When paired with a Learning Management System, assessment tools facilitate students and instructors to improve their learning experience. Here are some options available for Texas A&M users:
Peerceptiv
It is a peer assessment technology, that improves writing and critical thinking skills by engaging students in the role of the teacher. Peerceptiv supports writing across the curriculum and is also effective for other types of assignments—such as presentations, videos, art projects, business plans, and legal briefs—that require formative feedback. It does not need to download any software as it is fully integrated with eCampus at no charge for students and instructors.
Respondus
It is a tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Canvas. It allows instructors to create an assessment database and reuse information to create new exams. We provide a university-wide site license for Respondus, which is available at no cost for instructors.
Turnitin
Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time. It is recommended for plagiarism detection, citations, peer review, and paperless grading.
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Adobe Creative Suite
It gives you a variety number of apps and services for video, design, photography, and the web. It contains the entire collection of 20+ creative desktop and mobile apps including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Spark Premium. If you are faculty and/or staff please contact helpdesk@tamug.edu to get a free membership as part of a A&M System-wide Adobe Contract. Visit the Adobe Education Exchange to enroll in free online courses to ignite creativity in your classroom.
Camtasia Studio & Snagit
Camtasia Studio is a screen recorder and video editor to record and create professional-looking videos on Windows and Mac. Snagit is a screenshot program that captures video display and audio output. Visit the Texas A&M Software Center to download Camtasia Studio (and Snagit) for a one-time cost of only $25.
MediaSite
Mediasite is the university's standardized streaming media system that provides either public or private access to video and audio content. Mediasite integrates with eCampus. Implementation in progress.
Techsmith Relay
or Camtasia Relay is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly record, publish, and stream screen presentations. You can get it at not cost. For more information click the corresponding button below.
Canvas
Canvas is the current Learning Management System that supports online learning and teaching. Canvas is a secure, modern, centralized system that allows the user to create a course structure. The collaborative workspace enables the user to design lessons, develop content, and maintain active communication and interaction with students.
Canvas Roles
Canvas Roles can be added by instructors and administrators for both course management and member management for Canvas courses.
Observer type roles in Canvas such as Faculty Peer Evaluator, Student Peer Mentor, Transcriber, Librarian, and Visiting Student are assigned via Compass through SWASECT by the department administrator.
Course associate roles such as Course Designer, Grader, Teaching Assistant, and Lead Teaching Assistant are assigned via ORCA by the Instructor of Record or the Academic Liaison.
ORCA allows to create, combine, and manage Canvas courses based on Compass sections, and to add/manage additional users to your Canvas course(s)
Qualtrics
It enables users to create their own web-based surveys and conduct statistical analysis as a feedback tool. Request your account and/or training at helpdesk@tamug.edu. Some benefits are:
- Reach respondents wherever they are with surveys on mobile devices, apps, and websites.
- Create and test surveys in real time and collaborate effortlessly.
- 100+ question types.
- Pre-built survey templates.
- Uncover new insights with predictive intelligence and powerful statistical analysis built-in.
- Launch your survey with confidence.
iClicker
iClicker is an interactive classroom response system allowing educators to poll students in class, view the results immediately, and then provide feedback. This can be used for class discussion, attendance, and testing. Texas A&M University Galveston provides this software for instructors and students at no additional cost to them.
Getting Started Quick Links
Again, iCliker is free for all TAMUG students.
The Texas A&M University community now has access to more than 13,000 courses at no charge, thanks to LinkedIn Learning (LiL) and the Office for Academic Innovation.
Texas A&M upgraded to LiL from Lynda.com, which was acquired by LinkedIn Learning. All saved files, certificates and progress from Lynda.tamu.edu users were transferred to LiL during the upgrade.
Students can log in to linkedinlearning.tamu.edu with their NetID and password to learn:
- Tips for crafting a resume and landing the perfect job
- Hobbies such as drawing, playing an instrument and photography
- Software skills including Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 365 and project management
Faculty can use LiL to discover supplemental material for their classes and polish skills such as:
- Core strategies for teaching in higher education
- Teaching with technology
- Creating effective learning assessments
Users can associate their personal LinkedIn account with LiL so course completion certificates appear on their profile.
Frequently asked questions and answers regarding the upgrade can be found on the Texas A&M IT Self-Service website.