Essential tools
These tools are the main tools to be used for most, if not all courses. Training and support are available for staff, support guides for some of the below tools can be found on Canvas.
Tool
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Description
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Canvas
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Institutional virtual learning environment – all courses have a presence to provide course content, build learning activities, communication channels
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Turnitin
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Used for submission of course content – coursework written assignments etc.
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Panopto
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Lecture audio capture, video sharing, video editing.
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Read and Write
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An inclusion tool, that constructs digital text to be accessible for everyone
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Microsoft Office
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Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, OneNote
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Microsoft Teams
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Collaboration tool
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Mentimeter
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Online interactivity tool - live questions, quizzes, polls to increase student engagement
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Supported tools
These tools are supported and can be used for teaching and learning activities. Contact edtech@sgul.ac.uk for more information. There may be additional tools used by individual courses, please check with the course teams.
Tool
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Description
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MyProgress
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Used for clinical placement assessments, ePortfolio
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OpenLabyrinth
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Virtual Scenario authoring tool
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FutureLearn
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MOOC creation and delivery platform
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Microsoft Whiteboard
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Collaboration board (full functionality not currently available to Mac users)
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Complete Anatomy
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3D Anatomy tool
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Microsoft Forms
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Survey, forms and quizzing tool
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Acland’s Anatomy
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Video anatomy resource
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Jove, and Jove Science Education
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Videos of laboratory methods and science concepts
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JISC online surveys
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To be used when Microsoft Forms does not provide the necessary functionality. Contact the Learning & Development Manager at staffdev@sgul.ac.uk for access.
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Recommended tools available, not supported
Tools which are available to use for teaching and learning, however, these are not supported. Please ensure you follow copyright, accessibility and other regulatory guidelines when using these. Data protection requirements will also need to be followed, in some cases a DPIA form will need to be completed, contact LTS@sgul.ac.uk in the first instance for guidance.
Tool
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Description
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Audacity
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Open-source audio recording and editing software, free to download
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Flipgrid
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Video collaboration board
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iMovie
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macOS and iOS video editing tool (Apple devices only)
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VLC media player
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Cross-platform media player compatible with most known file types, which also provides basic editing functions.
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YouTube
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Collections of videos created by others that can be embedded into Canvas for teaching and learning activities. These should not be videos created by an SGUL academics for their teaching– Panopto should be used in this case.
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Vimeo
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Video sharing site. To be used as above (YouTube).
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MIRO
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Online collaboration tool – some guidance can be found in the Canvas help area
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Panopto Express
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Chrome based video recording and screen capture for those without SGUL login account.
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Not approved
These tools are not recommended by the institution and should not be used because they do not meet the mandatory regulatory guidelines.
Tool
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Description
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Zoom
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Online video conferencing. MS Teams or Big Blue Button is available for this purpose.
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Padlet
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Does not meet accessibility requirements
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Survey Monkey
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Does not meet data protection requirements. Microsoft Forms should be used instead.
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