The tools have been categorised based on ideas around how you might use them in your teaching practice. Think about the learning and assessment activities, and what you want your students to do, and use these categories to help you to choose an appropriate tool.
Each tab represents a learning activity type inspired by Laurillard (2012)*
Create Unit Content
Curate Third-party Study Materials
Interactivity with Study Materials
Interactivity with Key Ideas
Artefact-Centred Discussion
Collaborative Communication Environment
Project Processes (e.g. ideation, planning, management)
Generate Digital Artefacts
Record Product Development Processes
Evidence Product Outcomes
Demonstrate Techniques, Procedures, or Skills
Support Practice (Communication and Feedback)
Reflect In and On Practice
Evidence Learning from Practice
These tabs represent various teaching functions across a teaching cycle
Setup Unit-Specific Communications
Consider Accessibility of Various Technology
Most tools have some accessibility features built in/ready to activate, e.g.
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*Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a Design Science: Building Pedagogical Patterns for Learning and Technology. London: Routledge.
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