Other learning technologies
The LMS provides a platform for the use of a range of learning technologies. The following tools and software are supported for teaching and learning.
Supported learning technologies
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AI learning assistant (Aila)
Aila is a chatbot created by the University of Melbourne as a learning resource for students. Staff can customise the behaviour of Aila by creating their own ‘apps’ and can share these with others.
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Ally - Accessibility tool
Ally is a tool that assesses the accessibility of your content within the LMS and provides guidance for improving its accessibility rating. Ally also has the ability to provide students with alternative formats of your LMS content.
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Banner tool
The banner tool allows you to create custom banners that can be added to your LMS subjects.
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Browser test tool
A simple tool for viewing your browser information, configuration, checking your internet speed, and managing third-party cookies.
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Cadmus
Cadmus is an online assessment tool, where subject coordinators create and students complete written assessment tasks in a dedicated environment, accessed through the LMS.
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EchoVideo
EchoVideo is the University's primary video management system. Lecture Capture by EchoVideo records lectures and events in supported venues. Recordings are made available to students as streaming video, via the LMS.
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Ed Discussion
Ed Discussion supports learning through rich and engaging discussion forums and chat rooms.
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FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits provides a series of tools designed to enhance feedback and student engagement with course content.
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GoReact
GoReact is a video assessment platform designed to improve or measure performance-based skills through recording and AI assisted feedback.
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Gradescope
Gradescope is an assessment tool that supports online submission, grading, and feedback. It is particularly relevant for STEM subjects and other areas that require hand written and hand drawn responses from students.
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H5P
H5P is an easy-to-use tool that allows staff to create interactive, engaging, and reusable learning content that can be embedded in the LMS. With over 40 content and activity types to choose from, staff can pick the tools that best align with their pedagogical goals.
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iThenticate
iThenticate is a similarity checking tool that identifies matching text in documents. Staff and graduate researchers can check their own writing and writing they have co-authored for matches against an extensive database.
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LockDown Browser
LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents students from accessing other applications during a Canvas LMS quiz attempt.
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MATLAB
MATLAB Grader is an instructor tool for creating and grading MATLAB assignments that provides automatic grading and immediate feedback.
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Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a software application that can be used to communicate and collaborate with others on a shared project or assignment.
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Padlet
Padlet is an online tool that supports virtual brainstorming, collation and collaboration activities.
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PebblePad
PebblePad is an ePortfolio platform used to develop digital portfolios (ePortfolios) and curate and manage evidence of reflection, learning, assessment and professional development.
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Pedestal 3D
Pedestal 3D is a platform where registered users can upload 3D models for viewing, manipulation, and analysis by anyone. Hosted models can be embedded in LMS pages or shared through a URL.
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Perusall
Perusall is a social eTextbook platform which allows students to collectively read, annotate and discuss the readings uploaded by teaching staff.
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Poll Everywhere
Staff have premium access to Poll Everywhere, an online tool that allows users to create and collect responses to activities. Activities can be activated and distributed in a live session and through the LMS.
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Qualtrics
The University of Melbourne provides all staff and research students with access to Qualtrics Research Core, a powerful survey engine that allows users to easily create, design and distribute surveys for a variety of teaching, learning and research needs.
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Readings Online
Readings Online enables staff to add, organise and control their subject readings and ensures copyright compliance in their subjects.
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Stackle
Stackle is an online journaling tool that allows teaching staff to create reflective writing tasks that students complete within their LMS subjects.
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Turnitin
Turnitin is a suite of tools that include AI authoring detection, online grading and feedback and text matching software that compares electronically submitted papers to billions of pages of content, created/modified text located online and in proprietary databases as well as the work of other students whose papers have also been submitted into the system.
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UDOIT
UDOIT is a tool for staff to make accessibility improvements to subject content in the LMS. UDOIT can also assist with turning Word documents, PowerPoint slides, and PDFs into Canvas Pages.
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Zoom
Zoom is a high quality video and audio online conferencing tool for desktops and smartphones. It’s ideal for online classes, meetings, special events, webinars, remote working and job interviews.
Privacy impact assessments for learning technologies
A full list of completed learning technologies privacy impact assessments (PIA) is available on the privacy impact assessments for learning technologies page.
Request a new learning technology
You may request a new learning technology to be integrated with the LMS, or that a new tool be considered for central deployment. This is a two step process, and is outlined on the privacy impact assessments for learning technologies page.