Tools – Learning and Teaching Hub

Tools at Macquarie

Learning Online at MQ - Important MQ-specific advice and information for students, on the tools and technologies used to deliver learning at MQ.

The University's LMS iLearn (an implementation of Moodle) includes a range of tools to support Learning and Teaching.

Macquarie University developed the award winning iLearn insights tool for learning analytics and easily viewing and managing student engagement in iLearn.

iLearn Quick Guides FoA Toolbox Echo360 ALP

iLearn

Find out which learning technology services are available at Macquarie to support your learning and teaching activities.

Teaching technologies and tools - iLearn

Quick Guides

Quick guides to iLearn, including:

Activities
Announcements and forums
Content
Getting started
Gradebook(incl, Gradebook set up check list)
Groups
iLearn Insights: Allows teaching staff to easily visualise student activity in iLearn units and also has an email tool to message students.
Interactive content
Quizzes
Summary of iLearn roles
Turnitin, feedback studio, rubrics, quick marks, voice comment(incl. Top Tips to save time)
Unit Set Up

FoA Toolbox

Faculty of Arts iLearn Toolbox

This toolbox gives you a variety of offerings to support you in creating your engaging iLearn page

Topics include:

Steps to consider when cloning a unit for subsequent sessions
Assessments
Visual elements and icon sets
Image components
Turnitin, Rubrics and Feedback Studio
Gradebook settings
Quizzes
Active Learning Platform
Communication and Collaboration I - Zoom
Communication and Collaboration II - VoiceThread
Principles of Universal & Inclusive Design
Teaching staff notes

Echo360 ALP

The Echo360 Active Learning Platform is the University's lecture recording system. It facilitates the automated capture and delivery of recordings to students through iLearn. The system also allows academics to upload recordings from other sources such as desktop capture and provides features to enhance lecture presentations with interactivity including student polling and quizzes which can be run during lectures.

Find out more about Echo360 Active Learning Platform here

Typology of Free Web-based Learning Technologies

Developed by Matt Bower and Jodie Torrington from the School of Education in the Faculty of Arts, this phenomenal paper provides a thorough and up to date view of the available free tools for learning and teaching.

With 226 technologies arranged into 40 types and 15 clusters, the Typology aims to help educators worldwide to make the most of online technologies in their teaching.

The updated final version of the 2020 Typology of Free Web-based Learning Technologies is now available for download from https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/4/typology-of-free-web-based-learning-technologies.