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.
Shortcut Accesses to Content in Vista
Introduction
Vista Help Text: Course List, German Version, French Version.
This page provides course designers with an overview to the different ways they have to give a special rapid access to content in a course. Please keep in mind that all three shortcuts make students bypass the homepage of the course, where basic instructions or latest news might not get the needed attention. Further information can be found in Part 2, Chapter 3, Sect: "My WebCT" in the Designers and Instructors Reference, Vista 4 p. 24 (pdf, 2.3 MB).. Get UN & PW at edutech Vista Support
There are 3 fast ways for students to get direct access to content in a Vista course: On the MyWebCT page under the link to the course students can find icons pointing directly into 5 different tools:- Forum/Discussion, Mail, Assessment, Assignment
- Calendar. This last one is the most powerful one, since it provides a date-triggered access to nearly all important tools or materials in a course.
Rapid access to a Forum, Mail, Assessment or Assignment
 "Click image to see animation")
Under the link to their Vista course in the MyWebCT, students sees an icon which is a link that can bypass the homepage of the course and directly lead into the corresponding tool, each time a new event has been placed into that tool (provided that the teacher has given the corresponding permission in the settings).
Rapid access to a tool, document or place
 "Click image to see animation")
Under the link to their Vista course in the MyWebCT, students see an icon which is a link that can bypass the homepage of the course and directly lead into the calendar tool.
Entries in the calendar can link directly to following tools
- Assessment
- Assignment
- Chat Whiteboard
- Content File
- Discussion Category
- Discussion Topic
- SCORM Module
- Media Library Collection
- URL