Welcome to RamCT's Help Web site
RamCT, CSU's online learning management system, is our installation of Blackboard's CE 8x product.
SafeAssign Down For Scheduled Maintenance, Sun. Jan 29, 6 AM - Noon - learn more
Resources for Faculty & Students participating in the spring 2012 RamCT Blackboard pilot
Timeline for moving from RamCT to the newest version of Blackboard.
Select Users in RamCT Blackboard Pilot Will Test Blackboard Learn Mobile App
RamCT Fall 2011 Sections To Be Migrated to New RamCT Blackboard - learn more
New Version of Java (1.6 update 30) for Windows PC's Works Well with RamCT - learn more
Firefox 6, 7, 8 and Internet Explorer 9 - work with RamCT but not officially validated.
Faculty: RamCT Hot Topics
How to get started using RamCT
Using Internet Explorer 8/9? Turn on Compatibility View
Firefox 5 - 8 works but breaks HTML Creator - Learn more
Apple's Safari 5 now supported for use with RamCT
New Version of Java Available Fall 2011 - to stay secure, update now
NEW HOW TO- Automatically move scores from Grader to RamCT grade book
Grade Book appears blank? Refresh/Reload to make it reappear
LMS evaluation: -
Faculty Council Committee on Teaching and Learning recommends
____ Blackboard Learn. Learn more
File Manager warning message "files can be accessed by any user" - What to do
Copyright and Fair Use presentation slides available
Reduce file download time - compress images in PowerPoint/Word
Stop Java pop up windows from constantly asking how to view content on a page
Upcoming RamCT Training:
Students: RamCT Hot Topics
Using Internet Explorer 8/9? Turn on Compatibility View
Apple's Safari 5 now supported for use with RamCT
New Version of Java Available Fall 2011 - to stay secure, update now
Firefox 5 - 8 work but breaks HTML Creator - Learn more
Concerns submitting SafeAssignments? Start here
How to submit a SafeAssignment; How to read a SafeAssign report
How to hide/show/reorder items under your My Course list
Configure your computer so you can submit a SafeAssignment
Opening Office 2010 Items - constant security window prompt fixed
Stop Java pop up windows from constantly asking how to view content on a page
SafeAssign Maintenance Sun. Jan. 29, 2012, 6 AM - Noon
SafeAssign will be down for scheduled maintenance on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 6 AM - Noon. This impacts RamCT users and the users in the RamCT Blackboard pilot.
From Blackboard, the company that maintains SafeAssign:
"During this outage SafeAssign will be unavailable. End-users will not be able to submit papers through SafeAssign during the planned downtime and will receive an error message if they attempt to do so. SafeAssign Originality Reports will not be available to Instructors or Students during the planned downtime, nor will Instructors be able to access SafeAssign Direct Submit. Please make end-users aware of these limitations. Use of SafeAssign can continue as normal after the planned downtime are complete."
We apologize for any inconvenience.
RamCT Blackboard Transition: Migrating fall 2011 RamCT sections
As part of the transition to RamCT Blackboard, we will soon begin migrating the content from all 2,000+ fall 2011 RamCT sections to the new RamCT Blackboard system.
Please note that any content changed/added to a fall 2011 RamCT sections after December 31, 2011 will not be included in the migration to the new system.
Our goal is to complete all of the fall 2011 migrations in order to have content available to instructors in the new RamCT Blackboard system in February 2012.
At that point, instructors will be able to update migrated content or develop brand new content in the RamCT Blackboard system for the summer and fall 2012 terms.
We will continue to keep the campus up to date in regards to the transition timeline, content migration, information sessions, and training/support resources
Additional information on this transition is posted at:
http://help.ramct.colostate.edu/ramctfutures/ramctupgradetimeline.aspx
New Version (30) of Java For PC's Recommended For Use with RamCT
Sun Micro's Java version 1.6 update 30 works well with RamCT.
You can download and install this version that we have approved for use with RamCT.
Internet Explorer (IE) 9 Works But Not Validated For Use With RamCT
Microsoft recently released the new Internet Explorer 9 web browser. If you turn on the Compatibility View feature, you should be able to do just about anything in RamCT. Because Compatibility View is needed, the browser is not officially validated for use with RamCT. Internet Explorer 8, with Compatibility View turned on, will also work well with RamCT.
If you experience concerns with IE 9 and RamCT, we recommend downloading and installing the Firefox web browser to access RamCT.
Firefox 5 - 8 Work But Not Validated For Use with RamCT; Latest Updates Break HTML Creator
The latest versions of the Firefox web browser, 5.0.1 through 8.01, are not able to use the HTML Creator feature in RamCT. Though not officially validated, most RamCT users should have no concerns using the latest versions of Firefox with RamCT.
We are working with Blackboard on this issue. Until there is a resolution, if you need to use the HTML Creator feature, we recommend that Windows users try Internet Explorer as their web browser and Mac owners use Safari
If you should have any concerns, please contact us at:
ramctsupport@colostate.edu
Apple Safari 5 Now Supported For Use With RamCT
Apple's Safari 5 web browser is now supported for use with RamCT.
QuickTime and 64 bit MS Vista/Windows 7 Issue
If you have a Microsoft Vista or Windows 7 PC with a 64 bit operating system, Apple's Quicktime will not display the navigation bar when a .mov file is displayed in a web page. The newly released Quicktime version 7.6.6 fixes this problem. If you have a Vista or Windows 7 64 bit operating system on your laptop or desktop please go to www.quicktime.com and install version 7.6.6.
Old HTML Code Incorrectly Displays Math/Scientific Symbols on Web Pages
In early spring 2010 we discovered older HTML code, “font face =symbol”, can incorrectly display mathematical and scientific symbols on web pages, including pages in RamCT. This issue appears to be more of a concern with Firefox and Safari as opposed to Internet Explorer. Read more..
