WebCT's strength is the speed with which an instructor can get course materials on-line by simply using wordprocessing and web browsing skills. The screen at left displays a sample WebCT Course Homepage as viewed by students.
Icons represent the elements of the course that are available to students.
The instructor can choose to add study guides, calendar, or a chat room. WebCT's interface is easy to use if the instructor is familiar with a windows interface. WebCT is not a pedagogical system, merely an authoring tool. In that sense it is like the classroom in which teaching occurs, not the teacher herself. WebCT provides the communication tools , but each instructor must bring their own objectives, teaching methods, and, of course, content to the course.