Next.IU: Instruction & Assessment Tools: Technology for Teaching: Services: University Information Technology Services: Indiana University

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.

Delphinium

Delphinium is a customizable student engagement and gamification platform that integrates with Canvas to increase student motivation in courses. Delphinium provides tools to gamify your gradebook, issue course badges, celebrate achievements, visualize progress, and personalize communication with students based on data.

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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If you like innovation and technology, you can work with IU instructional tech experts to help support student success. Learn how you can become a Next.IU faculty fellow.

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Current pilots

Delphinium

Terracotta

My Learning Analytics (MyLA)