Some of the earliest proponents of the web in Higher Education envisaged a huge egalitarian web of course materials that students could jump in and out of as required. It was felt that, for the good of the community, we would all be willing to post our materials and share with community at large. Well it just didn't work out that way, and probably rightly so. If you are using a computer outside of the domain you will be asked for a UserId, the course code, and a Password, the surname of the faculty member responsible for that course.
Information is available at our web site.