List of E-Learning tools
Below you will find a list of selected e-learning tools that you can use to design your digital teaching. Most of the tools are also available to students, for collaborative work among themselves or as consumers of digital teaching.
Videoconferencing
✸Jitsi
An open source video conferencing system especially for meetings in small groups, more information can be found in the usage instructions.
- Server of the SCI for audio/video meetings
Link Instructions Target group sci-jitsi-stud.informatik.uni-kl.de References for use Lecturers and employees of the Department of Computer Science jitsi.informatik.uni-kl.de References for use Students of the Department of Computer Science - Server of the RHRK for audio-/video meetings
Link Instructions Target group jitsi.uni-kl.de References for use Everyone with an RHRK account
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Adobe Connect
Suitable for video/web conferences or lectures. Meeting rooms can be prepared in advance.
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Hosted by DFN.
Link Instructions Target group webconf.vc.dfn.de Manual and documentation Lecturers as meeting creators, students as participants.
Available as integration into Open OLAT
Pexip
Suitable for meetings, consultation hours or for discussing exercises in small groups
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Hosted by DFN.
Link Instructions Target group conf.dfn.de Instructions for Pexip of the DFN Lecturers as meeting creators, students as participants.
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Skype for Business
Suitable for communication in a team. Enables text, audio and video chat and desktop sharing.
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Hosted by RHRK
Link Instructions Target group serviceportal.rhrk.uni-kl.de Manual of the RHRK Everyone with an RHRK account.
Mattermost
Team communication via chat and via integrations of BigBlueButton and Jitsi also audio/video and desktop sharing possible
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Hosted by RARP,
support from the RHRK
Link Instructions Target group teamwork.rarp-kl.de Manual of the RHRK Everyone with an RHRK account<
OpenMeetings
Audio/video conferences with display of presentation slides, whiteboard with drawing function, chat and recording
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Support VCRP
Link Instructions Target group in OLAT Manual and notes of the VCRP Lecturers as organizers, students as participants.
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BigBlueButton
Audio/video conferences with display of presentation slides, whiteboard with drawing function, chat and recording
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Support VCRP
Link Instructions Target group via OLAT / integration into Mattermost Manual and notes of the VCRP Lecturers as organizers, students as participants.
Cisco Webex
Audio/video conferences, Lectures and Meetings.
Lecture solutions
✸Open OLAT
Organization of online courses using many course components and integration of further tools such as Adobe Connect or BigBlueButton.
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Hosted by VCRP.
link Instructions Target group olat.vcrp.de Notes and further links Lecturers, employees as content creators and students as consumers.
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Adobe Connect
Suitable for video/web conferences or lectures. Meeting rooms can be prepared in advance.
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Hosted by DFN.
Link Instructions Target group webconf.vc.dfn.de Manual and documentation Lecturers as meeting creators, students as participants.
Available as integration into Open OLAT
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BigBlueButton
Audio/video conferences with display of presentation slides, whiteboard with drawing function, chat and recording
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Support VCRP
Link Instructions Target group via OLAT / integration into Mattermost Manual and notes of the VCRP Lecturers as organizers, students as participants.
Video content platform
✸Panopto
Video delivery, organization in folder structure, rights management.
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Support VCRP
link Instructions Target group video.vcrp.de instructions and further links Lecturers as content creators, students as consumers (with or without login depending on configuration).
Login with RHRK Account
DAVE
Video and audio provision and organization.
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Support ETSC of the TUK
link Instructions Target group videoportal.uni-kl.de information
Video editing
✸Panopto
Also provides a tool for video recording and editing.
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Available for Windows and macOS
link Instructions Target group see note instructions and further links Teachers as content creators
Login with RHRK Account
OBS Studio
Open source software for video recording and video editing.
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Available for Windows, macOS and Linux
link Instructions Target group obsproject.com Documentation and instructions can be found on the website of the provider.
Team Communication
Skype for Business
Suitable for communication in a team. Enables text, audio and video chat and desktop sharing.
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Hosted by RHRK
Link Instructions Target group serviceportal.rhrk.uni-kl.de Manual of the RHRK Everyone with an RHRK account.
Mattermost
Team communication via chat and via integrations of BigBlueButton and Jitsi also audio/video and desktop sharing possible
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Hosted by RARP,
support from the RHRK
Link Instructions Target group teamwork.rarp-kl.de Manual of the RHRK Everyone with an RHRK account<
Office Kollaboration
ShareLaTeX
Is an online platform to create and edit LaTeX documents collaboratively or alone.
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Hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group sci-latex.informatik.uni-kl.de follows Teachers, employees and students of the Department of Computer Science
OnlyOffice
Edit presentations, text and spreadsheet documents.
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Available as course element in Open OLAT and as integration into Seafile.
link Instructions Target group Notes and instruction of the VCRP Teachers, employees and students
Etherpad, Codepad and Mathpad
Collaborative editing of texts (Etherpad), source code (Codepad) or mathematical tasks (Mathpad)
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Available as course element in Open OLAT.
link Instructions Target group instructions and notes of the VCRP Lecturers and students -
Etherpad hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group sci-pad.cs.uni-kl.de follows
Seafile
Store and organize files in the cloud, including via WebDAV client. It is also possible to edit office files in the browser. Share folders or files.
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Hosted by RARP.
link Instructions Target group seafile.rlp.net instruction Teachers, employees and students
Learn Management System
✸Open OLAT
Organization of online courses using many course components and integration of further tools such as Adobe Connect or BigBlueButton.
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Hosted by VCRP.
link Instructions Target group olat.vcrp.de Notes and further links Lecturers, employees as content creators and students as consumers.
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ExClaim
Secure test environment for submitted solutions, Administration of different levy versions, Processing of tasks in a team, Automated group/team classification according to preferences
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Hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group softech.cs.uni-kl.de If you have any questions about the system or the accounts please contact AG Programming Language Students
IMathAS
Create and execute automatically corrected tasks and tests.
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Hosted by VCRP.
link Instructions Target group netmath.vcrp.de Comments of the VCRP Teachers as creators, students as participating
Cloud storage
Seafile
Store and organize files in the cloud, including via WebDAV client. It is also possible to edit office files in the browser. Share folders or files.
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Hosted by RARP.
link Instructions Target group seafile.rlp.net instruction Teachers, employees and students
Other tools and services
Question2Answer
Question and answer portal
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Hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group q2a.informatik.uni-kl.de Hints can be found on the page. Students
TUX server
Remote access to Linux environments of the SCI.
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Offered for the Department of Computer Science from SCI.
link Instructions Target group per SSH see instructions sci.informatik.uni-kl.de Students and employees
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Submission platform
For students of the Department of Computer Science, submission of bachelor, master, and supervised research papers.
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Hosted, provided and supported by SCI.
link Instructions Target group submission.cs.uni-kl.de instructions are on the page. Students
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GitLab
GitLab Server of the SCI for students of the Department of Computer Science
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Hosted and maintained by SCI.
link Instructions Target group git.cs.uni-kl.de User-Doku Students
Etherpad
Webbased and collaborative working on texts.
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Hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group sci-pad.cs.uni-kl.de follows
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ExClaim
Secure test environment for submitted solutions, Administration of different levy versions, Processing of tasks in a team, Automated group/team classification according to preferences
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Hosted by SCI.
link Instructions Target group softech.cs.uni-kl.de If you have any questions about the system or the accounts please contact AG Programming Language Students
Further links
Here you will find links with tips, instructions and contact persons who will support you in the transition from presence to online teaching:
- Eteaching Service Center (ETSC) of RPTU in Kaiserslautern, teaching offline now online
- VCRP Tips and instructions for digital teaching
- DFN Hints and tips for the use of the offered video conferencing solutions in connection with the current situation by Covid-19
- e-teaching.org for further information on e-learning and digital teaching