Where is the website for my TOP course?
How do I view my TOP course videos online?
When will I receive my material?
What is a coordinator and do I need one?
Where is the website for my TOP course?
All Textiles courses with online content are located at http://vista.ncsu.edu/index.php
See tutorial for further information
-top-How do I view my TOP course videos online?
- Login to WebCT Vista at http://vista.ncsu.edu/index.php
- Find your course section in the list on the My WebCT page and click the link to enter.
- On the home page of your course section, click on the "Video Lectures" link indicated by the
RealMedia Icon
- If not already authenticated to WRAP, you will be prompted to login with your Unity ID and password.
- Click on the link for your course section to view the video lectures.
When will I receive my material?
Pre-recorded
materials will be mailed the first day of
on campus classes.
Live classes will be mailed at the end of the first week of classes.
Internet classes will be available within 24 hours.
What is a coordinator and do I need one?
Your coordinator will receive all class information and instructions along with your tape or CD. The coordinator will distribute class assignments and assure us that every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the integrity of all exam and quizzes. Some of the 500 level or above courses do not require a coordinator. Please check with our office or the instructor to make sure you do not need a coordinator.
How do I view my TOP course lecture notes online?
- From the course homepage, click on the“Lecture Notes” link.
- You
should now see a list of links to each set
of lecture notes, labeled by their corresponding
chapter number or topic. Most sets of lecture
notes will be in Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe
format. If they are in Acrobat format, they
will open just as any web page would. However,
if they are PowerPoint files, your browser
may ask you whether you would like to open
the file or save it. If you simply want to
view the lecture notes online, choose the “Open” option.
If you would like to download them to view
offline at a later time, choose the save option.
When viewing a TOP video lecture the text on the PowerPoint slides appears small and out of focus. Is there a way to make this clearer or easier to view?
- From the course homepage, click on the “Video Lectures” link.
- After logging in using your Unity ID and password, choose the lecture you would like to view.
- The selected video lecture will open in a separate RealPlayer window, leaving the video lectures page open in your Web browser. You may want to reposition your RealPlayer window to one corner of the monitor.
- With the video lecture still playing in RealPlayer, click on the “Lecture Notes” link on the course Website.
- On the Lecture Notes page, click on the lecture notes link that corresponds with the video lecture you are viewing. If the notes are in PowerPoint format, you will be prompted to open or save the file. Click on “Open” to open the file in your Web browser.
- You may need to resize your browser window in order to view the RealPlayer video window and the PowerPoint slideshow simultaneously. To do so, mouse over the corner of your Web browser window until the cursor takes the shape of a two-headed arrow. Now drag inward to shrink the size of the browser window until you are able to see both the RealPlayer window and the PowerPoint slideshow on the screen.
- Now
you may follow along in the slideshow, clicking
on the slides to move forward, as the professor
discusses the slides in the video lecture.
For further assistance, contact TOP technical support at top-help@lists.ncsu.edu