LaTTe, the University’s Learning and Teaching Technology Advisory Group, has advocated for a platform that will provide academics with the tool sets and user interface to create interactive content directly into vUWS. Known as H5P this is a new technology-enabled learning tool that has been integrated within vUWS.
The Online and Engagement Teaching Hub has a section dedicated to designing content in H5P (opens in a new window).
To see H5P in action, visit the exemplar site (opens in a new window).
AllY and Accessibility
Blackboard AllY identifies content in need of a digital accessibility uplift. Several vUWS sites across 10 schools underwent an AllY review in 2021 which included fixing severe and major AllY issues where possible. This review resulted in positive changes to vUWS sites with some showing an improvement of over 30 in their AllY score, pushing the overall institution's standard above 80.
Find out more about Blackboard AllY (opens in a new window).
Pilot Programs
The Drawing Board
The Drawing Board is an early concept of an online lesson builder solution for teaching academics.
With a non-linear workflow with multiple entry points and opportunities for sharing and collaboration, The Drawing Board will become a key tool for assisting teaching academics in preparing their lesson plans.
Click on this PDF link to see the recent LaTTe presentation with links to videos that show the user experience plus a survey to capture your thoughts and feedback.
Tech Ecosystem
The Technology Ecosystem is a planned extension of the Online Engagement and Teaching Hub. The site will provide useful links to additional product information, how-to-guides, best practices and provide comparisons for different technologies.
Turnitin
The primary purpose of using Turnitin is to provide students with an interactive means of understanding and applying citation and referencing techniques in their work and provide online grading to academic staff.
Turnitin is a ‘text-matching’ software that is designed to educate students regarding appropriate citation and referencing techniques. Turnitin is also used to provide instructors with confidence in the academic integrity of students work.
Learn more about Turnitin (opens in a new window)
Ultra Base Navigation
LaTTe endorsed an upgrade to the My vUWS Navigation. Ultra Base Navigation (UBN) is a responsive, mobile compatible, modern user interface, replacing the underlying Modules and Tabs design. It moves the most used tools to the forefront and introduces some new ones, e.g. Activity Stream, Performance Indicators and a new Calendar.
Custom Made H5P
Custom Made H5P (CMH5P) is a purpose-built service to create and publish a number of unique H5P items developed in-house at WSU. Through an LTI integration with the LMS, CMH5P provides a scalable solution allowing instructors to update, copy, download and share objects for reuse across subjects and disciplines.
CMH5P offers similar features to those from H5P.com, offering familiarity and making it easier to get started. Instructors will have the ability to edit and update content themselves.
Learn more about Custom H5P (opens in a new window)