Adding Content Modules
There are several steps involved in adding content modules to a WebCT course:
For more information on these and other methods of adding course content, see UBC IT's other helpful WebCT links for instructors.
Add a Content Module
Course material can be organized in content modules within the WebCT course. Each module has its own table of contents which allows you to organize the material.
Note: It is strongly recommended that you backup your course after adding new content. The only way to recover course data/content is to restore from a backup. See Course Backups for directions on backing up a course.
The first step is to create an empty content module.
- Login to WebCT and load the course that you want to work in.
- Click Designer Options from the starting Homepage.
- Enter a title for the content module.
- Choose whether you want the content module to be listed in the left Course Menu (A), or appear as an icon on the Homepage (B), or both (A+B).
If you are placing a link to the content module on the Homepage (or other Organizer Page), you can also choose the display options for item title and icon.
- Click
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- The new content module, Course Notes, as it shows both in the left Course Menu (A), and as an icon on the Homepage (B):
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Upload Files
Next, the files that make up the course material must be uploaded into the course.
- Click Browse and locate the file that you would like to upload.
- Select the file to upload and click Open.
Note: Individual files must be uploaded one at a time; however, multiple files can be zipped together, and then the .ZIP file can be uploaded and unzipped from within WebCT.
WebCT backup files cannot be unzipped, they must be restored (see Restoring a Backup).
- To unzip multiple files from a .ZIP file, select the file in the Manage Files section and click Unzip.
Note: WebCT backup files cannot be unzipped, they must be restored (see Restoring a Backup).
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Add Files to the Content Module
Once the files have been uploaded, they are ready to be placed in the appropriate content module.
- Click on the content module, either from the Course Menu or the Homepage, wherever you chose to place it.
- Enter a heading to describe the files you will adding, if desired.
- Click .
- Select the files to be added to the content module.
Note: If you are working with a file format other than .HTML, (.PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), click Show all files to be able to see your files.
Note that files which are already in the content module are flagged by an asterisk.
- Click .
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Organize the Content Module
Once the files are added, you will likely want to reorganize them.
- To move a file up or down on the list, select the item(s) to be moved.
- Pull down the Move item up or Move item down dropbox and select how many steps you want to move the file.
- To indent files, select the file(s) to be moved.
- Pull down the Indent item drop box and choose More (to move to the right) or Less (to move to the left).
- Click Edit Titles to change the title of a file (by default, WebCT lists the HTML web page title).
- Edit the file/heading titles as desired, then click Update.
- The table of contents can be further customized by using the options in the Customize section of the action bar:
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Update Student View
The final step is to update the student view.
Note: Update the student view every time you add or modify content modules and files. The students will NOT be able to see the changes until the student view has been updated.
- From within the content module, click Update student view.
- Choose whether you wish to Update entire course or just Update changes to text, colors, and Action Menu.
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