Navagation

Home Page Icons

Selecting an icon on the homepage may link to:

  • Content pages (learning materials, module guide)
  • WebCT tools (email, discussion board, chat)
  • Tool-page (student support tools - similar design to a homepage)
  • a URL (links to a page outside the WebCT module)
  • a single page.

Each of these options presents a slightly different way of navigating.

Course Menu

On the left hand side of the Home Page you may see a menu of available items. You can click on these links to go to different parts of your course. You will note that these links may be the same as the icons on the home page. The difference is that the menu can be visible throughout the course.

Course Menu Course Menu Collapsed

If you want to see more of your course content, you can temporarily collapse the Course Menu by clicking on green arrow. To expand the Course Menu, click on the green arrow again.

Breadcrumbs

Underneath the course title is a trail of links showing where you have been. These are called 'breadcrumbs'. Here is an example -

Breadcrumbs

This 'trail of breadcrumbs' shows that you are currently looking at the "Using Breadcrumb" page. You got to this page from the WebCT Navigation which you got to from the Homepage. You can click on any of the links to go back.

Linking to an Organizer Page from the Home Page opens a new page with a similar concept to the homepage. It allows the designer to put more WebCT tools on a separate page rather than crowd the homepage. This may include tools to change the password, search the learning materials, check results or check progress. If a separate Organizer Page is implemented in the design you will be able to return to the Home Page using the breadcrumbs..

Linking to a URL may open a new window in your browser, in which case it will have to be closed. If it uses the same browser window, you will need to use the back button on your browser as you will be outside WebCT.

Linking to a single page opens a new browser window but has a built-in close button because it is still under the control of WebCT.

Hints

  • Use WebCT's course menu to navigate where possible.
  • Use the 'breadcrumbs' to return to a previous section.
  • If you get lost, use the back button on your browser.
  • If you are still lost after trying the above, go back to homepage or contents and reselect the page.