Tools for Facilitating Interaction
Interaction refers to facilitated opportunities for students to interact with teachers and/or one another. The tools listed below can assist educators in creating engaging interactive opportunities that enhance the overall learning experience.
| Tool | Tool Use |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Teams is a collaborative software integrated with the LMS, enabling students and staff to communicate on projects and other group tasks, with capabilities for creating team-based workspaces and hosting video meetings | |
| Zoom is a videoconferencing software that facilitates virtual meetings, webinars, and interactive discussions. | |
| Mozilla Hubs is a virtual platform for interactive gatherings and discussions, offering customisable virtual environments for hosting events. | |
| Mural is a digital workspace for collaborative brainstorming and visual sharing. It promotes creative teamwork, allowing students to collaborate on projects and visualise ideas effectively. | |
| Miro offers a collaborative whiteboarding platform for real-time visualisation and brainstorming. It supports interactive discussions and visual exploration of concepts among students and instructors. Miro offers greater agency and flexibility than Mural, but has a steeper learning curve. | |
| Padlet is a versatile content-sharing platform for collaborative work. Students and educators can post text, media and ideas on interactive boards, fostering engaging group activities. | |
| Pedestal3D is a platform for storing, managing and sharing 3D assets. Pedestal allows users to measure, screenshot, annotate and view objects via a web URL. | |
| Modelo supports managing and sharing 3D content. It allows uers to collaborate, share and markup design assets and build presentations around the 3D models. | |
| Perusall is a social annotation platform that allows readings to be group learning experiences. Students collaboratively annotate readings, promoting active comprehension and peer interaction around course materials. | |
| Qualtrics is a survey software used for conducting surveys, collecting data, and obtaining feedback for various purposes. | |
| Poll Everywhere is a tool for conducting real-time polls and gathering audience responses during presentations and lectures. | |
| Feedback Fruits is a collaborative tool that enhances discussions, activities, and peer feedback within educational settings. |
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery and Interaction | University License | Low | No |
Microsoft Teams is a communication, file sharing and project management tool. With MS Teams, users can:
- Share files between staff and students
- Provide a collaborative space for asynchronous communication
- Integrate external tools
- Manage projects
- Host synchronous meetings for students and/or staff
Resources + Support
- Microsoft Teams website
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Teams Guide
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction | University License | Low | ✓ |
Zoom enables live video conferencing for online classes, meetings, events and webinars. With Zoom, users can:
- Host video/audio meetings accessible via computer and smartphone
- Deliver and record presentations, meetings, special events and webinars
- Allow attendants to share their screens for in-class presentations; use annotation tools and polling functions to encourage interaction.
- Create breakout rooms to divide large groups into smaller discussion groups.
Resources and Support
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction | University License | Low | - |
Mozilla Hubs is a virtual collaborative space. With Mozilla Hubs, users are able to
- Host online meetings or exhibition in 3D virtual environments
- Share 2D and 3D virtual content (no VR headset required)
Resources and Support
- BEL+T Hubs Guide
- Mozilla Hubs Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery and Interaction | Educational License | Low | - |
Mural is an interactive digital white board tool. With Mural, users can
- Facilitate collaborative brainstorming activities and web-based platform
- Share board or collated, curated resources
- Create boards for presentations, visual portfolios, journals etc
Resources and Support
- Mural Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery and Interaction | Educational License | Low | - |
Mural is an interactive digital white board tool. With Mural, users can
- Facilitate collaborative brainstorming activities and web-based platform
- Share board or collated, curated resources
- Create boards for presentations, visual portfolios, journals etc
Resources and Support
- BEL+T Miro Guide
- Miro Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery and Interaction | University License | Low | ✓ |
Padlet is an interactive post-it board. With Padlet, users can:
- Facilitate collaborative brainstorming activities on a web-based platform
- Share a board of collated, curated learning resources
- Create boards for presentations, visual portfolios, journals etc
Resources and Support
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Padlet Guide
- Padlet Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery and Interaction | University License | Low | - |
Pedestal 3D is a 3D object management and display platform. With Pedestal 3D, users can:
- Share 3D resources with students through a web-based platform
- Collect 3D files for design project submissions
- Facilitate feedback for moderation of 3D submissions
Resources and Support
- BEL+T Guide
- Pedestal 3D Website
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Guide
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery + Interaction | ABP License | Medium | - |
Modelo supports managing and sharing 3D content. It allows uers to collaborate, share and markup design assets and build presentations around the 3D models.
- Share 3D resources with students through web-based platforms
- Host and facilitate interactive activities, including presentations and virtual exhibitions
- Facilitate feedback or moderation of 3D submissions.
Resources and Support
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery, Interaction & Assessment | University License, access through Canvas | Low | ✓ |
Perusall is a social annotation platform that allows readings to be group learning experiences. Students collaboratively annotate readings, promoting active comprehension and peer interaction around course materials. With Perusall, users can:
- Facilitate reading, annotating and discussions of uploaded readings on a 'social eTextbook' platform
- Allocate marks to each student based on their contribution to discussion and readings
- Explore analytics of student engagemen, such as reading and annotation patterns.
Resources and Support
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Perusall Guide
- Perusall Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction | University License | Low | - |
Qualtrics is a survey software used for conducting surveys, collecting data, and obtaining feedback for various purposes. With Qualtrics, users are able to:
- Create online surveys to collect student feedback
- Design surveys with logic to adapt questions to individual responses
- Evaluate survey responses using easy-to-use data analysis features
- Produce data visualisation and export results for dissemination
Resources and Support
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Qualtrics Guide
- Qualtrics Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery + Interaction | University License | Low | - |
Poll Everywhere is a tool for conducting real-time polls and gathering audience responses during presentations and lectures. With Poll Everywhere, users can:
- Create polls and collect responses
- Activate and distribute polls during synchronous sessions through the LMS
- Import activity reports to the Canvas Gradebook for marking
Resources and Support
- Teaching and Learning Innovation Poll Everywhere Guide
- Qualtrics Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation
| Recommended for | License | Complexity | Integrated in Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction + Assessment | University License | Low | ✓ |
FeedbackFruits is a collaborative tool that enhances discussions, activities, and peer feedback within educational settings. With FeedbackFruits, users can:
- Facilitate opportunities for students to provide and receive feedback
- Facilitate opportunities for students to interact and collaborate on various learning objects (presentations, documents, etc)
- Create evaluations for students to provide feedback on group member contributions
Resources and Support
- Teaching and Learning Innovation FeedbackFruits Guide
- FeedbackFruits Website
- For support requests, contact Teaching and Learning Innovation