Development of digital tools for teaching
Development of learning environments
The virtual team working on learning environments focuses on both physical and digital spaces as well as the pedagogy used within them. The goal of development work is to provide up-to-date, purposeful, and information-secure learning environments for teachers and students.
The team brings together experts in learning environments, service unit management, teachers, and students, coordinated by the IT services: Suvi Junes (%20suvi.junes [at] tuni.fi (suvi[dot]junes[at]tuni[dot]fi)) and Mikko Lammi (%20mikko.lammi [at] tuni.fi (mikko[dot]lammi[at]tuni[dot]fi))
Dashboard of learning environment development
The dashboard compiles key figures related to learning environments, strategies, expert views, and ongoing development tasks all in one place. The dashboard helps developers map the path from the current state to the target state and makes development efforts more visible to the entire higher education community.
Development of digital tools for teaching and learning
The digital tools for teaching and learning are tools used during teaching and learning, such as TUNI Moodle learning environment, TUNI EXAM electronic exams, Zoom video service, Panopto video platform and the Microsoft 365 tools in teaching and learning.
Stay up to date with changes in digital tools for teaching and learning
New features and changes of the digital tools used in teaching and learning. Once a month as a summary.
Development plans of digital tools for teaching and learning
Tampere universities: development plans for digital tools
The list only shows the Tampere universities' own development related to digital tools during teaching and learning. The list shows the most important areas for development, not smaller individual changes or fixes
Development plans for digital tools used in teaching and learning (in Finnish)
Digital tool providers: development plans for digital tools
Almost all digital teaching tools have been acquired as cloud services, which are continuously updated regardless of the Tampere universities. You can find the development plans for the key digital tools and the latest feature release notes below.
- TUNI Moodle: roadmap and release notes
We are using long-term support (LTS) version. A new LTS major version is released and deployed typically every two years, which may also bring bigger user interface and feature updates. There may be several minor updates per year. - Microsoft 365 in teaching and learning: roadmap and release notes
We are using Microsoft 365 for Education version. New features are published and deployed continuously. There are often differences in the release schedules for roadmap developments between the Education and Enterprise/Business versions. - TUNI EXAM: roadmap and release notes
We are using the latest EXAM version with a delay of few months. Typically, a new major version is released once a year and deployed during the following semester of the release date. There may be several minor updates per year. - Panopto: release notes
Minor and sometimes major version updates are released and deployed continuously several times a year. - Zoom: release notes
We are using Zoom Node version managed by NORDUnet, which affects the availability and release schedule of some features. Minor and sometimes major version updates are released and deployed continuously several times a year. - Turnitin: release notes
Updates are typically released and deployed a few times a year.
Statistics of Digital Tools in Teaching
The use of digital tools in teaching and learning is reported at least on an annual basis so that the range of tools can be developed.
Consultation
The IT services offers consultation regarding digital tools for teaching. Consultation helps you when you have an IT need that cannot be directly addressed with the current service offering. An expert will work with you to assess your needs in order to find the most suitable and feasible solution. The consultation service provides you with a solution plan, offering a well-founded assessment of different solution options, the required resources (time, personnel, costs), and possible ways to proceed. The expert can also guide you to the services already available to you.
Contact: %20it-helpdesk [at] tuni.fi (it-helpdesk[at]tuni[dot]fi)
How to get a new a new digital tool for teaching & learning
A typical situation in consulting is a request to acquire a new digital tool. Below is a checklist of the most essential points to consider.
Key requirements for a new digital tool:
- A similar digital tool is not already in use within Tampere universities
- The intended use and the confidentiality of the data processed with the tool have been clarified
- The license terms are suitable for organizational use
- Data protection and information security have been reviewed and are in order
- An owner and payer have been identified
- Responsible persons are assigned (the owner arranges main users and support)
Who typically owns digital tools used in teaching and learning?
- General-purpose digital tools for the entire Tampere universities: TUNI IT Services
Examples: Microsoft 365 tools, TUNI Moodle, Zoom, Panopto - Widely used digital tools for teaching & learning and study administration: TAU or TAMK education and learning
Examples: TUNI EXAM, Turnitin, Sisu, Peppi, Norppa, OJP, Wihi - Tools for specific needs of a unit, faculty or project: Faculty, unit or project
Examples: Plussa, Presemo, Peda.net, CodeGrade, ÄlyOppi Moodle
Detailed instructions: