Content Development

Content development includes organizing, releasing, modifying, annotating, uploading, and editing learning materials online.

Instructors can...	WebCT	Blackboard	Prometheus
Select course components from a master set	Get help	Get help
Create a copy of an existing course	Get help	Get help
Hide work in progress	Get help	Get help
Upload files from desktop to server	Get help	Get help
Upload multiple files at once Note: multiple file must be zipped into one file first.	Get help	Get help
Edit uploaded text online	Get help	Get help
Create equations within the courseware product
Release content based on student viewing certain prerequisite materials	Get help
Release content based on chronological criteria	Get help
Release content pages based on student quiz performance	Get help
Release feedback within quizzes	Get help	Get help
Release content to specified groups of users	Get help
Release content based on custom-designed criteria, such as number of bulletin board postings, students whose last name starts with M, etc.	Get help
Attach learning goals to content pages	Get help
Attach review questions to content pages	Get help
Create references	Get help
Use automated tool to build glossary	Get help
Use automated tool to build content index	Get help
Use automated tool to build searchable image database	Get help
Integrate online course with CD-ROM	Get help	Get help

Notes

In WebCT, because instructors can release content based on numerous conditions and criteria, instructors are able to customize WebCT for each indvidual student.