Online at Immaculata
Immaculata University uses the WebCT software to create the online courses and Web-enhanced courses. CollegisEduprise, Inc. hosts and manages the courses through a server located in Maitland, FL. The courses are accessed through the Internet.
Registration: Students register for online and web-enhanced courses in the same way they register for all courses--through the Registrar's Office or the College of LifeLong Learning.
Access: Enrolled students are given a user ID and password for online access to the course(s) by the instructor on the first night of class or at the scheduled orientation. One ID and password is used for all the courses the student is registered for. Students should change their password the first time they login into the course. Problems logging in? -- click on the Need Help? link
Students will also be given the URL of the course site. Students cannot access this site unless they are registered. The URL will be given to the students by the instructor.
Web-enhanced classes: meet during regular class times. The instructor uses WebCT to disseminate course information and content. Students access this information through the same means used by online courses.
Need Help?
Students should access the course within the first week of the semester in order to trouble shoot any problems as soon as possible.
Access problems are reported to the Instructional Design Center at extension 3257 or email Richard Kralevich at: .
Access problems may also be reported to the toll-free 24/7 WebCT HelpDesk line at 1-877-725-4357.
For issues or problems concerning the course content, contact the instructor.
Course Content
The structure of the course content is determined by the instructor, which means each course may be set up in a different way. Because all the material is web-based, this content may be accessed from any home of office computer with Internet access.
Course content may consist of any or all of the following, with links to each section:
- Syllabus Lecture Notes PowerPoint Slide Presentation Assignments Self Quiz Discussion Topics
- Tests
Communication Features
The instructor may use all or none of the means listed below or he/she may add other less common features to this list. It is possible that your instructor will ask you to communicate with him or her through regular email. In any case, you must be able to send an attachment with your email. Here is a brief description about the three most common means of communication within WebCT.
- There is an email system within WebCT, where you can communicate with the instructor, publicly or privately. You can also email your classmates, publicly or privately.
- The discussion feature allows the instructor to post a question and ask the students in the class to respond. This is an asynchronous means of communicating. Students respond when it is convenient for them. Students may also respond to each other. The instructor will set the guidelines for the discussions in the class.
- Chat rooms can be set up and moderated by the instructor. Chat room is a synchronous means of communication where the instructor designates a time to "meet" on line.
A Word About Assignments...
The instructor will determine how assignments will be delivered and submitted. Delivery of assignments by the instructor can be done in any of the following ways:
- Use of the Assignment Tool to create and post the grade to the assignments. Clicking on the Assignment tool icon takes you to a list of available assignments.
- Word documents or WebPages describing what to read and/or what to do. Links to these assignment files can be placed on an Assignment Page, or on the Home Page.
- Some instructors use the Discussion feature in the Communication tool to post assignments. Students create responses and submit them. Attachments can also be sent with the response.
- Within the Calendar, instructors can post the assignment and instruct the students on how to submit the assignment.
Submission of assignments can be done in any one of the following ways: (Instructor will inform the student which method will be used.)
- Use the Assignment tool within WebCT, in which case the student creates the assignment using a text editor, such as Word, and follows explicit directions to Submit the assignment for grading. The instructor grades the assignment and posts the grade (the student can only view his/her grade). A Tip Sheet on Submitting Assignments is available on the FAQs link.
- Create the assignment in a text editor (i.e. Word) and send as an attachment in regular e-mail. In this case, the student must use their Immaculata e-mail account or have another email account.
- WebCT Email. This email only works within WebCT to correspond with the instructor or other students in the class. Emails can be public or private.