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Author Luis Costa in Tip of the week Posted on 17 hours ago20/03/2023
Artificial-intelligence-based text generators and education

Artificial-intelligence-based text generators and education

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Text-producing artificial intelligence (AI), Chat GPT in particular, has been a hot topic of discussion in the media as well as among teachers and educators the last

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Author Veruscka Xavier Filgueira in Tip of the week, Tips and tools Posted on 13/03/202313/03/2023
Importing Grades from Excel to MyCourses

Importing Grades from Excel to MyCourses

Excel is a popular tool among teachers for organizing and editing grades. It offers several custom calculation options and is relatively easy to use. MyCourses allows teachers to export grades, but

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Author Kalle Kataila in Uncategorized Posted on 27/02/2023

Best practices for creating engaging online learning videos: Do’s and don’ts

Since the Lumière brothers’ invention of movies in 1895, moving images have been utilized for educational purposes. However, with the advent of technology and the rise of AI-driven platforms like Netflix

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Author Esa Salmio in Tip of the week Posted on 20/02/202306/03/2023
From teacher to teacher

From teacher to teacher

Henrik Wallén dives deep into MyCourses’s Gradebook and tells how he uses the calculation feature and the csv file to export final grades to SISU.

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Author Esa Salmio in Tip of the week Posted on 13/02/202313/02/2023
How to utilize psychologists´ support for your teaching?

How to utilize psychologists´ support for your teaching?

Teachers and programme leaders: did you know that Aalto’s study psychologists and the career counselling psychologists provide support also for teachers? Ask ideas and viewpoints how increase student wellbeing in your

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Author Kalle Kataila in Tip of the week Posted on 27/01/202330/01/2023
Visualise your lectures using lightboard

Visualise your lectures using lightboard

A lightboard is a powerful tool for online teaching as it allows instructors to easily create high-quality video content for their students. The lightboard is essentially a transparent board that is

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Author Veruscka Xavier Filgueira in Tip of the week, Tips and tools Posted on 23/01/2023
MyCourses’ Calendar updates and fixes

MyCourses’ Calendar updates and fixes

The MyCourses’ Calendar displays not only information about the activities on your MyCourses’ pages, such as assignment deadlines, but it also shows all course events as described on Sisu. Responding to

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