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WebCT FAQ
discussions
What's a Discussion Topic?
Topics are separate conversations within Discussions. They can be public
(available to all class members) or private (available to an instructor-selected
group of class members). If you have access to a private topic, you will see
it listed. (It will be clearly marked as private.) To access a specific topic,
click on the hyperlinked topic title. To determine what topic you are currently
in, check the first text line of the top frame. It should read "Discussion
Messages: Topic Name", indicating the name of the topic that you're in.
Where did my messages go?
In discussions, click the All button. Expand the thread you want to read
by clicking on the arrow next to the thread's name.
Why can't I read discussions?
If you are having difficulties opening discussion messages in WebCT you
may have a Pop-up blocker installed on your computer. It is not necessary to
turn your Pop-up blocker off but you do need to configure it to allow windows
to open on the eac.edu domain. For more information visit the WebCT Browser
Tune-up page.
 Watch
our "Preparing Your Browser for WebCT" tutorial
Why was I logged out of my course when I posted a discussion message?
For security purposes, WebCT is set to log users out after an extended period
of inactivity. The WebCT server does not consider the time spent creating messages
as activity. After you click "Compose
Discussion" or "Mail Message", you're "off the clock" as
far as WebCT is concerned. If too much time passes and you attempt to submit
your message you will be logged out and your message will be lost. If a message
is going to take a long time to compose, use a word processor to write the
message, then make sure you are still logged in to WebCT, then copy the message
from your word processor and paste the message into the message body of your
discussion posting or mail message. Using your word processor to create these
messages will also allow you to spellcheck them before submitting.
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