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COURSE CONTENT TOOLS

(COMMONLY USED)

Syllabus

Content Module

Glossary

 

Syllabus

1.  Create Your Syllabus using the KVCC approved template.

2.  Save your file at a Web Page. Click File, Save as, select Web Page (*.htm; *.html) from the from the "Save as Type" pull down menu, then click on "Save" 

3.  When you save the file as a Web Page it will create the     "Syllabus.htm" file as well as a folder named "Syllabus_files.htm". You will need to zip these two files.

4.  Left click on the "Syllabus.htm" file. Hold down your "Ctrl" button on the keyboard and left click on the "Syllabus_files.htm" folder. (the folder contains the KVCC image) Let go of the "Ctrl" button.

5.  Go you your WebCT Course Home Page.

6.  Click on "Control Panel"

7.  Click on "Manage Files" (this is where all of the files you load into WebCT are kept)

8.  Click "Upload"

9.  Browse

10.  Find "Syllabus_files.zip" and double click on it.

11.  Upload

12.  left click on the box to the left of  "Syllabus_files.zip"

13.  "Unzip"

14.  Return to your WebCT Course Home Page

15.  left click on the box to the left of "Syllabus.htm"

16.  Edit

17.  Click on the bottom browse button

18.  select the dot in front of "Syllabus.htm"

19.  "Add Selected"

20.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Update"

21.  click on the "View" button

22.  Click on the Syllabus icon to make sure that it works and that the KVCC image is shown.

You have added the Syllabus to your WebCT Home Page.

Content Module

  1. Add the Content Module page to your course.
  2. Click on the icon/link for "Content Module".
  3. Click on Designer Options
  4. Under the Edit Table of Contents menu select which action you would like to perform then click on "Go".

Adding a heading

Use Add heading to create a new heading or subheading in your course table of contents. You specify where you want the heading to be added.
 

  1. Under Table of Contents, select the heading after which you want the new heading appear.
  2. Under Add or Delete Items, select Add heading and click Go. The Add Heading screen appears.
  3. In the Title text box, type the new heading, and click Add. The revised table of contents appears. Note: you can now add content under your heading with Add file or Create and add HTML File.

Deleting a heading

Use Delete to delete a heading or subheading from your course table of contents.

  1. Under Table of Contents, select the heading which you want to delete.
  2. Under Add or Delete Items, select Delete and click Go. A warning message appears.
  3. Click OK. The revised table of contents appears.

Adding files

Use Add files to add course content to a heading or subheading in the table of contents. You specify where you want the files to be added.
 

  1. From the Table of Contents screen of the Content Module, select Designer Options.
  2. Under Edit Table of Contents, select Add files and click Go. The Add Files screen appears, displaying only HTML files that have been uploaded to the My-Files folder. To display all files in the My-Files folder, select Show all files in the My-Files folder in Manage Files.
    • If the file is displayed in the Filenames selection box, you can add it the Content Module by doing the following:
      1. Select the file(s) you want to add. Tip: To select multiple files, hold the CTRL key while selecting the files. For Mac users, hold the Apple key.
      2. Click Add. The file(s) are added and the updated Table of Contents appears.
    • If the file is not displayed in the Filenames selection box, you must upload the file to the My-Files folder before you can add it to the Content Module:
      1. Click Browse. The WebCT Browser appears.
      2. Click Upload. The Upload File screen appears.
      3. Click Browse. Your computer's file manager appears.
      4. Locate and select a file. The filename is entered in the Filename text box.
      5. Click Open. The WebCT Browser appears.
      6. Click Upload. The file is uploaded to the My-Files folder and is pre-selected.
      7. Click Pick. The Add Files screen appears, displaying the file in the Filenames selection box.
      8. From the Filenames selection box, select the file and click Add. The file is added and the updated Table of Contents appears.

Adding a quiz

Use Add Quiz to add a quiz or a survey to your course.
 

  1. Under Add or Delete Items, select Add Quiz, and click Go. The Add Quiz screen displays the quizzes which are available in your course. Note: use Quiz or Manage Files to add quizzes to your course folder.
  2. Under Add Quiz, from the Quiz name drop-down list, select a quiz.
  3. In the Quiz title text box, type the quiz title that will appear in the course table of contents.
  4. Select Replace the file selected in the Table of Contents, if you want to to replace an existing heading with the quiz.
  5. Click Preview if you want to view the quiz before you add it to the course.
  6. Click Add. The revised course table of contents appears.

Glossary

Adding glossary entries

You can add entries to the glossary individually or by importing a file.

  1. To add a glossary entry, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Add New Keyword to Glossary, select Add a keyword, and click Go. The Add Keyword screen appears.
  3. In the Keyword text box, type the keyword of the glossary entry.
  4. In the Definition text box, type the description of the glossary entry, and click Add. The Glossary screen appears with an updated list of Glossary keywords.

Importing glossary entries

If you import glossary entries from a file, the entries must be in a specific format:

  • each glossary entry must be preceded by a colon (":") and is on a line on its own.
  • the lines following the entry must contain the glossary entry description.

Note: the glossary entry or description may contain a colon. Only lines beginning with a colon will be interpreted as containing a new glossary entry.

This example illustrates how to add a new glossary entry.

:new entry
This is the new glossary definition for the glossary entry named "new entry".
 

Note: Ensure that you have uploaded the glossary file from your local computer to your WebCT [My-Files] folder before you begin.

 

  1. To import glossary entries from a file, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Add New Keyword to Glossary, select Import a file, and click Go. The Import a file screen appears.
  3. In the Filename text box, type the filename of the file to be imported, and click Import. The Import Confirmation screen appears. Note: You can browse your [My-Files] and select the import file, if you do not know the filename.
  4. Click Continue to complete the glossary update. The Glossary screen appears with the updated keyword list.

Editing glossary entries

You can change keywords and descriptions which have already been entered into the glossary.

  1. To edit glossary entries, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Glossary keywords, select the glossary keyword that you want to edit.
  3. Under Other Options, select Edit, and click Go. The Edit a keyword screen appears.
  4. In the Keyword and Description text boxes, type the changes that you want to make, and click Update. The Glossary screen appears with an updated list of Glossary keywords.
  5. Click Update. The Glossary screen appears.

Deleting the glossary entries

You can delete glossary entries individually or by deleting all of the entries.

  1. To delete glossary entries, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Glossary keywords, select the glossary keyword that you want to delete.
  3. Under Other Options, select Delete, and click Go. A warning message appears. Click OK. The Glossary screen appears with an updated list of Glossary keywords. Note: If you want to delete all of the glossary keywords, then select Delete all instead of Delete.

Download glossary entries

If you have a number of glossary entries to edit, you may want to use a text editor of your choice, rather than edit each entry individually in WebCT. You can do this by downloading the glossary entries onto your own computer, making your changes, uploading the file into WebCT, and then importing the glossary entries. Note: The glossary is downloaded in plain text format (.txt).

  1. To download the glossary entries, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Other Options, click Download. The Download File screen appears.
  3. Click Download. A browser message appears. Save the file on your computer. You can now edit the file on your computer, upload it to WebCT and import it to the glossary when you have finished.

Linking glossary entries to course content pages

You can create hyperlinks from words in a page of content to the corresponding glossary entries. If you do not create these links, students will be unaware of glossary definitions unless they search the glossary itself.

Note: Since this function only applies to content pages, you must link your glossary entries with the Glossary tool in Content Module.

  1. To create links between content pages and glossary entries, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Other Options, click Page Links. The Manage keyword links screen appears. The words in the page that are glossary keywords are hyperlinked, with an option button next to them. These words are also listed at the bottom of the page, under Unlinked Keywords.
  3. To create a hyperlink to the glossary from a word in the page, select the word in the page of content, and click Update.
  4. To remove a hyperlink, under Unlinked keywords, select the word, and click Update. Note: To remove all links, click Clear All instead of Update.

Note: To make the glossary available to students, you must Update the Student View.

Linking glossary definitions to other glossary entries can create hyperlinks from words within glossary definitions to corresponding glossary entries.

Note: Since this function only applies to content pages, you must link your glossary entries with the Glossary tool in Content Module.

  1. To create links between glossary definitions and other glossary entries, under Main Options, select Glossary and click Go. The Glossary screen appears.
  2. Under Glossary keywords, select the glossary keyword in which you want to create links.
  3. Under Other Options, select Manage keyword links, and click Go. The Manage keyword links screen appears. The words in the definition that are glossary keywords are hyperlinked, with an option button next to them. These words are also listed at the bottom of the definition, under Unlinked Keywords.
  4. To create a hyperlink to the glossary from a word in the definition, select the word in the definition, and click Update.
  5. To remove a hyperlink, under Unlinked keywords, select the word, and click Update. Note: To remove all links, click Clear All instead of Update.

Notes:

  • to make the glossary available to students, you must Update the Student View
  • if you decide to edit the glossary definition at a later time, all the Keyword Links will be removed; you must use Manage keyword links to recreate them.

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