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Lightboard: The next-generation blackboard for Videos! Associate Professor Arttu Polojärvi from Mechanical Engineering drawing on lightboard If you’re seeking a fresh way to create impressive educational videos, look no further than the accessible and user-friendly
Feedback culture tip 2: Improve participation in end-of-course survey in MyCourses Have you considered how you can boost participation in the end-of-course survey among students? As a teacher, your role is vitally important in inspiring active engagement. By
Internationalize your teaching by leveraging the Unite! opportunities for faculty & staff Aalto University is one of the 9 members of the Unite! University Alliance, a network that aims at fostering interinstitutional cooperation in teaching and research. The
Turnitin as part of your MyCourses assignment or workshop Photo credit: Heli Sorjonen. Teachers have used Turnitin primarily via the standalone Turnitin Assignment ever since it has been available at Aalto University. Well over a year ago, the use of
What is versatile learning assessment in higher education today? Reflect, read, or study If you are thinking about this or any other current major questions of learning assessment, we have compiled learning material on assessment into a continuous online course Versatile Assessment for Learning
Course analytics for teachers in MyCourses In 2022, IntelliBoard, a learning analytics platform, was introduced to MyCourses. IntelliBoard is an external service that reads MyCourses data and creates reports for users to see within the MyCourses platform
Have you already booked your session with a digipedagogical specialist? Sometimes, as a teacher, you can face challenging situations in your teaching. You may wish there was quick help for you, someone to assist you with digital teaching tools, grading, or
MyTeaching Support – your solution to digital and pedagogical issues  Have you seen this button in your course workspace in MyCourses?  MyTeaching Support is a service that allows you to seek assistance on digital and pedagogical issues
AI-Powered Automatic Speech Recognition: Advancing video accessibility on Aalto Panopto Besides improved accessibility for people who are deaf or hard of hearing captions on videos increased engagement and watch time, as people tend to watch videos longer when they have captions
Group members – a new tool in MyCourses A new tool Group members was added in to MyCourses during December update. With this activity teacher can show student groups they belong, other group members names and selected