EduTools are tools tested and supported by the Office of Distance Learning Instructional Support Team to enhance online teaching and learning at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Find information on each EduTool and how to request access below.
H5P is an interactive content creation tool that integrates with Moodle.
Choose H5P to produce interactive content, including:
H5P can also connect to gradebook so these activities can automatically be graded.
Features include:
Additional H5P resources:
Learn more about H5P or request access using the form at the bottom of the page.
Panopto is a lecture capture software that enables instructors to create video and audio podcasts of lectures for student viewing at a later time.
Choose Panopto for:
Learn more about Panopto or request access using the form at the bottom of the page.
Online exam proctoring allows students in different geographical locations to be monitored while taking exams through webcams and screen monitoring technologies. The University uses ProctorU for proctoring exams online.
Through ProctorU, students can schedule exam appointments 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Students are responsible for the proctoring fees. Faculty should notify students of any additional costs at the beginning of the semester.
Faculty do have the option of allowing students to be proctored in-person at a remote location, in which case the faculty member would need to provide the student with the Proctor Approval Form and have the student complete and obtain all approvals.
ProctorU offers:
ProctorU can be used on any desktop/laptop platform using most common web browsers; use the latest updated browser at all times (Chrome or Firefox is recommended). You can do a Web Browser Check to make sure you have no issues before taking an exam.
Students are able to schedule exam appointments with ProctorU 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students are responsible for the proctoring fees. Faculty should notify students of any additional costs at the beginning of the semester.
To request ProctorU services, please complete the request form at the bottom of this page. After submitting the form, you will be contacted by an Instructional Support Team member who will provide you with further information and support.
Adaptive course design using RealizeIt is a new way to present personalized, customizable courses that provide students with a fundamentally different experience than they would have in standard online or hybrid courses.
The RealizeIt platform houses all the learning materials, activities, and formative assessments for specific learning units. As students progress through the course, the platform automatically directs them to the most appropriate content for their current level of understanding. Some students will be directed to proceed to the next lesson or choice of lessons, while others will be guided towards remediation of previous material. The platform is constantly learning about each student’s behavior and performance and providing guidance to help them to attain the learning goals of the course.
Realizeit integrates into the Moodle gradebook and allows for direct linking of coursework with single sign-on for the students, who can purchase an access code from the UL Lafayette Bookstore.
Eligible faculty may be able to receive stipends through departmental Distance Learning Funds for improving an online course and/or transitioning to the use of OER.
Features and benefits of adaptive learning include:
If you are interested in using RealizeIt for your course, follow the following process:
Step 1. Assess whether your course is a good fit.
Courses that require students to build a knowledge base or demonstrate a skill that can be measured by objective means are very good candidates for adaptive courseware.
Characteristics include:
Courses that rely heavily on subjective assignments, such as forums, research projects, papers, portfolios, etc. are not a good fit as they miss out on the redirection and remediation aspects of RealizeIt.
Step 2. Apply.
Complete the application online and email a signed endorsement form to distancelearning@louisiana.edu.
Please note: Your application is not complete until we have received your endorsement form.
Step 3. Design your course in RealizeIt.
The design process includes three phases, assisted by an instructional designer.
Phase 1: Planning
Phase 2: Development
Phase 3: Delivery
Turnitin is an online tool that allows faculty to provide detailed feedback on written assignments with the added benefit of ensuring that students are submitting original and properly cited work.
Choose Turnitin for:
Features of Turnitin include:
Turnitin’s AI writing detection uses generative AI to detect patterns of writing commonly produced by generative AI and reports the results in the form of a score predicting the probability of AI-generated material.
Faculty Resources:
Student Resources:
Zoom is a web conference tool that can be utilized by instructors to hold synchronous (real-time) meetings and classes with students from any geographic location.
Note: Zoom is not sufficient as an online proctoring tool. As noted above, ProctorU provides authentication and robust monitoring through live proctors and/or artificial intelligence.
Zoom Webinars are used for one-to-many communication. Typically, webinars have one or more panelists and view-only attendees. Zoom Webinars are designed so that only the host and any designated panelists can share their video, audio and screen. To learn more about Meeting vs Webinar differences, please see Zoom Support’s Zoom Meeting and Webinar comparison.
Zoom Webinar features are available to all UL Lafayette faculty and staff upon request. The Office of Distance Learning has one webinar license available and will schedule webinars on a first-come, first-serve basis. To schedule a webinar, complete the webinar form. Once submitted, you will be contacted by our office for further instructions.
All UL Lafayette faculty and staff have access to a Zoom Pro license. How you log in to Zoom depends on your role.
Connecting through Moodle using the Zoom-Moodle Integration is the preferred method for faculty to schedule and host meetings. There are several advantages to this method, including easy authentication of student participants, tracking meeting attendance, and easy sharing of recorded meetings.
Access your Zoom Pro license using your ULID and University password at ULLafayette.Zoom.us to schedule and host your Zoom meetings.
If you are signing into your Zoom license directly from the Zoom app on your device, you'll need to:
Fill out the form below to request the use of one of our supported EduTools for teaching your hybrid or online course.
This form is for faculty use only. If you are a student, please contact your instructor for directions on accessing the EduTools utilized in your course.
While your access to these EduTools can be continued for future semesters, we ask that you notify us each semester of your intentions to use each tool so that we can better manage our resources.
If you plan to use multiple EduTools, please complete this form once for each.
If you’re interested in using RealizeIt to create an adaptive course, you will need to complete the RealizeIt Course Application and will need to submit an endorsement form signed by your department head.