About Your WebCT Migrated Course (Development Shell)

We have just completed the migration of all WebCT courses from 2006 Summer, 2006 Fall, and 2007 Spring to eCourseware (migrated content based on May 1, 2007 copy). Courses from prior years or Summer 2007 that faculty would like migrated will need to be requested to be set up as development shells. If a past course's content is not needed for the Fall semester, we ask that you submit this request between September 1, 2007 and October 31, 2007. If you do not see your course listed in the WebCT Migrated Courses category please let us know by submitting a course help request.

Report major content duplication issues: While duplication of quizzes, questions, and content listings may be visible, most of this can be handled without a support request (by deleting duplicates) following the steps outlined in the Working with migrated Quizzes. Please use this form only in cases where duplication exists in the quizzes and/or question library areas and exceeds 15 duplicates and necessitates an attempt at re-migrating selectively the course content.

Where can I find my WebCT migrated courses?

Your WebCT migrated courses (Summer 06, Fall 06, and Spring 07) are listed in the category WebCT Migrated Courses in your course list. You will neeed to expand the category by clicking on the plus sign next to the category heading. (See picture below)

webct migrated course list

What to expect concerning your migrated course?

  1. No student data has been migrated (nor can it be).
  2. Faculty Designers in WebCT should be enrolled in the equivalent course(s) in eCourseware.
  3. The My Files portion of WebCT will be in the eCourseware Files area.
  4. Content structure from WebCT will likely not look the same in eCourseware. You may notice multiple or duplicates links listed in the table of contents or quizzes.
  5. Some eCourseware Content links may not be connected to files or may have “{language cache}” error listed. (This can be deleted.)
  6. Quizzes and Question Sets/Database from WebCT should be migrated as well. Connections between Quizzes and Questions Sets/Database did not copy over. For this reason, special consideration is needed by faculty utilizing randomization of questions or question selection from sets/database. You will need to create these connections (Please see below for more information.)
  7. StudyMate games have links that do not migrate. StudyMate game packages (SCORM zip files) will need to be re-uploaded via Edit Course/Import course components. (See Copying Course Components instructions.)
  8. Discussion topics should be migrated as well.
  9. This course is considered a development shell for editing and managing migrated content.

What we recommend (strategies for managing/editing your content).

  1. You should start by reviewing online resources for eCourseware and/or attending a Quick Start session at http://alc.memphis.edu/ecourseware/sessions.htm .
  2. Explore your migrated course(s) at https://elearn.memphis.edu .
  3. Decide whether you should edit all of the content in the WebCT migrated development shell or simply copy the components (files, quizzes/question library, discussion topics, etc.) to your live course instance or another blank development shell in which to re-build your course. (See Copying Course Components instructions. or Managing Course Components.) You can delete duplicates or only select to copy specific items as needed.
  4. Should you decide to edit your course within the WebCT Migrated development shell, we recommend deleting the content list structure and re-building your content page completely. You can do this by simply checking the first box in the content list and clicking the delete icon. Doing this will not delete any course files, only the content links to them. You may also need to delete duplicate quizzes or question library folders.
  5. If you use quizzes that utilize either randomization of questions or question selection from sets/database, you will need to re-create all Quizzes that do so. Questions contained in the WebCT Question Database should all be in the eCourseware Question Library.
  6. For additional help, we recommend attending one of the Open Forums where you can get help to specific questions about eCourseware.

Respondus/StudyMate:

Respondus/StudyMate does not currently have direct integration with D2L (eCourseware). You can, however, utilize the Respondus Desire2Learn profile for creating Quizzes with some D2L-based settings that can be uploaded (instructions are included in the saved Quiz file when you save it using Respondus). Faculty wishing to use Question Sets will need to perform extra steps in order to import the questions into the eCourseware Question Library. For StudyMate activities, you will need to re-save these as SCORM packages (zip) and upload them into eCourseware via the import content/components tool.

Wimba (Horizon Wimba) Voice Tools:

Wimba does not have any direct integration with Desire2Learn to allow for integrated access to their voice tools. Powerlinks are not available. However, faculty can request information for access o the Wimba Voice Tools server where they can create the necessary links needed for addition to the Content area of eCourseware.

We currently have a license for the following Voice Tools:

  • Voice Board: a voice and text discussion board
  • Voice Podcast: a tool for generating audio podcasts that can be downloaded, added to iTunes or any RSS feed reader
  • Voice Direct: a voice conferencing tool for synchronous/live online class discussions
  • Voice Email: a tool for adding audio links to email messages
  • Voice Recorder: a tool for adding voice content to pages

Some considerations include whether to allow students to identify themselves by name or actually authenticate as users. In order to authenticate, students will need to be added to the Wimba user list. A special request for this must be done by submitting a  Faculty Help Request .

http://memphis.horizonwimba.com/memphis

Original Password is 1wimba

Working with migrated Quizzes that used and did not use Question Database (sets):

  1. All migrated Quizzes will require editing the settings, display, and availability options.
  2. eCourseware provides Special Access to be created for multiple students and groups of students from one Quiz including availability and special time considerations.
  3. In eCourseware, the term for Question Database is Question Library. The equivalent for Question Set would be simply a folder.
  4. Any Quiz that was migrated using the Question Database (sets) will contain all questions from the referenced sets. For example, if Chapter 1 Quiz retrieved 40 select/random questions from a Set titled Economies of Scale which contained a total of 50 questions, the migrated Quiz will now contain all 50 questions. This Quiz must be re-created from the questions which were migrated from the WebCT Question Database and are now contained in the Question Library . (See below.)
  5. You can only use randomization by adding questions from the Question Library . For example, if Chapter 2 Quiz had 50 questions that you wanted displayed differently to each student (whether questions are delivered 1 or more at a time), you will need to create a new quiz and add a randomized folder (set) to the quiz. Likewise, if Chapter 2 Quiz used a randomized questions based on a Question Set, you will also need to create a new quiz adding a randomized folder (set) based upon existing Question Library folders. (See below.)
  6. If you have a Quiz that uses randomization, but does not retrieve Questions from the Question Library, you will need to import/copy the questions from the Quiz into the Library. ( See below )
  7. For additional help, we recommend attending one of the Open Forums where you can get help to specific questions about eCourseware.

How do I create Quizzes with randomization or select questions from the Question Library folders (sets)?

  1. This answer assumes questions exist in the Question Library. If not, see the steps below for how to import questions into the Question Library.
  2. Click on the Quizzes link.
  3. Click the New Quiz icon link.
  4. Give the Quiz a title and click the Save Quiz button.
  5. Click on the Layout/Questions tab.
  6. Click the Add/Edit Questions button.
  7. Select Random Section from the Create New drop-down and then click the Go button.
  8. Title the Random Section appropriately, including any options you wish.
  9. Click the Save button.
  10. You will now see a list of the folders in the Question Library including the section you created. Note: Random Sections are always indicated by a green folder.
  11. Click on the section folder name.
  12. Click the Import button.
  13. Select a Source Section indicated by the Question Library folder name. If you plan on selecting questions from multiple folders, choose Collection Root.
  14. Check the box next to the folder to add all questions from the Question Library folder into the Random Section or the check boxes next to individual questions. You can always delete/remove questions later.
  15. Click the Save button.
  16. Click the Done button.
  17. You can create as many Random Sections as you would like. To do so, click on the Quiz name in the upper-left and repeat the steps above. Note: You can pull as many or few questions from each Question Library folder as desired.
  18. You should now see all of the questions in the Random Section. At the top of the page, you will want to indicate how many questions out of the Random Section should be asked as well as the point value. If you forget to this now, you can return back to the Random Section area created and indicate it then.
  19. Click the Back to Quiz Layout/Questions link to return to your Quiz settings area. Edit the settings as desired and you will be finished.

How can I copy Quiz questions into the Question Library?

  1. Click on the Quizzes link.
  2. Click on the Question Library icon link.
  3. Select Section from the Create New drop-down and then click the Go button. If you would like every section to be based on the same Randomization (i.e. same number of questions, you can choose to select Random Section and import the Quiz questions in this folder).
  4. Give a title to the section equivalent to a question set name such as “Chapter 1”, “Topic X”.
  5. Click on the Section folder name.
  6. Click on the Import button.
  7. Select the Source Collection indicating the appropriate Quiz.
  8. Select the Source Section Collection Root.
  9. Expand the Sub Sections if any are indicated.
  10. Check the box next to the folder to import all questions into the Question Library folder or the check boxes next to individual questions. You can always delete/remove questions later.
  11. Click the Save button.
  12. Click the Done button.

How to get eCourseware to look like WebCT (adding text or image-based links to course content on the course homepage):

Adding links to a News item or a Widget (intermediate skill level):

  1. On the Course homepage, under the News item, click the Add button.
  2. Enter a headline, then click on the editor icon .
  3. Type and edit the page as you would like.
  4. To add a link to a file or course content topic/module, click on the Quick Link icon .
  5. Select the appropriate Category (includes Chat, Content, Course File, etc.)
  6. After selecting the Category, you will be able to select the Item (this will reflect areas such as topics, etc.). Selecting Course File will enable you to browse to the item which you wish to link.
  7. Type in the Link Caption “ My Linked Text ”.
  8. Indicate how you would like the link to open (Whole Window, Same Frame, New Window). Default of Same Frame will maintain the navigation links in the banner and is recommended.
  9. Click the Insert button (bottom right). This will return you to the Editor page.
  10. If all you wish to do is use text based links, you can skip to step 16 .
  11. To add links using images, you will need to first add an image to the page.
  12. To do this click on the Image insert icon . Select the image by uploading it or selecting an image already uploaded into the Course Files via the Course Image link. Be sure to indicate Alternate text to accompany the image. Click the Insert button (bottom right). If the image is uploaded it will prompt you to save the image in the Files area. Select the location and name or rename it accordingly. Click the Save button.
  13. Now, you will need to edit the code. From the editor page, click on the html editor icon link .
  14. Below is how an example of how the code should look:

    <a href="/d2l/tools/LMS/quicklink.asp?ou={orgUnitId}&amp;type=content&amp;rCode=TBRTrainin-87524" target=_self> My Linked Text </a> <img alt="Test image" src="/content/enforced/15134-CoreyTestCourse/159562383_71a8398d5e.jpg">
  15. In the code, you will need to delete “My Linked Text</a> ” and then add “ </a> ” Once you have done this simply click Save. To exclude a linked blue color border from the image insert border=”0” at the end of the linked image tag just before the ending > . See example below:

    <a href="/d2l/tools/LMS/quicklink.asp?ou={orgUnitId}&amp;type=content&amp;rCode=TBRTrainin-87524" target=_self> My Linked Text </a> <img alt="Test image" src="/content/enforced/15134-CoreyTestCourse/159562383_71a8398d5e.jpg" border=”0”></a>
  16. Click on Save and then return to the Course Home to view your updates.

Creating a widget on the homepage:

  1. Click on Edit Course.
  2. Click on Homepages.
  3. Click on New Widget.
  4. You can make a widget you create for one course available to all of your courses by clicking on the share check box. Click the Save button.
  5. Edit the Widget settings according to preference.
  6. Click on the Custom Code tab.
  7. Click the HTML editor link.
  8. Edit the page as desired. You can add image or text based links as outlined above.
  9. Click the Save button.
  10. Go back to Manage Homepages.
  11. Click on the Course Default link.
  12. Select the area in which you wish to add the widget you created by clicking on the tabs or the graphical representation of the layout.
  13. Select the widget and click the arrows to move items and arrange them accordingly.
  14. Click the Save button when you are finished.