As of August 1st, 2008, the Edutech web site will no longer be updated. Edutech was funded by the Swiss Virtual Campus programme, which ended on July 31st, 2008. Some activities will be taken over by the e-Learning Services group at the SWITCH foundation.
Vista - Training
Training options
The edutech Vista courses take place in frequent intervalls at central location such as the university of Zürich or Fribourg and on demand at your institut any where in Switzerland. Please contact the edutech support group for enrollment and further information.
- Presentation of Vista 1h - Tuesday, October ??, 10:30 - 12:00, Where?, Room ?? - Registration
- Introduction to Vista 2h - Tuesday, October ?, 13:00 - 15:30, UniZH-IRCHEL, Room ? - Registration
- Introduction to Vista 2(1/2)h - Friday, September 9th, 10:30 - 12:30, FH Olten, Registration
- Introduction for Vista Institution Administrators 2(1/2)h - Friday, September 8th, 10:30 - 12:30, UniZH-IRCHEL, Raum 27G28. Registration by mail to edutech support
Planned courses
- Creating and administrating assignements
- Administer Your Class More Effectively with Advanced File Management
- Assessment of Student's Performance with the Vista Quizzes
- Enhancing your course with Power Tools
Presentation of Vista
This presentation will demonstrate WebCT Vista 3.0 and discuss terminology and concepts used by Vista. Anyone needing to understand the usefulness of WebCT Vista would benefit from attending this presentation.
Length: 1 hour
This presentation will cover:
- the processus leading to the national Vista server
- the structural features setting Vista a part from other LMS
- an overview of the main Vista didactical tools
- an overview of the main Vista administration tools
- support you can get from edutech
- administration and training needed when migration to Vista
- Perspectives, availability frame in the SVC
Introduction to Vista 2h
This presentation will provide you with a hands-on introduction to the most important functions and tools in WebCT Vista 3.0. You will be provided with a Vista 'playground' allowing you to try out the feasibility of your own Vista course.
Length: 2 hour
In this workshop you will learn to:
- navigate the Vista 3.0 interface
- destinguish important concepts in Vista, including roles, templates, and permissions
- create a learning module and the integration of basical tools
- enroll students (manually or by using AAI)
- use the edutech support and Vista Learning Objects
Moving from WebCT Campus Edition to Vista
This presentation will provide experienced WebCT Campus Edition users with a hands-on introduction to the differences in the functions and tools in WebCT Vista 3.0. You will be provided with a Vista 'playground' allowing you to import your CE-Course.
Length: 2 hour
In this workshop you will learn to:
- navigate the Vista 3.0 interface
- destinguish the new concepts of Vista, including roles, templates, and permissions
- create learning modules and the integration of Vista tools
- enroll students (manually or by using AAI)
- use the edutech support and Vista Learning Objects
Introduction for Vista Institution Administrators
This introduction will provide experienced WebCT Vista users with a hands-on introduction to the main important administration functions and possibilities in WebCT Vista 3.0.
Length: 2 hour
Subjcts covered by this workshop (depending on participants preferences):
- Branding
- Reporting
- Creation of Groups and Courses
- Backup and Restore
- Using templates
- Repositories for inter-institutional exchange
- 'System Public' access to files
