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What is Vista?

WebCT Vista is the only e-learning platform specifically built to support mission-critical, enterprise-class e-learning developments. WebCT Vista provides state-of-the-art teaching and learning platforms consisting of:

  • Virtual Course Environment for course preperation, delivery, and management
  • Community Manager for supporting diverse operating groups on campus
  • Learning Object Manager for distributing and reusing academic content
  • PowerLinks Kit for software development
  • PowerSight Kit for reporting

The main component being the Virtual Course Environment

Virtual Course Environment
WebCT Vista includes a virtual course environment built to support diverse teaching styles and learning needs. With an easy-to-use interface and a complete set of efficient tools, WebCT Vista is designed to be quickly adopted across an institution and provide immediate value to faculty as they prepare, deliver, and manage their courses. WebCT Vista's virtual course environment enables:

Virtual Course Environment
Easy Course Preparation Efficient Course Management Impact on Learning Outcomes
WebCT Vista makes preparing for an upcoming term and putting course materials online easier than ever before.With just a few simple clicks, instructors can put all their course materials online. For example... When course activity grows, instructors are challenged to keep pace with the volume of interactions that occur with students on a daily basis. For example.. WebCT Vista is designed to help instructors create engaging, dynamic learning experiences to meet specific student needs and to improve learning outcomes. For example...
  • Easily add course tools from a convenient Quick Start Page
  • Centrally manage student assignments and assessments
  • Integrate course content and activities into topic-focused learning modules
  • Experience a course exactly as a student would via an interactive Student View
  • Moderate class discussions and grade student participation from a single console
  • Release personalized content to individuals or groups based on unique needs
  • Upload multiple files at once using intuitive, desktop-style navigation
  • Quickly organize and manage grades in a spreadsheet-style Grade Book
  • Facilitate group course work, even allowing students to choose their own groups

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