Faculty and Staff

Course Support

WebCT

In cooperation with the New Brunswick Instructional Technology Taskforce, Network Services is running WebCT, a web application intended to support coursework. This system is available for use by all campuses.

WebCT is a system designed to help faculty do online course support. It has a variety of facilities to put information about the course online, to help students communicate with each other and the faculty, to keep track of student progress, etc. See Course Setup for details. The Rutgers WebCT server became operational on January 16, 1998.

Blackboard

The Newark campus is now using Blackboard, a similar system from another company.

eCompanion

eCompanionis a similar system, which is also available without charge for all Rutgers faculty. This system is provided through an off-campus service provider, http://ecollege.com. Support is provided by staff from eCollege. For more information about using this service please see the eCompanion description at the Rutgers Office of Continuous Education.

Allaire Forums

Allaire Forums is a system for online discussion and communications. It is similar to netnews and the discussion group facility within WebCT. The server is located at http://forums.rutgers.edu. To create a new forum, send email to reda@nbcs.rutgers.edu.

Support and training for WebCT is done in New Brunswick by the Teaching Excellence Center. Their support includes both training and consulting. The New Brunswick help desk can also provide consulting and other assistance. The facility is available for faculty on all campuses.