Teaching with Carlson LMS in 10 Steps

Step 1: If you want your TA to access Carlson LMS with you, contact

• Carlson School IT HelpDesk or
• LMS cluster representative.

Step 2: Login to Carlson LMS

Step 3: Build new or copy a previous course 

Step 4: Add Sessions

Step 5: Add Files to Sessions

Step 6: Post your syllabus (either "LMS built-in syllabus" or your own file)

Step 7: Release your Carlson LMS files to WebCT (remove the red )

Step 8: Email your students a welcome (Internet Explorer works best)

You may want to remind your students to find your Carlson LMS files in WebCT by finding your course page either at the MYU Portal at http://myu.umn.edu or in WebCT/Vista at http://www1.webvista.umn.edu

Step 9: Re-grant "denied" students access in WebCT  See Tip #15. 

Step 10: Go to the WebCT section  associated with your Carlson LMS access.  From Carlson LMS, you can click "Vista Home" button. In WebCT you will access the electronic gradebook, create discussions, etc, if you use these tools. 

Other Materials

Read how LMS and WebCT/WebVista are connected

View a video of how to login to Carlson LMS (1:54 )

Download the Faculty QuickStart