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THEi Learning Commons Integrated Learning Platform

Welcome to the THEi Learning Commons Integrated Learning Platform

MOOCs

  • EdX - edX is an American massive open online course provider created by Harvard and MIT. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform
  • Coursera - Coursera Inc. is a U.S.-based massive open online course provider founded in 2012 by Stanford University computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Coursera works with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, certifications, and degrees in a variety of subjects.
  • FutureLearn - - Online Courses - Learn New Skills Online - FutureLearn is a British digital education platform founded in December 2012. The company is jointly owned by The Open University and SEEK Ltd. It is a Massive Open Online Course, ExpertTrack, microcredential and Degree learning platform.
  • Khan Academy - Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice - Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Salman Khan. Its goal is creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators.
  • Udacity - Udacity Online Programs - Recognized by Top Companies - Udacity, Inc. is an American for-profit educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky offering massive open online courses. According to Thrun, the origin of the name Udacity comes from the company's desire to be "audacious for you, the student"
  • Udemy - Online Courses - Udemy, Inc. is a for-profit massive open online course provider aimed at professional adults and students. It was founded in May 2010 by Eren Bali, Gagan Biyani, and Oktay Caglar.
  • XuetangX - XuetangX, a MOOC platform founded by Tsinghua University in October 2013, is designed for research, interaction and achievement application of the MOE Research Center for Online Education. What is more, as one of the first programs of Chinese innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration base, XuetangX is the deputy secretary-general organization of China Association of Higher Education, and is the online education platform for ICEE of UNESCO. XuetangX was enlisted in the first batch of international university online education platform of the MOE. XuetangX International version was officially launched on April 20th, 2020.

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

  • Blackboard - Blackboard Learn is a web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system developed by Blackboard Inc. The software features course management, customizable open architecture, and scalable design that allows integration with student information systems and authentication protocols.
  • Moodle - Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other online learning schemes in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors.
  • MS Teams - Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration - Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app built for hybrid work so you and your team stay informed, organized, and connected — all in one place. Explore how Teams can help you and your colleagues come together no matter where you are: Chat - Message someone or a group to talk about work, projects, or just for fun.
  • D2L Brightspace - (formerly Desire2Learn) Build Better Learning Experiences - Personalize learning, increase engagement, and help learners achieve more than they imagined possible. D2L offers flexible and robust learning solutions for every stage of life, from the earliest days of school to higher education and the working world.
  • Cornerstone - Complete Learning Experience. - Cornerstone LMS - Connect People-Growth with Organizational Goals to create Success that Works for Everyone - Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. is a cloud-based people development software provider and learning technology company. The company was publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol Nasdaq: CSOD until it was acquired by private-equity firm Clearlake Capital Group in 2021 - Powering a future ready workforce. Architected to develop your people. - A complete learning experience. Cornerstone LMS software brings together learning, growth, skills, and capabilities into a personalized experience for everyone.
  • Google Classroom - Google Classroom is a free blended learning platform developed by Google for educational institutions that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.
  • Canvas LMS - Learning Management System - Instructure - is the world's fastest growing learning management system - Educators are powerful people doing important, life-changing things. Canvas doesn't get in the way of that—it just makes those important, life-changing things easier to do and easier to share - Canvas LMS is built to make teaching and learning easier for everyone, from the littlest learners to college faculty to business leaders.

Video Conferencing Tools

  • Zoom - Video Conferencing, Cloud Phone, Webinars, Chat - Zoom's secure, reliable video platform powers all of your communication needs, including meetings, chat, phone, webinars, and online events.
  • MS Teams - Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration.
  • Webex (Cisco) - Video Conferencing, Cloud Calling & Screen Sharing - Webex by Cisco is the leading enterprise solution for video conferencing, online meetings, screen share, and webinars. Web conferencing, cloud calling - One app for everything. And everyone. - Calling, meetings, messaging, and events in the cloud for teams of all sizes.
  • Google Meet - Real-time meetings by Google. Using your browser, share your video, desktop, and presentations with teammates and customers.

Interactive Tools

  • Mentimeter - Interactive presentation software - is an Audience Engagement Platform that transforms any presentation into an interactive and engaging experience - is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that develops and maintains an eponymous app used to create presentations with real-time feedback.
  • Socrative website online video guide - Immediate feedback is a vital part of the learning process. - Your classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments.
  • Respondous - Assessment tools for learning systems - Respondus has been a pioneer of online testing applications for nearly two decades. Each year 100 million online exams use LockDown Browser to prevent cheating. Respondus Monitor is proctoring more online exams in higher education than any other proctoring system or service. Millions of exam questions are created annually with the Respondus exam authoring tool. And you’ll find Respondus technology embedded in dozens of third-party learning and assessment platforms. Yet, at the end of the day, we try to remember that education begins with one teacher and a student – and a desire to make the world a little smarter.
  • PollEverywhere website online video guide - is an online service for classroom response and audience response systems - Host interactive online meetings - Enjoy all the things you love about Poll Everywhere, directly in Webex. Engage your audience, capture feedback, and present live results all in one place - Powering hybrid work and inclusive conversations - Seamlessly engage audiences across hybrid workspaces through live online polling, surveys, Q&As, quizzes, word clouds, and more
  • Orbix 360 website online video guide - Orbix360 is Metaverse VR Creation and Publishing platform that enables you to design, create and share Metaverse Experiences on social media and as NFT - The Easiest way to Create and Publish your 360º Virtual Reality Metaverse Experiences.
  • Kahoot! website online video guide - Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device - Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot! app
  • H5P – Create and Share Rich HTML5 Content and Applications - H5P makes it easy to create, share and reuse HTML5 content and applications. H5P empowers everyone to create rich and interactive web experiences more - can embed HTML5 script to run in Moodle
  • Slido - Your go-to interaction app for hybrid meetings - Engage your participants with live polls, Q&A, quizzes and word clouds — whether you meet in the office, online or in-between.

Interactive Content Creation

  • Unity - The world's leading platform for real-time content creation - for Games, and popular in AR/VR production
  • Articulate Storyline 360 - Build Highly Interactive E-Learning Courses with Storyline 360

Assessment

  • Turnitin - Empower Students to Do Their Best, Original Work - Turnitin solutions promote academic integrity, streamline grading and feedback, deter plagiarism, and improve student outcomes
    • Turnitin Online Marking - TURNITIN ONLINE MARKING FOR TUTORS | eLearning - Turnitin Assignment: File Types Checked for Originality - GradeMark: online marking module of Turnitin assignments - QuickMarks allow your instructor to create a library of feedback that might be applicable, on multiple occasions, to multiple students, across multiple classes and assignments. A QuickMark may be a word or phrase, or may even be an abbreviation.

Equipment and Tools

  • MS Hololens - Microsoft HoloLens, known under development as Project Baraboo, are a pair of mixed reality smartglass developed and manufactured by Microsoft. HoloLens was the first head-mounted display running the Windows Mixed Reality platform under the Windows 10 computer operating system.
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