Instructional Pilot Tools
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) pilot iCollege integrations and learning tools to add to the growing portfolio at Georgia State University.
Adaptive Courseware
Cogbooks
Cogbooks is an adaptive learning platform that works to minimize the time you spend managing students and maximizes their preparedness for class. Cogbooks sets itself ahead of static text books and aims for greater student success and significantly lower dropout.Exploring this tool has been made possible in association with the APLU’s Accelerating Adoption of Adaptive Courseware grant, and the Digital Champion Fellowship.
Macmillan Launchpad
Mcmillan LaunchPad interactive e-book brings together the resources students need to prepare for class, working with the textbook you select.Exploring this tool has been made possible in association with the APLU’s Accelerating Adoption of Adaptive Courseware grant.
McGraw-Hill Connect
McGraw-Hill Connect provides adaptive content for students and analytic insights for faculty.Exploring this tool has been made possible in association with the APLU’s Accelerating Adoption of Adaptive Courseware grant.
Realizeit
Realizeit is an adaptive platform-as-a-service and robust content library. Exploring this tool has been made possible in association with the APLU’s Accelerating Adoption of Adaptive Courseware grant.
Ally
Ally is an integration to iCollege that provides student and faculty with features that enhance accessibility and the teaching and learning experience.
LLY provides students with alternative accessible versions of specific types of course content (PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and HTML). It automatically provides students with alternate versions such as PDF, ePub, and electronic braille.
Ally provides faculty with reports on the accessibility of course content (PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and HTML) . Faculty can view accessibility score of their course content, review content for specific concerns, and receive in-context help on how to fix accessibility issues.
By assisting faculty with accessibility improvements to course content, Ally helps to provide students with access to alternate formats that offer a personalized learning experience.
Learning Object Repository (LOR)
The Learning Object Repository (LOR) is a new feature coming to iCollege. The LOR can be setup to create repositories of documents and quizzes that can then be shared across the university or with specific departments. Documents and quizzes stored in the LOR are then discoverable and adoptable through the iCollege Content tool.
