Instructions: Digital tools for teaching
Instructions: Digital tools for teaching
Digital tools for teaching and learning
The two digital platforms that every teacher needs to operate with are the student information system Sisu and the digital learning environment MyCourses.
Besides Sisu and MyCourses, there are other useful digital tools that help teachers stay in touch with students and manage online teaching. You can find a list of these tools on the page called 'Instructions: Digital tools for teaching'.
Besides Sisu and MyCourses, there are other useful digital tools that help teachers stay in touch with students and manage online teaching. You can find a list of these tools on the page called 'Instructions: Digital tools for teaching'.
Digital tools for teaching and learning supported by Aalto University
Sisu
Sisu is a tool that students, teachers and members of Learning Services staff in various roles can use for handling all aspects of study planning and scheduling as well as credit entry.
MyCourses
MyCourses is the digital learning environment for Aalto University courses.
Panopto media service
Panopto at Aalto simplifies video content creation and distribution, making it easy to capture, edit, and share presentations and lectures.
Turnitin
Turnitin is a tool to help teachers not only identify plagiarism but also teach students good scientific writing practices.
Presemo
Presemo is a browser-based participation platform that can be used in courses to activate students.
Zulip chat platform
Zulip is an open-source chat platform suitable for group discussions. It offers LaTeX support and collaborative features that can be useful in teaching.
ThingLink
ThingLink is an education technology platform that enables it to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links.
Course feedback tool
Course feedback is a unique part of the feedback portfolio at Aalto university and it reaches students in all phases of their studies and is collected systematically throuhgout Aalto.
Aalto OpenLearning
Aalto OpenLearning is a Moodle-based learning environment for open online courses and educational materials created by Aalto teachers.
Student Success Hub
Student Success Hub is a service designed for Learning Services (LES) and academic staff, offering tools for study advising and for process management of master’s theses.
Online meeting tools - Teams and Zoom
Teams and Zoom are tools for video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration. (The link takes you to the IT Services webpage.)
Aalto AI Assistant
Aalto AI Assistant is a chat-based application powered by the same language models as ChatGPT.
(The link takes you to the IT Services webpage.)
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Teaching needs and digital tools
This page helps you find suitable digital platforms that facilitate everyday tasks for both onsite and online teaching needs.
AI in teaching and learning
AI tools supported by Aalto University for teaching and learning.
Video and media services for teachers
Support for all video and media-related pursuits, from planning to production.
Applications, software, and data storage for Aalto University employees and students
The links below open to IT Services website.
IT related details to consider before your course.
Comparison of different file services (home & work, file services, cloud, teamwork, secwork, teams, onedrive, aalto repository, fairdata ida) .
Teams and Zoom are tools for video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration. Panopto is a software and media service that is designed to capture, edit, stream, and share video presentations and recorded lectures. You can not use Panopto for online meetings.
Instructions for using AV presentation technology
This page contains instructions for AV presentation technology.