Learning Technologies

Our Learning Technologies page offers faculty members an overview of the tools to facilitate dynamic teaching and effective student engagement. Here, educators can explore resources that support innovative approaches to learning, ensuring that our academic environment meets and exceeds modern pedagogy's demands.

 

 Moodle (iLearn)

ILearn is the name given to Keyano’s Moodle site. Instructors utilize this site for such things as course resources such as course outline and course syllabus, assignments submission, forum discussions, grading and posting student grades on term work.

 

Visit our Moodle 4 Training for faculty site for how to use Moodle.

 Classroom Technology 
Standard classrooms and computer labs are equipped with the following:  a room computer and monitor for instructor, speakers, projector and whiteboards.

photo from nursing classroom

 

Hyflex classrooms are equipped with the following:  a room computer with a SMART Podium, SMART Boards, presenter facing camera with camera tracking mats, audience facing camera, ceiling microphones, speakers, and a Crestron touch panel to control the room technology.  For documentation on using the rooms, please visit Classroom Technology Moodle site.

Hyflex classrooms are:  CC123, CC212, CC228, CC233, CC283, CC273 (Doug Schmidt lecture hall), CC195, S105, BL232, S105, SEIC 101C

hyflex in action

 Microsoft Office 365

Keyano employees and students can access Microsoft Office 365 for free.  For more information on how to download your free version, visit Keyano’s Information Technology Services Available Software webpage.

 

To access Office 365 online including your Keyano mail, go to the Keyano Homepage and click on Keyano Mail and login with your Keyano username and password. 

 

Frequently used tools at Keyano are:

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • One Drive
  • SharePoint

Others

  • OneNote
  • Stream – used to create, store and share videos

Visit Microsoft 365 Training website to learn how to use these tools.

 

 

See Keyano’s APA 7 Library Online Guide for information on citing resources.  Please cite resources used in course resources such PowerPoints.

 

Here’s some tips on how to make your documents accessible:

BCcampus Accessibility Bites:  Image Descriptions (Gray, Accessibility Bites: Image Descriptions, 2023)

BCcampus Accessibility Bites: PowerPoint Slides (Gray, Accessibility Bites: PowerPoint Slides, 2023)

BCcampus Accessibility Bites: Word Documents  (Gray, Accessibility Bites: Word Documents, 2024)

 

 

References

Gray, J. (2023, October 26). Accessibility Bites: Image Descriptions. Retrieved from BCcampus.

Gray, J. (2023, November 23). Accessibility Bites: PowerPoint Slides. Retrieved from BCcampus.

Gray, J. (2024, February 24). Accessibility Bites: Word Documents. Retrieved from BCcampus. 

 

 Self-Service

Self-Service is the tool used by instructors to access class lists, enter attendance and submit course final grades.

 

View the Self-Service Handout 

 Respondus

Keyano has the following Respondus products:

  • Respondus 4.0 – can be used to import and export questions to Moodle
  • Respondus LockDown Browser – this tool locks Moodle quiz into a secure browser that prevents users from navigating away from the quiz or using copy and paste tools. 

For more information on Respondus tools, please the Respondus 4 and Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor sections of the Moodle 4 Training for faculty site.

 Turnltin

The Turnitin tool can be used to support academic integrity.  Turnitin has been integrated with Moodle and can be used to check assignment submissions, forum posts and exam essay questions for similarities to other resources such as webpages and databases.

For more information, visit the TurnItin section of the Moodle 4.0 Training for faculty resource.

 Wooclap
 

The Wooclap is tool can be used to engage your learners and to collect formative feedback. Keyano has a Wooclap license so you use its full functionality with your Keyano user name and password. 

 

Wooclap Instructor Guide contains instructions on how to access and setup an Wooclap event.

 

Citation: (Wooclap, 2018)

 

Reference: Wooclap. (2018, May 3). Wooclap, the web-based app that makes learning awesome. 

 Loanable Equipment
 HyFlex Cart

A hyflex cart can be used to have a remote participant join your class. The cart is equipped with a tv, camera, microphone and laptop.

 

 Tech-To-Go Box
A Tech-to-go box includes webcam on an articulating arm that can clamp to a desk and a Yeti microphone.
 Swivl
The Swivl robot can be used to capture videos such as instructor or student presentations. The SWIVL robot tracks a person wearing a marker as they move around a room. 
 360 Camera and Tripod
 

Insta360 X3 360 action camera and tripod