Chapter 6: Organization of the CATE site

Introduction Table of contents Chapters 1. Hardware and OS 2. Basic software 3. The Internet 4. Online learning 5. Starting the class 6. The CATE site 7. Checking in 8 Class sites 9. Message lists 10. Quizzes, tests, exams 11. Gradebooks 12. Documents 13. Chat rooms and blogs 14. Class search engines 15. Student configurations Appendices 1. Basic skills checklist 2. CATE skills checklist 3. WebCT 4. SRJC classes 5. Email accounts 6. A day in the life 7. Check your browser 8. Blog tools

Most online classes at SRJC and Web-based components of face-to-face classes (plus supporting materials such as this Handbook) are hosted on the CATE webserver at online.santarosa.edu. Of course, there are plenty of other servers at the JC, including www.santarosa.edu, student.santarosa.edu, autobahn.santarosa.edu, etc. However, this chapter only covers the organization of material on the CATE server. Topics on this page A. Finding class homepages B. Finding faculty homepages C. Finding department homepages D. Information for students E. Information for faculty F. Site index G. About CATE H. The CATE server I. More resources J. Self-assessment A. Finding class homepages From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Class homepages" leads to a page providing a variety of approaches to finding class websites at SRJC. Among the options available to you, ranging from the most narrowly focused to the broadest: If you know the section number, go directly to class website If you know the course number, go to list of class websites for that course If you know the name of the instructor, go to list of class websites for that instructor Browse list of class websites by Department or Discipline/Program Browse list of class websites for courses approved for online delivery Browse list of class websites for all courses Browse list of all sections being taught online for a specified semester Browse list of all sections, with or without websites B. Finding faculty homepages From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Faculty & Staff homepages" leads to a page with an alphabetical listing of SRJC employees. This represents all JC faculty and staff who have created and activated a personal homepage in the CATE system. Locating an individual on the list and clicking the name will lead you to his or her homepage which provides further information plus links to that person's class homepages. C. Finding department homepages From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Department homepages" leads to a page with an alphabetical listing of academic departments at SRJC. (Note that other departments, such as Human Resources, campus Police, and Facilities are not included on the list.) Clicking on the name of a department leads to its homepage, which in turn will provide a wealth of information about the department plus further links. D. Information for students From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Information for students" leads to a page with links to additional information and resources for students at SRJC. For example, most students reach this Handbook via that page. E. Information for faculty From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Information for faculty" leads to a page with information for faculty who are using the CATE courseware package to create online classes and Web-based materials for face-to-face classes. These pages contain no information required by students, so you can safely ignore them. F. Site index From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "Site index" leads to a page with a complete index for all the generic CATE pages on the online.santarosa.edu server. The index also includes a few of the key pages found on the www.santarosa.edu server. However, the index does NOT include class materials created by faculty and stored on the CATE server. This Handbook also has an index, but that index is limited strictly to the contents of the Handbook itself, so it's not as broad and inclusive as the site index. G. About CATE From the CATE homepage and other pages with the same navigational interface, clicking the tab labeled "About CATE" leads to a page containing further information about CATE, the Center for Advanced Technology at Santa Rosa Junior College. H. The CATE server The CATE site and most SRJC online classes (and Web-based components of face-to-face classes) are hosted on the CATE server at online.santarosa.edu. At 3:05 am every morning the CATE server will be unavailable for approximately five minutes during the daily back-up procedures. In addition, the hours between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Friday evenings are always reserved for system maintenance. Most of the time this maintenance will not affect use of the system by students and instructors, but occasionally there will be a temporary outage during that period. Please plan your online schedule accordingly. For example, it's not a good idea to try to submit a test when the system is unavailable! The exact times of those backups and the system maintenance window are subject to change. Refer to the "Server Down Time" section of the CATE homepage for the latest information. I. More resources The CATE homepage J. Self-assessment Take the self-assessment quiz to ensure you're comfortable with all the concepts and skills in this chapter. The quiz will open in a new browser window, and after submitting the quiz you'll immediately see your score. Practice exercise: Tour the CATE site and familiarize yourself with what's available there and how it's organized.

 

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