Institutional eLearning Platform and Tools
One of CEI’s key goals is to leverage technology to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. We have implemented an institutional Learning Management platform and various eLearning tools to improve the teaching and learning experience at HKUST.
To ensure effective use of these tools, we offer regular eLearning workshops to familiarize teaching staff with them, understand their pedagogical value, and use them effectively in their teaching activities.
We also continuously monitor the development of teaching technologies in the market and recommend additional innovative tools that have pedagogical value.
A brief overview of the established eLearning platform and tools is provided below:
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Platform/Tool |
Description |
Enquires |
Access |
Workshop |
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Canvas is a user-friendly Learning Management System adopted by HKUST in July 2014 to support the University's Blended Learning initiatives and evolving teaching and learning needs. It was first introduced as a trial in Fall 2014/15 and fully implemented in Spring 2014/15. By the end of Fall 2015/16, Canvas had entirely replaced the previous LMS. |
Email canvas@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
If any faculty/ teaching staff are interested in delivering your course through Canvas, please sign up here. |
CEI offers regular workshops. Please check out the schedule here. |
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Turnitin |
Turnitin is a widely-used tool for detecting plagiarism and promoting academic integrity among students and faculty worldwide. In addition to checking the originality of submitted work, Turnitin encourages a writing process that emphasizes the importance of originality and learning. This process includes originality checking, online grading, feedback, and peer review. HKUST has subscribed to Turnitin's services to help reduce instances of plagiarism within the institution.er to minimize plagiarism issues within HKUST. |
Email turnitin@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
Turnitin has been integrated into Canvas to facilitate originality checks for student work. Faculty/ teaching staff may log into your course site in Canvas to utilize this feature for student assignment submission. |
Covered in the regular Canvas Extended workshops. Please check out the schedule here. |
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iPeer |
iPeer is a student peer evaluation system that has been customized from an open-source application to suit the needs of our institution. It supports four types of evaluations: Point Distribution, Rating Scale, Rubric, and Commendation. The system facilitates teaching staff to conduct peer-to-peer evaluations on group projects. |
Email ipeer@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
If any faculty/ teaching staff are interested in using iPeer, please sign up here. Login here. |
CEI offers regular workshops. |
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Mentimeter empowers educators to bridge the gap between instruction and student engagement. By utilizing its web-based platform, you can create interactive polls, word clouds, quizzes, and more to enhance your presentations. HKUST has secured an Enterprise License for Mentimeter, providing full access to all slide and question types, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues. |
Email mentimeter@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
Join the enterprise license using your ITSC authentication. Create your presentations on mentimeter.com. Joining live presentation via menti.com. |
Please check out the schedule here. |
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iPRS is a tool that promotes active learning by allowing instructors to receive and analyze real-time feedback from students in large classrooms. With the click of a button, students can respond to questions posed by the instructor, providing immediate insight into their understanding of the subject matter. iPRS has been implemented in many teaching venues at HKUST. |
Email to prs@ust.hk |
N/A |
No regular workshops but ITSC provides system usage support upon request. |
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Zoom |
Sometimes, it may be necessary for teaching staff to transition from in-person on-campus instruction to live online instruction. The key tool that can be utilized for this purpose at HKUST is Zoom, which allows for the conduct of live, online sessions. |
Email canvas@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
If any faculty/ teaching staff are interested in using Zoom, you can access them through your Canvas course, please sign up here. |
CEI offers workshops. You will be informed by email of the workshop schedule. |
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PowerPoint for Pre-recording Video Lectures |
PowerPoint is widely recognized as a tool for creating presentations, but it is also highly effective for converting slideshows into educational videos. |
Email canvas@ust.hk or call our Hotline at 2358-8036 |
N/A |
CEI offers workshops. You will be informed by email of the workshop schedule. |
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