The following is an alphabetized list and description of the EdTech software/platforms Canadore supports to create content, deliver activities and assessments, and provide instruction at the College.
Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) is a set of twenty plus desktop and mobile apps used to design and edit photos, video, graphics, print, and web content. Adobe CC apps include, but are not limited to, Photoshop, Illustrator, PremierPro, and InDesign.
Use
- Edit images (Photoshop)
- Edit video (PremierPro)
- Create graphics (Illustrator)
- Create web pages (Spark, Dreamweaver)
- Create print content (InDesign)
- And much more…
Access
- Contact ITS to set up an Adobe CC account.
Support
Akindi is a web-based assessment tool that automates the creation and grading of multiple- choice assessments for in-person or online testing. Created questions, along with answers to them, can be scrambled to increase academic integrity. Reports can be generated to convey which questions were the simplest or most challenging to complete, grade distribution, and more. Results can be exported directly to a course gradebook in iLearn.
Use
- Automated assessment of multiple-choice paper and/or online questions
Access
- Directly through iLearn.
Support
Copyleaks is a text-similarity, paraphrasing, and AI detection tool that allows instructors to assess submitted work.
Use
- Compare student submissions against other sources in order to identify similar or identical/paraphrased, and AI-generated text.
Access
- Directly through the iLearn Assignments tool, or the Copyleaks Teacher Scan Tool.
Support
Creator+ is a new set of tools available in iLearn environment. Creator+ makes it easier to build interactive, visually rich, and accessible course content.
Use
- Insert Elements such as accordions, tabs, flip cards, hotspots, and timelines to organize and highlight content.
- Build interactive Practices like quizzes, sorting activities, and fill in the blanks to reinforce learning.
- Use Layouts to arrange text and media in visually appealing ways.
- Record and integrate media using Capture.
Access
- Directly through iLearn.
Support
H5P is an open-source content creation platform that can be used to create over forty different types of interactive instructional content. H5P is embedded in iLearn as an option when creating iLearn HTML pages!
The platform is user friendly with no need to know how to code to create content. Please note that embedded H5P content in iLearn cannot be connected or linked to a course Gradebook.
Use
Create interactive content such as:
- Branching scenarios
- Drag-and-drop
- Flashcard
- Hot-spot images
- And much more…
Access
- Directly through iLearn.
- Also, free to access and use by Canadore faculty upon registration with eCampusOntario’s H5P Studio.
Support
iLearn (Brightspace by D2L) is Canadore’s learning management system (LMS) for all in-person, hybrid, and online courses. It is used to deliver essential resources and information to students, as well as to collect and assess student work, and provide feedback and grades.
iLearn serves as the primary portal for course learning resources and related activities. It also works seamlessly with D2L’s Pulse app to keep students informed of course deadlines, due dates and updates.
Use
- Create / upload / share instructional content
- Assign and assess quizzes, assignments and discussions
- Manage grades and provide feedback
- Create groups and collaborative assignments or discussions
- Create surveys, checklists and self-assessments
- Track attendance and user progress
- And much more…
Access
- Provided upon employment
Support
Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that allows you to support learning in an engaging game-based manner.
Use
- Create Kahoots (online polls and quizzes) on any topic to assess student learning.
Access
- Requests are made using the request form in the TEC100 Kahoot module. Limited Kahoot! licences are available.
Support
Office365 is a package of business and collaboration services from Microsoft. Services include email and task management, word processing, document sharing, and team collaboration. All College staff and students have access to Office365 via their Canadore network account/login. This means it can be used by faculty to contact, share, and meet synchronously with students.
Use
- Email & task management (Outlook)
- Team collaboration (Teams)
- Word processing (Word)
- Slide deck development (PowerPoint)
- Spreadsheet creation (Excel)
- Surveys (Forms)
- Note-taking (OneNote)
- File hosting (OneDrive)
- Document collaboration & sharing (SharePoint)
- And much more…
Access
- Provided upon employment
Support
LockDown Browser is a tool embedded in iLearn for the purpose of locking the testing environment during an iLearn quiz/exam.
Use
- For locking the online test environment. Best used in classroom-based or proctored environments.
Access
- Directly through iLearn.
Support
Teams is a web conferencing and team collaboration platform. It is part of the Microsoft Office365 suite. Teams is used to share documents and work collaboratively and synchronously (live or in real time) or asynchronously with students and colleagues.
Use
- Team collaboration
- Web conferencing
- Synchronous class hosting
- Webinar presentations
Access
- All faculty have access to Teams through their Microsoft Office365 account.
Support