About the Transition from WebCT to LATTE
WebCT was Brandeis University's course management system from 1997 through Summer 2007. In Summer 2007, LATTE replaced WebCT as Brandeis' primarly online learning environment. As of Summer 2008, all courses will be offered solely in LATTE.
To learn more about the transition and what instructors can do to save their WebCT content, visit the WebCT Retirement FAQ.
How to Save Your Content Before WebCT Goes Off-line
WebCT Vista, Brandeis University's previous course management system, will be taken off-line June 30, 2008. All faculty access to WebCT will discontinue as of this date.
Instructors who wish to save content from their WebCT courses are encouraged to do so. Library and Technology Services offers the following PDF guides to assist you:
Saving Files from WebCT (PDF's, Word .doc's, etc.)
Saving Web Links/URLs from WebCT
Saving Discussions from WebCT
Saving WebCT Documents (Text files & HTML)
Saving Gradebook Entries from WebCT
Saving Assignments from WebCT
Saving Email from WebCT
Saving Chat & Whiteboard files from WebCT
Saving Assessments from WebCT
Saving the Course Calendar from WebCT
Saving Summary Reports from WebCT
To Access Requested Files Uploaded from WebCT into LATTE
Faculty members who have used the migration request form will find their previous course content in the Files section in the course Administration block.
You will find your files and folders listed alphabetically in your courses Files directory. You may also find screenshots taken of your previous WebCT course in order to help you reorganize your course in LATTE.
Sharing Your Files with Students
In order to make your files accessible to students, you will need to link to them in the course homepage. Go to the "Working with Your Files" section in the LATTE Help website.
Known File Transfer Issues
Some files from WebCT may not transfer to LATTE because of the following issues:
- The file is over 50 MB. LATTE has a 50 MB upload limit. Instructors wanting to share large files with students should contact LATTE Help (latte@brandeis.edu) for alternative solutions.
- The file includes characters not accepted by LATTE, including exclaimation points and apostrophies. Files that contain this characters will not open in LATTE. LATTE Help will need to retrieve and/or rename the files from WebCT manually.
- Files that are missing their file extensions (examples: .pdf, .doc, .txt) will not open in LATTE. Files that are renamed to include the file extension can be opened.