Glossary

These are just a few of the items included in our nearly 450-page handbook.

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Face-to-Face

The traditional means of classroom instruction or meetings.

File Extensions

PC users. These are the 2 - 4 alphanumeric characters that follow the file name and are used to identify the file type. MAC users usually do not use file extensions, but the user would have to add these extensions before uploading their materials into WebCT.

Fora

Plural of forum. However, forums are common usage. In earlier versions of WebCT Discussions Topics were called fora.

Frames

The use of multiple, independently controllable sections on a web page or site. All frames should be named if used to facilitate accessibility.