RamCT FAQ's
General
- I have a question. Who can I contact? [ I am a Faculty/Instructor | Student ]
- What's new in RamCT?
- What version of WebCT is CSU using now?
- Guidelines for responsible computing (chat, email, etc)
- Colorado State University's RamCT application is WebCT Campus Edition 6.0
Browser Settings and Issues
- Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) issues with RamCT
- Supported browsers
- Cookies, pop-up blockers and Java settings
- My browser back button doesn't work in RamCT. What's wrong?
- please see the Getting Started training module here.
Faculty/Instructor Resources
General
- What support and training resources are available for faculty and instructors?
- visit CTSS for training schedule, or
- Fundamentals
- Communication Tools
- Assessments
- Learning Modules
- and much, much more.
refer to the on-line training guides that include: - Common gotcha's in courses that have been migrated from WebCT to RamCT.
- Should I rebuild my migrated course or start new?
- How do I see the student view of my RamCT course?
- What are the user roles and responsibilities within RamCT?
- Why does the Blackboard logo appear in RamCT?
- How do I know which tools and files my students are using most (least)?
- I can only see a partial listing of students in my course. Where are the rest?
- How/when do students appear in my course?
- You no longer need a student account to see the student view of your course. Just click on the "Student View" tab.
- please refer to the on-line training guides
- WebCT was Purchased by Blackboard (Bb) in 2006. Even though you may see the BlackBoard logo when using the system, RamCT is the upgraded version of WebCT.
- Your RamCT Coordinator can help you obtain statistical information related to your course.
- By default, RamCT will display the first 10 students in the gradebook view. You can change this by selecting the drop-down menu of Grade Book Options on the gradebook page.
- In RamCT, students are automatically added and removed as they enroll and unenroll in your course. This information is real-time and received from the Banner system.
Gradebook
- Why can't I see the gradebook?
- Can I submit grades automatically to Banner?
- The gradebook is only available from the Teach tab, and you must have instructor level access to have the teach tab available to you.
- The integration of RamCT to Banner is a work in progress. More information regarding this will be provided soon.
Course Management
- How do I request a RamCT course section each semester?
- Do I need to backup my class? How do I do that?
- Recommendations for efficient course and file management.
- How can I reuse my exiting course content?
- How do I add more course tools to my migrated course?
- Course shells will be automatically created for you by the Banner system each semester. In the near future, you will be able to request a development course online.
- It's good practice to create a backup of your course before making any major modifications. The backup option is available in the Manage Course options.
- Please refer to the on-line training guides
- When a new course section is created, you have the option to import data from another course which you have designer access in.
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Additional course tools can be added/removed by selecting the Tools option on the Manage Course page. More information about the available tools is in the training material
Course Tools
- The training material contains in-depth and step-by-step details regarding all of the available course tools.
Student Resources
General
- Please see your instructor for questions related to course content, grades and assignments.
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RamCT is a work in progress; more content (especially tips & tricks) will be added regularly.
