What is WebCT?

WebCT is short for WEB COURSE TOOLS . WebCT is a password-protected course management system for teaching and learning that was first developed by Computer Science Instructor, Murray Goldberg and a team of students at the Univeristy of British Columbia.

WebCT can be used to supplement face-to-face instruction or to deliver complete courses on the Web using an ordinary web browser. WebCT provides a variety of tools for managing and delivering instruction:

. course content management and delivery
. communication (one-to-one and many-to-many, real time and asynchronous)
. collaboration (student projects and presentations)
. assessment and evaluation
. course administration and electronic grade management.

WebCT allows you to integrate a variety of software applications such as PowerPoint, Acrobat (PDF files), images, spreadsheets, and QuickTime movies to create a multimedia learning environment.