Students can create their own blogs which they can make visible to other students enrolled on their course, who can comment on it. Blogs can be a useful learning tool, enabling students to share ideas and discuss relevant topics / issues.
Administrators can moderate blogs and comments to enable the removal of inappropriate content.
Something to tell students on a particular course, or everyone? The announcements feature displays a notification on the student dashboard when they login.
The student forums enable students to talk, via message boards, to other students enrolled on their course. This function is extremely beneficial not only to students who can provide peer support, but also enables you to pick up on any common queries or issues that may need addressing. These boards also provide tutors with a means of holding whole-group discussions or delivering support.
Add additional learning resources for all students or for those on specific courses.
Display useful hints, handy tips and "breaking news" on a scrolling text banner at the top of the student’s dashboard.
Enables students to plan their study time more effectively.
Thought cloud is a mind mapping solution to help students plan their work and to 'jot down' the key ideas of a subject or topic.
Students can write brief reminders or notes which only they can see on a 'notepad' which is displayed on their dashboard.
Want to know what students think? Ask them by adding polls and view the results in an easy to read chart.
Give your students some relax time with the iLearn it Easy Space Invaders game – comes complete with a leader board.
Don’t worry, if you would prefer not to include this, you can turn it off in 'permissions'.
