WebCT & eLearning
eLearning Migration
Many changes are taking place over the Summer semester. SIS is changing to Orion. WebCT is changing to eLearning. Because of these two changes, our procedures are changing as well.
Previously, for every class taught each semester -- whether the instructor used it or not -- a WebCT section was created. This excess of unecessary sections in WebCT caused a dramatic decrease in server performance, and reporting on actual WebCT usage for classes was unreliable.
The move to eLearning comes with two significant changes:
- Faculty must now request their sections be created.
To request a section, faculty will visit the eLearning Tools website, log in, and select which classes he or she is teaching that will need an eLearning section created. (Faculty can also use eLearning Tools to request sections be cross-listed or combined.) All requests will be added to a queue, and the sections will be created one to two weeks before the semester starts.
eLearning Tools
Instructions: Requesting Your Course Sections - docx | pdf
- Faculty will now use templates for course development.
Because sections are not created until one to two weeks prior to the semester start, faculty who wish to do content development prior to this time need to use templates. Templates are basically a development shell that allows faculty to create content, assignments, assessments, etc.; however, students are not enrolled in templates and there is no student data in these.
Once the faculty member finishes working on the template and once their requested blank section has been created, the faculty member can then assign the template to the blank section. This will copy the content from the template into section(s).
PLEASE NOTE: Once a template has been assigned to the section (or if a faculty member enters the section to begin working on it), students are at that point able to access the content in that section.
Video Demo: Working with Templates - docx
Creating and Associating Templates - docx | pdf
Assigning a Template to a Section - docx | pdf
The Office of Educational Enhancement thanks all of our users for your patience as we work through this migration. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at elearning@utdallas.edu or 972-883-6960.
The convenience of learning
Distance Learning at The University of Texas at Dallas is a part of the Office of Educational Enhancement. Distance Learning is dedicated to supporting the university’s mission to produce engaged graduates. We seek to develop support for students and faculty that enhances the teaching and learning process through the use of electronic technology.
At UT Dallas, not only do we strive to ensure that our Distance Learning courses provide you with the same quality as our on-campus courses, but we also endeavor to make the Distance Learning experience flexible and simple.
Page last updated on August 18, 2009 .
