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FAQ
How do I configure my browser?
What is WebCT?
WebCT is an online educational environment, better known as a course management system. Simply put, it is a web-based application used to make and host course web sites.
You log into the WebCT application using a web browser like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, you edit your course site by clicking on buttons and filling in forms, and then you log out. Your students log into WebCT, click on your course, and see the site you have created. They can interact with it, but they cannot make changes to it unless you allow them to.
The tools included with WebCT are its strongest suit. All WebCT course sites are automatically password protected, and students get individual accounts. WebCT includes bulletin boards and chat rooms, online quizzes and surveys, a grade book, a calendar and other tools that are difficult to implement on a regular web site.
WebCT is also a company. While the original program was developed at the University of British Columbia, it was sold in 1999 to a company that now calls itself WebCT.
What browser do I need?
We strongly recommend that you use Internet Explorer. There have been many documented problems with Netscape Navigator, and AOL will not work at all.
How do I configure my browser?
If you do not configure your browser, your browser may not refresh the web page and you will not be able to view your changes to the web page.
Solution: Configure java, use full-featured browser, configure cache settings.
Here are some things that you should double check:
- WebCT supports only full-featured browsers. Some providers, (such
as America Online) provide their users with 'Customized' versions of
Internet Explorer or Netscape, that, because of the way that they utilize
Javascript, are not compatible with WebCT. WebCT is only compatible
with full-featured versions of Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape
3.0 or higher.
- Check that your browser's cache settings are set to "Compare the page to the cache - Each visit to the page".
Here's how to do that in Microsoft Internet Explorer on a PC:
In your browser window, click on "Tools" From the drop-down menu, select "Internet Options." Click on the "Settings" button next to "Temporary internet files" Make sure that the "Every visit to the page" is highlighted and click "Ok"
In Netscape on a PC or a Mac:
In your browser window, click on "Edit" From the drop-down menu, select "Preferences." Click the "+" sign next to "Advanced." Highlight "Cache." make sure that the "Every time" radio button is highlighted and click "Ok."
- You will also want to make sure that you have enabled Java in each browser.
If you are using a Internet Explorer on a PC:
In your browser window, click on "Tools" in the menu bar. From the drop-down menu, select "Internet Options." Click on the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to "Microsoft VM" Make sure that "JIT Compiler for virtual machine" has been checked and click "Ok."
If you are using a Internet Explorer on a Mac:
From your browser window, click on "Edit." From the drop-down menu, select "Preferences" Select "Java." from the list in the left-hand margin. Make sure that Java is enabled and click "Ok."
If you are using Netscape on a PC or a Mac:
From your browser window, click on the "Edit." From the drop-down menu, select "Preferences." Click on the "+" sign next to "Advanced" Make sure that "Enable Java" and "Enable Javascript" are both checked. Click "Ok".
