LS-Supported Systems and Tools
Aligning resources and skills, Learning Systems supports the innovative uses of technology in education by maintaining and supporting the following...
Blackboard Learn - Web-Based Learning Management System
Tools and Features:
- Assessments - Tests, Surveys, Pools
- Assignments - Submissions, Self & Peer, Plagiarism prevention, Blogs, Journals, Wikis
- Basic Academic Tools - Rubrics, Syllabus, Grade Center, Rosters
- Communication Tools - Announcements, Mail, Calendar, Notifications
- Courses - Faculty, Staff and Student Interface for Online Course Delivery
- Course Content Options - SCORM, Hyperlinks, Mashups (Flickr, SlideShare, YouTube)
- Grading, Performance Monitoring, Achievements
- Interactive Tools - Discussion Forums, Groups, VoiceThread, Collaborate Ultra
- Learning Modules
- Lesson Plans
- Mobile Learn - Mobile-device App
- Organizations - Faculty, Staff and Student Interface for Non-course Activities and Collaboration
- Portfolios, Profiles, Social Learning
Lon-CAPA - Web-Based Learning Management System with Enhanced Assignment-Building Features
Features and Functionality:
- Browser and OS Compatibility
- Course/section Creation
- System Access and Roles
Echo360 - Lecture Capturing System
Features and Functionality:
- Capture Playback
- Classroom Lecture Capture - Scheduling and Ad-Hoc
- Classroom Capture Hardware (Echo Appliances)
- Course/section Creation
- Media Format Compatibility
- User Account Creation and Role Assignments
Kaltura - Cloud-Based Video Management System
Features and Functionality:
- CaptureSpace - Separate Storage Spaces for Students and Faculty
- Kaltura MediaSpace - Quick Video Creation, Sharing, and Collaboration
- Kaltura Media Tool - Interface for Uploading Content to Storage
- Mobile-device Compatibility
- Searchable Media Gallery
VoiceThread - Multimedia Collaboration Tool
Features and Functionality:
- Recording and playback for collaboration and assignments
- Includes options for audio, video and text
- Rosters are automatically updated
- Integrated with Blackboard, or for use outside of Blackboard
Collaborate Ultra - Real-Time Video Conferencing Solution
Features and Functionality:
- Synchronous web conferencing
- Interactive audio and video
- Live chat
- Screen or application sharing
- Whiteboard with real-time annotation
- Recording capabilities
- Integrated with Blackboard, or for use outside of Blackboard
Enhanced Systems and Tools Support by LS
Learning Systems maintains and supports a variety of tools, applications and integrated components to enhance the primary systems we provide...
- Coordinate pilot programs, implementation and maintenance of add-on components and applications.
- Explore new technologies.
- Upgrade systems and their components to ensure compatible versions are in place.
- Collaborate with other VCU departments and schools, and other Universities.
- Implement and maintain integration with other campus systems.
Technical Components and Functions of Blackboard
Learning Systems maintains and supports the following:
- Content System (CMS)
- Community Engagement Interface
- Course Merges (combining multiple sections)
- Course Templates
- Enrollments
- Hierarchies
- Instant Messaging
- Roles and Privileges
- Browser and OS compatibility
- LTI’s
- Security
- System and Tool Configurations and Upgrades
Expanded Tools and Features for Blackboard
Learning Systems maintains the functionality of these components added to our Blackboard environment, while the vendor provides end-user support and troubleshooting:
- Atomic Learning
- Cengage Learning MindLinks
- Collaborate Ultra
- ExamSoft
- i>Clicker
- Lynda.com
- McGraw-Hill Connect and Create
- Pearson MyLab and Mastering
- Poll Everywhere
- Remark Grade Import
- Respondus
- Respondus Lockdown Browser
- SoftChalk
- StudyMate
- WileyPLUS
- Turning Technologies
- Top Hat
- VoiceThread
- Zoom
- Blackboard Integration with Other Campus Systems
- Blackboard and Banner- Data integration for course enrollments
- Blackboard and VCU Portal - My Faculty Tools interface to create and copy Blackboard courses
- Blackboard and Echo360 - Allows publishing directly from Echo360 to Blackboard courses
- Blackboard and Kaltura - Allows publishing directly from Kaltura to Blackboard courses
- Blackboard and CAS/LDAP Authentication - Secure, Single Sign On with VCU eID
- Blackboard and Collaborate Ultra - Provides a tool in Blackboard that allows easy creation of Collaborate Sessions within Blackboard courses.
- Blackboard and VoiceThread - Provides a tool in Blackboard that allows easy creation of VoiceThreads within Blackboard courses
Expanded Tools and Technical Features for Lon-CAPA
Learning Systems maintains the functionality of these components added to our Lon-CAPA environment:
- Enrollments and Roster Updates
- Security
- System Configurations and Upgrades
- Lon-CAPA Integration with Other Campus Systems
- LonCapa and Banner - Data integration with Banner for course enrollments
- LonCapa and LDAP Authentication - Secure, Single Sign On with VCU eID
Expanded Tools and Technical Features for Echo360
Learning Systems maintains the functionality of these components added to our Echo360 environment:
- Branding
- EchoCenter
- Echo Live Streaming For Special Events
- Lecture Tools for Interactive Q&A during Class
- Media Ingest
- Personal Lecture Capture
- Echo360 Integration with Other Campus Systems
- Echo360 and Blackboard - Allows publishing directly from Echo360 to Blackboard courses
- EchoCenter Dashboard Utility - Allows access and deployment of Echo captures from within Blackboard
- Echo360 and Kaltura - Allows publishing directly from Kaltura to Blackboard courses
Expanded Tools and Technical Features for Kaltura
Learning Systems maintains the functionality of these components added to our Kaltura environment:
- Captioning - Automated Speech Recognition
- Machine-based captioning - included
- Human-based captioning - a department budget code must be provided for the cost associated with this type of captioning
- Kaltura Integration with Other Campus Systems
- Kaltura and Blackboard
- Clipping Tool - Allows creation of a new clip from an existing video from within Blackboard
- Mashup Tool - Allows publishing of Kaltura media to a Blackboard course
- My Media Repository - Tool in Blackboard that allows adding, editing and deploying of Kaltura media to courses
- Kaltura and Echo360
- Tool developed to allow publishing directly from Echo360 to Kaltura
- Kaltura and Blackboard
Expanded Tools and Technical Features for VoiceThread
Learning Systems maintains the functionality of these components of VoiceThread, while the vendor provides end-user support and troubleshooting:
- Tool Configurations and Upgrades
- Security
- Stand-alone VoiceThread Tools - for use outside of Blackboard
- Integration with Other Campus Systems
- VoiceThread and Blackboard - Provides a tool in Blackboard that allows easy creation of VoiceThreads within Blackboard courses
Expanded Tools and Technical Features for Collaborate Ultra
- Tool Configurations and Upgrades
- Security
- Stand-alone Collaborate Tools - for use outside of Blackboard
- Integration with Other Campus Systems
- Blackboard and Collaborate Ultra - Provides a tool in Blackboard that allows easy creation of Collaborate Sessions within Blackboard courses.