{"id":3186,"date":"2021-06-15T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2021-06-15T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:15:28","slug":"what-software-can-i-use-for-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2021\/06\/15\/what-software-can-i-use-for-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"What software can I use for teaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although our Unit\u2019s provision focuses on supporting core tools such as Blackboard, Turnitin, Panopto and MS Teams, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/is\/it-services\/rooms\/software\/\">a list of software available to AU staff<\/a> is much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have recently procured the university <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.aber.ac.uk\/en\/is\/it-services\/elearning\/polling-tool\/\">polling software &#8211; Vevox<\/a> which can be an excellent addition to the tools you are already using. During the Annual Learning and Teaching Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/aber.onlinesurveys.ac.uk\/aultc2021\"><strong>book on the conference<\/strong><\/a>) our Vevox account manager Joe Probert will explain how Vevox can be used for learning activities. On Wednesday, we will also have an opportunity to join a webinar on <em>how to use Vevox in your hybrid classroom.<\/em> If you like to see how Vevox has been used by other institutions, you can also take a look at these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/stories\/education-stories\">case studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another tool that we have previously written about is Padlet which is free and widely used across the sector. Take a look at our previous <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2019\/05\/01\/padlet\/\">blog post<\/a> which includes some ideas on how it could be applied in teaching. There is also a recording of <a href=\"https:\/\/aberystwyth.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=978b07b5-60b7-4fbd-b22b-aa8500e21264\">the presentation on Padlet by Danielle Kirk<\/a> delivered during the 7th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on findings of the Digital Insights Survey we have also published a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2019\/06\/13\/digital-insights-2018-19-digital-tools-and-apps-useful-for-learning\/\"><strong>digital tools and apps useful for learning<\/strong><\/a>. You may choose to recommend these to your students by sharing this post with them or pointing them to specific tools helping them with what they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you decide to use any of the third-party software for learning and teaching, there are a few considerations you need to make to keep yourself and your students safe online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2020\/04\/20\/using-third-party-software-for-learning-and-teaching\/\"><strong>Using Third-Party Software for Learning and Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about using software in your teaching then contact us on <a href=\"mailto:lteu@aber.ac.uk\">lteu@aber.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although our Unit\u2019s provision focuses on supporting core tools such as Blackboard, Turnitin, Panopto and MS Teams, a list of software available to AU staff is much longer. We have recently procured the university polling software &#8211; Vevox which can be an excellent addition to the tools you are already using. 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