Participating in the ICER online discussion:

Participating in the ICER online discussion:

Before using the Online Discussion Tool, Please Read:

The WebCTvista online discussion tool is only fully supported through IE 6.0 or better. We recommend that you use Internet Explorer as your web browser for this particular exercise.

You will need to respond with a Yes or OK to all security warnings and pop-ups.

WebCTvista makes extensive use of pop-up windows. Therefore, we suggest that you turn the pop-up blocker on your browser off .(You can do this in IE by selecting your Tools, Internet Options, Privacy, Pop-up Blocker – see figure below) or, alternatively, allowing pop-ups for the webctvista.unt.edu application.

Figure 1. Example of adjusting Browser Secuirty

If you want a fully functional version of WebCtvista, you will need to install Sun Java. Instructions for installing java can be found at: http://courses.unt.edu/webct/vista/student/browser_plugins.htm#browser_settings

Java is required for only advanced functions such as uploading your paper. You can participate in the discussions without installing Java.

If you have any trouble with a WebCtvista function, you may want to check your browser settings at: http://www.webct.com/tuneup/

To Participate in the Participation:

Connect to the application by typing: http://webctvista.unt.edu
Click the link labeled: Logon to WebCT Vista
Click on: Log In
You will need to enter a user name and password. Your user name for this application is:

You will be prompted to change your password at the first session. After you change your password, you will need to login again with your new password.
Under the Course List select:

Integrative Computing Education and Research (ICER) - Preparing IT Graduates for 2010 and Beyond

At this time, you should see a list of folders, each labeled with a different participant name. The authors’ papers are stored in these folders. You can open a folder by clicking on it. The author’s paper is stored as the first posting in each folder. Papers have been posted as pdf files and, wherever possible, as html documents. To view a paper, simply click on the paper’s link. The pdf version of the paper will be displayed in a new window. You are allowed to have multiple papers open at the same time.
To submit your comments about a particular paper, click on the Create Message button that appears on the page where the paper is linked and follow the form.
You can return to the page where all the folders are stored by clicking on the Home Page link that appears at the top of the application.
To get a quick overview of topics that have been discussed, click on the More Tools selection at the top (and right) of the display, and select Discussions. This will display a list of the folders and the number of postings that have been made to each folder.