
Tools We Support
For an overview of what these tools do, take a look at this handy Padlet, where you’ll find examples and videos.
Our Core Tools
Humanities eLearning provide support for the following core tools. These are tools that have gone through information governance approval and we are committed to providing support for in the short and medium term.
Click on the core tool names (where links are available) to visit the tool’s Hub. You’ll find guides, FAQs and the information you need to get started.
Teaching (online or on campus) | Assessment | Web conferencing | Multimedia | Screencasting | MOOCs | Collaboration | Graphic design | |
Adobe Express (formerly Spark) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Blackboard | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Bb Collaborate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Box of Broadcasts | ✔ | |||||||
Cadmus | ✔ | |||||||
Camtasia | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Coursera | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
FutureLearn | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Gradescope | ✔ | |||||||
Hypothes.is | ✔ | |||||||
LibraryH3lp | ✔ | |||||||
Mentimeter | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Mobius | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
MS Teams | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Padlet | ✔ | |||||||
Peermark | ✔ | |||||||
Piazza | ✔ | |||||||
Podcast Studio | ✔ | |||||||
Remark (OMR) | ✔ | |||||||
Snagit | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
TurningPoint | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Turnitin | ✔ | |||||||
VoiceThread | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Recognised Tools
There are tools for teaching and learning that are used in parts of campus, owned/managed by other teams or services which the Humanities eLearning team does not provide support for. These are some of them.
Teaching (online or on campus) | Assessment / Survey | Web conferencing | Multimedia | ePortfolio | Owner | |
Lecture Capture | ✔ | Media Technologies | ||||
Nearpod | ✔ | ✔ | BMH | |||
Kahoot | ✔ | ✔ | FSE | |||
Link to Lists | ✔ | Library | ||||
Zoom | ✔ | ✔ | Media Services | |||
Kanopy | ✔ | Library | ||||
iSpring | ✔ | BMH | ||||
Softchalk | ✔ | ✔ | BMH | |||
Pebblepad | ✔ | BMH | ||||
Adobe Connect | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |||
Canvas | ✔ | ✔ | BMH | |||
Stack | ✔ | FSE | ||||
Qualtrics | ✔ | IT Services | ||||
Evalkit | ✔ | TLSO | ||||
Audacity | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |||
Campus Solutions | ✔ | ✔ | Student Records |
External Tools
There are a wide range of other (sometimes freely available) tools that have proven to be useful but that the Humanities eLearning team does not provide direct support for to staff or students.
Teaching (online or on campus) | Assessment | Web conferencing | Multimedia | Screencasting | Other | |
AnswerGarden | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Canva | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Dropbox | ✔ | |||||
Prezi | ✔ | |||||
Quizlett | ✔ | |||||
Screencast-O-matic | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Scrumblr | ✔ | |||||
Shotcut | ✔ | |||||
Slideshare | ✔ | |||||
Slido | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Vimeo | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Xerte | ✔ | |||||
YouTube | ✔ |