Your My WebCT Page in Blackboard/WebCT CE 6
The My WebCT tab area is the first screen you see after logging in. The primary function of the My WebCT screen is to provide a single point of access to the courses you are teaching. It's also where you will see messages and resources sent to all Blackboard/WebCT Learning System users at Riverside Community College. Depending on the settings set by Open Campus, you may also see other links for managing your courses and tools. Many of your Blackboard/WebCT CE 6 questions will be answered by viewing the Open Campus tutorials.
The My WebCT screen contains three areas:
- the channels: the Course List channel provides links to your courses. You may also see other channels, which contain campus, course, or personal information.
- the My WebCT toolbar: above the channels is a toolbar that contains links to customize the channels, as well as icons to access the Mail and Calendar tools.
- the logo bar: above the My WebCT toolbar are links to change your settings, check your browser, access online help, and log out of the Blackboard/WebCT Learning System.
About Channels:
The My WebCT screen is organized into channels of information. The main channel is the Course List channel, which provides links to your courses. Depending on the settings used by Open Campus, you may also see other channels, which contain links to campus, course, or personal information.
The following table provides a brief description of each channel that you might see on the My WebCT screen.
Channel |
Description |
|---|---|
| Channel Course List | contains links to all courses in which you are enrolled |
| Campus Announcements channel | displays announcements that have been sent to the entire campus or to all WebCT users who are enrolled in certain roles |
| External Courses channel | • can be used to display links to other (non-WebCT) online courses in which you are enrolled • depending on the Open Campus settings, may also display links to learning applications and tools, such as a library system |
| Calendar Week channel |
displays Calendar entries for the current week |
| Calendar Day channel |
displays Calendar entries for today |
| To Do List channel |
can be used to create a list of items that you want to remind yourself to do |
| My Grades channel |
when grades are released for a course in which you are enrolled, a link and messages displays in this channel |
| Personal Bookmarks channel | can be used to display links to your favorite web pages and web sites |
| Campus Bookmarks channel | contains links to web pages and web sites that have been provided by your institution |
| Who's Online channel |
can be used to view the names of other WebCT users who are currently online in the learning contexts in which you are enrolled and to request a real-time chat session with one or more of those users |
Depending on the settings used by Open Campus, you may be able to hide or show channels, and change the order and location in which channels display.