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This page is a collection of system help and guidelines about Aalto University learning and Student Information systems used by teachers, students and staff.

This page is maintained by the Teacher services. See full contact information in Aalto.fi/teaching 




Support and training for teachers


General guidelines and policies
System instructions

General system information and webinars

Learning management systems

Student information system

  • Sisu
    The student information system.

Collaborative whiteboard

  • Flinga
    Flinga whiteboard for collaborative knowledge building and Flinga Wall for collecting and voting ideas.
  • Presemo
    A tool for instant feedback during a lecture or online session.

Video and online meeting/collaboration


Is it Panopto, Zoom or Teams?

Learning Assessment and Online Examinations

  • EXAM
    The EXAM system in use at Aalto University is a modern electronic examination software developed and used by a consortium of Finnish Universities.
  • Using MyCourses for examination
    Electronic examinations can be done also in MyCourses.
  • Rethinking exams- rules and legislation 03/2021 webinar-slides
  • Gradescope
    Streamline grading and feedback in digital and paper-based assignments and exams.

Originality Check

  • Turnitin
     The tool for teachers and students to check the similarity of submitted text compared to text in the comparison database. Turnitin is also available to students during their theses writing process. The tool is available via MyCourses.

Feedback

  • Course feedback
    The Course feedback system collects course feedback.
  • Presemo
    A tool for instant feedback during a lecture or online session.
  • MyCourses
    MyCourses tools to get feedback during a course.

Mobility

  • MoveON
    The platform to manage international mobility and partnership processes.

Time management and planning

  • Asio
    Space reservations (booking.aalto.fi) and University course planning and scheduling system for Learning Services (LES).
  • Vihta
    The time-booking system for the staff of LES.

Other systems

  • eAge / Nintex
    Electronic services (Sähköinen asiointi) .
  • Opi Analyzer
    The reporting tool directed towards the specialist staff of Study and Student Services.
  • AIMO
Digital accessibility tools for teachers
For students
  • Instructions for creating PDF/A document 
    Download templates, read instructions for LaTeX or Word and validate your PDF/A file.
  • Originality check with Turnitin
    The tool for teachers and students to check the similarity of submitted text compared to text in the comparison database. Turnitin is also available to students during their theses writing process. The tool is available via MyCourses.
Projects

Latest posts in the Opit blog
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Peergrade not available after the 31st of December 2023!

Company behind the Peergrade has been acquired by Multiverse. Because of this the Peergrade will not be available after 31st of December 2023.

If you are planning to use

New in Thinglink – Guided virtual tours
Image: Tours editor

In the previous posting, as an easy-to-use tool for making augmented 2D images, -videos, and virtual 360° tours, the Thinglink service was introduced.

Coming soon: better user experience in MyCourses

On June 12, 2023, MyCourses will be updated to a new Moodle version. Moodle 4.1 offers a more user-friendly platform for teachers and students, with new features and improvements that make

Turnitin and detection of AI-generated text

Many of you already know that Turnitin, the company that provides us with the similarity-checking system known to us by the same name, launched its AI detection tool on 4 April

Choosing a digital examination format

Aalto University offers a variety of options for conducting exams. However, choosing the right format and method for your exam can be a challenge. There are several factors to consider when

Teacher’s Handbook – your go-to guide on teaching at Aalto University

The Aalto University Teacher’s Handbook is an online guide for teaching at Aalto University. It provides practical information on teaching practices, digital platforms for teaching and learning, and physical

Try now our new course feedback reporting tool for teachers!

Try now our new course feedback reporting tool for teachers in Power BI!

You can access the tool via the link below. The link takes you to a homepage

Thinglink – A sufficiently easy-to-use VR teaching technology just for you?
En L’an 2000, (Jean Marc Cote (if 1901) or Villemard (if 1910))

Many technologies are predicted to revolutionize teaching and learning in many different ways. Often these technologies have also been

Artificial-intelligence-based text generators and education
iStock image from Pixabay.

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

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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