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* DA/TA Quick Start

Overview

To get started with Active Learning please visit the guides created by the Center for Teaching and Learning  

Perusall

Learning objective: Set up readings in Perusall, a collaborative annotation tool that promotes student engagement and class discussion.

 

**Faculty members must create the initial Perusall activity though LATTE. If a DA does this, the LATTE course will be linked to the DA’s Perusall account and not the instructor’s. 

 

Training materials:

  1. Perusall Guide 
  2. Introduction to Perusall
  3. Engaging students with Perusall
  4. Using Perusall in an Assignment Activity

 

Contact: library@brandeis.edu 

VoiceThread

Learning objective: Set up assignments with VoiceThread to engage in voice and video based asynchronous discussions

 

**Faculty members must create the Voice Thread set-up though LATTE. If a DA does this, the LATTE course will be linked to the DA’s VoiceThread account and not the instructor’s. 

Training materials:

  1. Using VoiceThread as an alternative to discussion forums
  2. Video: Using VoiceThread as an alternative to discussion forums
  3. VoiceThread in Moodle (video)
  4. Workshop recording: Using VoiceThread in Moodle 

Contact: library@brandeis.edu

H5P

Learning objective: Use H5P to create interactive content in LATTE.

 

Training materials:

 

  1. H5P Interactive Content Guide 
  2. What is H5P?
  3. Creating H5P in Moodle

 

Contact: library@brandeis.edu

Additional Resources

  1. Learn more about technology resources for faculty teaching remote and hybrid courses, including Echo360 and Zoom.
  2. Changelog - updates and changes to LATTE
  3. Zoom Guide
  4. Echo360 Guide