This Skill Acquisition Bonus (SAB) is for support staff and qualified faculty (those who have never received other WU Distance Education skills or new course funding) who will use the skills they develop in direct support of teaching and as part of their regularly assigned duties.

Basic Skills (worth $250) - Skills to setup a course
Ø Access an online course
Ø Explain the differences between the student and designer view
Ø Demonstrate knowledge of file management (uploading, downloading, transferring, and organizing)
Ø Convert a word processing document into an html file*
Ø Convert a PowerPoint presentation into an html file**
Ø Insert the PowerPoint html file into WebCT for student viewing
Ø Create a database of quiz questions***
Ø Create a quiz/survey
Ø Revise a quiz/survey
Ø Set exam settings
Ø Edit exam settings
Ø Create an assignment with submission settings
Ø Explain the importance of providing information on acceptable submission formats
Ø Insert/Edit textblocks
Ø Insert/Edit background images
Ø Insert/Edit banner images
Ø Edit page colors
Ø Explain how to use the course organizer
Ø Explain the add/delete course tools
Ø Create calendar entries
Ø Revise calendar entries
Ø Update the student view of new material

Additional Skills (additional $250) - Skills to manage a course
Ø Import student records
Ø View “all” or “selected” student records
Ø Search student records
Ø Explain the student record column attributes (open/closed to viewing)
Ø Move student record columns
Ø Rename student record columns
Ø Demonstrate how to track student progress
Ø Download grades to an Excel spreadsheet
Ø Create a message thread on the discussion board
Ø Post to the discussion board
Ø Explain how to remove student posts
Ø Revise quiz questions in a database***
Ø Revise alternate questions in a database***
Ø Edit quiz question values in database***
Ø Edit quiz settings in database***
Ø Create/revise assignments
Ø Edit assignment settings
Ø Access quiz and assignment submissions
Ø Grade and add comments to quiz and assignment submissions
Ø Explain how students access the "My Grades" section
Ø Explain how students access the "My Progress" section
Ø Create a course backup
Ø Manage course backups
Ø Explain the importance of regularly creating course backups

* These skills will have to be performed in a word processing program.
** These skills will have to be performed in PowerPoint.
*** These skills will have to be performed in Respondus or via WebCT functions.