Tools and Tips

Panopto

Panopto has been adopted as the video platform for the university. It provides solutions for managing, streaming, recording and sharing videos for the students and staff. Some of the newly renovated classrooms have also equipped with ceiling-mounted camera to enable lecture capture service. For more information, please visit
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/video

Analysis of student LMS data

This Excel Tool, developed by PolyU EDC, can be used to analyse users' usage statistics and interactions from the archive file downloaded from Learn@PolyU. Additionally, visualizations and summary tables can be generated for you to do simple learning analytics. Raw data is also provided for your exploration and if possible, you can combine with other datasets to do further analysis by yourself.

This tool is easy to use, and you don’t need install or learn to use any new software. All you need to do is to archive your Bb course from Learn@PolyU and have the Microsoft Excel program installed in your computer.

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EDtool

EDtool is a classroom communication system for use with mobile devices. With it, a teacher can ask a question on the teacher computer and students input answers via their own mobile devices such as mobile phones, or tablet/ notebook computers. All current PolyU staff and students can now access the PolyU-version of EDtool through the teacher entry point and student entry point. https://ed2.polyu.edu.hk/

MS Imagine

MS Imagine (previously known as DreamSpark) is a Microsoft Program that supports technical education by providing access to Microsoft professional-level developer and designer tools at no-cost for learning, teaching and research purposes. This is now available for current PolyU staff and students. For current students, please access the MS Imagine service via here. To get a free copy of Windows 10 Education version, current PolyU Staff can access here. They can also purchase some other software at the educational discount. For current PolyU Staff, he/she is required to register for acquiring the access to the service here. For more details, please call ITS Help Center hotline at 2766-5900. www.polyu.edu.hk/its/emc/msimagine

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Group Journal are Visible to all Enrolled Students in the Course

When journal is created in a group, all students enrolled in that course are able to view and comment on it by default.

Resolution/Workaround

To adjust this 'default' setting, instructors can edit the journal setting and uncheck the "Permit Members to View Journals". This results is only allowing group members to view and comment on the journal.

iSpring

Create eLearning content in PowerPoint and publish to HTML5 for use within your LMS. Add Audio, Video and create engaging quizzes and content that synchs with Blackboard Grade Centre using the iSpring Building Block.
www.ispringsolutions.com

Kahoot

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to engage in quizzes, assessment, surveys or games against the clock. www.getkahoot.com

Aurasma

Quickly and easily create Augmented Reality (AR) content that brings your content to life – incorporate video or 3D objects into learning materials. www.aurasma.com

Padlet

Padlet is a very easy to use tool which allows you to put video, images and documents in a shared area for you and your students to work collaboratively. www.padlet.com

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