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Exploring and advancing digital education

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Current pilots

Join us as we continue to find out what’s next at IU in teaching and learning. Here are the pilots we are currently engaged in.

  • Top Hat beta

    The new version of Top Hat provides a tighter integration with Canvas and new features, including Roster sync, automatic or manual Grade sync, and deep linking to specific Top Hat pages, discussions, and assignments.

  • Gradescope

    Gradescope is an assignment and exam submission, grading, and analytics platform that integrates with Canvas to facilitate the grading of bubble sheets, hand-written assignments, and coding assignments.

  • YuJa

    YuJa is a video creation and media management system that integrates with Canvas. It provides in-video quizzing and engagement tools as well as advanced editing capabilities.

  • Course Setup Wizard

    The Course Setup Wizard helps faculty with common processes involved in building a new course – like importing content from other courses, applying a template, or adding the IU Home Page. The pilot exist in the Canvas test environment.

  • Panopto

    Panopto is a video creation and media management system that integrates with Canvas. It provides in-video quizzing and engagement tools as well as advanced editing capabilities.

  • Terracotta

    Terracotta supports rigorous and responsible experimental research on teaching and learning. Set up different variations of the same Canvas assignment, and compare student learning outcomes.

  • My Learning Analytics (MyLA)

    Student-facing dashboard tool that displays files accessed, assignment activity, and grade distribution to help students regulate their learning.

Our process

  • Identification

    Determine open-source and vendor-provided products for piloting.

  • Exploration

    Engage faculty about pilot participation; work with them to conduct pilots and assess outcomes.

  • Evaluation

    Determine software options based on faculty and student feedback.

  • Adoption

    Make selections based on evaluation reports and input from learning technology strategy teams.

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Adopted tools

  • A11y

    Tool for improving Canvas course accessibility

  • Kaltura

    Cloud-based video management system

  • Respondus LockDown Browser

    Secure testing environment

  • Examity

    Online proctoring service

  • Quick Check

    Tool for creating inline assessments in Canvas

  • Qualtrics

    Cloud-based survey tool

  • VoiceThread

    Tool for enhancing student engagement and online presence

  • Top Hat

    Interactive, cloud-based system to increase student engagement

  • Zoom

    Web collaboration tool for hosting video sessions online

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