Other Learning Technologies

Ed Discussion is an online discussion platform and communication tool that integrates with Canvas.  In particular, this tool supports questions and answers with peer or instructor endorsement of answers,  features for moderation, and templated posts and replies. Users can navigate to an Ed Discussion board from the course navigation in a Canvas course, or log in directly by visiting http://edstem.org.

The vendor has a few helpful guides to help you get started in this tool. (If you are prompted to log in, please enter your UW email address)

• Using Ed Discussion walks through basics: how to navigate, start threads, answer questions, add comments, and search for specific content.
• Getting Started (Instructor) talks about some steps for setting up a new ed discussion space for a course. Only a few portions of this guide are relevant, since most of the setup takes place automatically using the integration with Canvas.

H5P is a suite of tools for creating interactive course content and providing layout, which can be integrated into course materials, including the Canvas learning management system.

H5P is a recent addition to our educational toolkit. It was recently piloted by UW Continuum college and we are gradually expanding its use in our courses. H5P is currently only being set up through collaboration with our Instructional Design team. Contact ctnmhelp@uw.edu or your Program Manager for more information.

Some types of content available in H5P:

• Presentations
• Interactive video
• Memory games
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Hotspots
• Flash cards

Panopto is the the University of Washington’s lecture capture solution. You can use it to easily record and review videos from courses, lectures, and presentations. Recordings in Panopto are viewable on most Web browsers and mobile devices. As of a recent update, you are also able to use Panopto to upload/host existing media for your course, such as your Zoom meeting recordings.

Poll Everywhere is centrally supported by UW Learning Technologies and UW-IT.

Some benefits of using Panopto include:

• Access to recordings is tied directly to Canvas course data and enrollment information.
• Panopto has a built in editor for recordings.
• When recording PowerPoint slideshows in Panopto, Panopto creates timed events for every slide change, and records the slide titles and any text, and makes it searchable, allowing students to find what they need easily.

Resources & Guides

• UW-IT Guide: Panopto Lecture Capture
• UW-IT Guide: Upload Zoom recordings to Panopto
• UW-IT Guide: Add a Panopto Recording to a Canvas Page

Support Contact Information

• 206.221.5000
• help@uw.edu

Poll Everywhere is a robust and web-based polling feature and audience/classroom response system. Poll Everywhere does not require students to own a special device (such as a clicker), they can use their phone, or any internet connected device to respond to questions.

Poll Everywhere is centrally supported by UW Learning Technologies and UW-IT.

Some benefits of using Poll Everywhere include:

• Can be run through a browser, or embedded into PowerPoint or Google Slides during your presentations.
• Responses can be automatically marked as correct or incorrect.
• Open ended questions are permitted.

Resources & Guides

• UW-IT Guide: Poll Everywhere

Support Contact Information

• 206.221.5000
• help@uw.edu

Microsoft Teams is a FERPA-compliant collaboration and communication tool within UW Office 365. In some cases, a Program Manager and Instructor might request the creation of a MS Teams Instance for their course, specifically for the purpose of instructor and student use. MS Teams Instances should be used as a supplemental tool to Canvas, for communication, collaboration, and community-building use cases. Because the Teams Instance is being used as part of the student’s learning environment, it’s important to follow policies and teaching best practices.