Elements
The OAK environment refers to a set of tools that enhance the students' academic experience, including course management systems and other technology-related tools that mediate learning.
eLMS is an adaptive learning platform that supports interoperation using web services, both in conjunction with enacting courseware designs and in managing domain-specific objects, such as classes, users, and courseware. The heart of the eLMS platform is a model-based delivery engine that enacts learning designs authored with the CAPE design environment. learn more
e-Portfolios at Peabody: Peabody is using folio™ by e-Portaro. The electronic portfolio project at Peabody is in its second year. learn more
eReserves are supplementary course reading materials that can be found within respective OAK courses. Access to these materials is limited to authorized Vanderbilt users (VUnetID) on the campus network. Permissions must be obtained for all copyright-protected electronic reserve materials posted to OAK. learn more
iTunes U at Vanderbilt: Accessing class podcasts made easy. learn more
SafeAssign™ is a plagiarism prevention service that helps educators prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers. In addition to acting as a plagiarism deterrent, it also has features designed to aid in educating students about plagiarism and importance of proper attribution of any borrowed content. Instructors are encouraged to allow students to submit their papers for assessment prior to turning them in for a grade. learn more
NEW! TurningPoint® transforms the standard lecture Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation into a powerful interactive learning system that engages students in active participation. Professors can display questions, surveys, opinion polls and games that allow every student in the class to select a response via their wireless ResponseCard® keypads ("clickers") and transmit the data immediately to the presentation. Track attendance, assess student learning retention, prompt student interaction, even award participation points or deliver quizzes and tests via TurningPoint's interactive learning system. learn more
NEW! Blackboard Scholar® is a social bookmarking service customized for education. Scholar will make it easier for instructors and students to find relevant resources on the Internet for courses and research by storing and sharing associated information with each resource such as tags, disciplines, other users who have tagged and more, Scholar will allow users to evaluate the resources and find the most relevant and reliable. learn more
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