu/
- The mission of Student Disability Services is to ensure that qualified students have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the curricular and co-curricular opportunities available at the University of Central Florida as mandated by federal/state laws and the University's goal of becoming more inclusive and diverse. This includes online course access and support for students, and advisement for faculty and staff.
- Office of Instructional Resources - http://www.oir.ucf.edu/faculty.htm
- The Faculty MultimediaCenter (FMC) and Digital Image Processing Lab offer a wide variety of training opportunities to enhance faculty and staff abilities to utilize multimedia in classrooms, conferences, dissertations and internet. These training sessions are offered in a hands on environment every week.
Regional Campuses Training
- WebPrep - http://webprep.ucf.edu/
- Providing faculty support and training for Webcourses@UCF in partnership with UCF Regional Campus Technology and Division of Information Technologies and Resources's Course Development and Web Services (CDWS).
Student Resources
- Learning Online - http://learn.ucf.edu
- The primary resource for students taking online Webcourses@UCF.
- Techrangers - http://techrangers.cdws.ucf.edu
- The Techrangers specifically provide technical and login/password support for students taking online courses at UCF.
- myUCF - https://my.ucf.edu
- Demos and training materials are available in the "MyUCF Menu" by clicking on "Academic Resources" and selecting "Student WebCT Upgrade Resource".
- Ask UCF - http://ask.ucf.edu
- With Ask UCF, students can easily find university information by searching though our FAQ (frequently asked questions) database. They can search for answers, submit questions or comments, and even set up their own account to manage their questions and answers.
Other Resources
- Helpdesk - http://helpdesk.ucf.edu/
- The Helpdesk provides non-WebCT technical support to both faculty and students, and can reset both WebCT and Webcourses@UCF passwords.
If these resources do not meet your needs, please contact us.