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About E-Learning

  1. Learning online
  2. Learning via the TAFEVC (WebCT)
  3. Sample Course

There is no single approach to e-learning. Different courses are designed for different purposes and may look and function in very different ways.
For example a course unit may incorporate e-learning :

  • To deliver off campus education
  • To supplement class room resources
  • To provide class communication out of school hours (class email and online discussion)
  • Or it could be used in any mixture of all of the above.

Your teacher will provide some form of orientation for the course, which will include some information about how to use WebCT (the TAFEVC e-learning software). This will obviously vary from course to course.

Some of the main features of WebCT include:

  • Online assessment tools
  • Student tracking
  • Simplified basic course creation
  • Selective release of materials to students
  • Personal student websites
  • Calendar
  • Student notes/journals
  • Glossary
  • Bulletin board (also called the Web Discussion)
  • Internal course email
  • Chat tool
  • Whiteboard

To help you get started, we have complied a list of few generic resources that we think you might find useful. Teachers might also want to check the Professional Development page.

Learning Online

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Learning via the TAFEVC (WebCT)

  • The new student guide provides information on all of the features that the TAFE VC offers and how to use them.

  • WebCT Learning Guide
    This is a quick and easy introduction to using WebCT which provides an induction to the e-learning features of WebCT.
  • The WebCT Student Orientation site (http://www.webct.com/oriented) site has some useful information. Probably the most useful is the Columbia Basin College WebCT tutorial.
    http://www.webct.com/service/ViewContent?contentID=5920910
  • The Official WebCT manual can be found here. It is aimed more at course developers than students. While it includes information about functions students will not be able to access, it does provide information on how the various student functions work. It is a PDF file which means it can be printed.
    http://www.webct.com/service/ViewContent?contentID=9208691

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Sample Courses
If you would like to look at some at some examples of courses using WebCT click here.

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