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New Media & Extended Learning and our partners offer a variety of ways to help get faculty up and running with the University's Enterprise Learning Management System. Please click on a link below or scroll down to learn about our training offerings.

WebCT Vista Online Training
WebCT Open Lab
WebCT Vista Overview
WebCT Vista Quick Start

Training offered by OSET (Office for Support for Effective Teaching)
WebCT Training - Branch Campuses

WebCT Vista Online Training

The Designing with WebCT Vista online training course introduces you to the design skills necessary to create effective, engaging online course components using WebCT Vista. Modules include:

  • Basic Course Design: Explore the interface, add tools, and create content items
  • Course Content Home: Add files, content items, and folders to Course Content Home
  • Presenting Content: Present content to students
  • Going Further: Customize the delivery of content using Selective Release, and modify the look and feel of your course

This is a self-paced online training course for instructors who wish to use WebCT Vista to supplement their courses.

Please contact us at newmedia@unm.edu or call us at 505.277.8595 if you would like to access the online training course.

WebCT Open Lab

WebCT Open Labs are an opportunity to work on your course and receive help as you need it. Lab computers will be available and WebCT trainers and support staff will available to answer questions. Pre-registration is required. There are no upcoming WebCT Open Lab sessions planned at this point. Please check back later, or contact WebCT Support for assistance at http://fastinfo.unm.edu or 505.277.5757. You might also be interested in reviewing available documentation online: How to Use WebCT Vista for Faculty (login using your UNM NetID).

WebCT Vista Overview

Interested in finding out about WebCT Vista and how you can use it to enhance your courses? Come to this overview where you will learn how WebCT Vista can be used to support student learning. See a sample course and find out what you can do to get started.

Can't make it to the WebCT Vista Overview? Tour the WebCT Vista Sample Course to see an online overview of WebCT Vista. There are no upcoming sessions planned at this point. Please check back later. In the meantime, you might also be interested in reviewing available documentation online: How to Use WebCT Vista for Faculty (login using your UNM NetID).

WebCT Vista Quick Start

This workshop introduces participants to the WebCT Vista interface and tool sets. Participants will first explore a sample course and then begin creating one of their own courses in Vista. During this session, we will explore the Build, Teach, and Student View tabs as participants learn the key skills necessary to begin designing a course in WebCT. Participants will add tools to their course, upload a syllabus, and create and organize content items and files. WebCT Vista Quick Start is a great way for designers to get a "jump start" on their course design and gain the foundational knowledge for more advanced tasks. There are no upcoming sessions planned at this point. Please check back later. In the meantime, you might also be interested in reviewing available documentation online: How to Use WebCT Vista for Faculty (login using your UNM NetID).

Training offered by OSET

New Media & Extended Learning collaborates with OSET (Office for Support for Effective Teaching) for several yearly training sessions. Please see their web site for details.

WebCT Training - Branch Campuses

For information on WebCT Training available at the branch campuses, please contact the following: