Communication

Messages
Send, receive and reply to messages among site participants using Sakai’s internal email messaging
Announcements
Post current, time-critical information for your site, and schedule notices to display at specific times throughout the term
Rich Text Editor - Image for Students
Uploading and embedding images from the Rich Text Editor (RTE) allows you and other members of the site to view an image of your choice in a particular course site
Embedding Images into the Forum
This document explains how to upload images into the student's Resources tool and the two main ways that can be used by the students to embed a picture in their discussion
Bullhorn
The Bullhorn tool is useful for students to search for announcements
Commons
Interact with site participants in a Facebook-inspired, asynchronous, social messaging tool
Sign-Up
Create and manage electronic sign-up sheets for events or activities such as office hours, presentation slots, research topics, review sessions, etc
Conversations
Students can ask, answer, and respond to questions. Students can add instructor-created tags and respond to questions and answers with both text and emojis.

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Tests and Quizzes
Create and manage online assessments using a robust testing engine which includes a variety of question types, question pools, statistics, security options for high stakes testing, delivery time and date exceptions, and more
Using Turnitin in iLearn
The following document will explain a number of common issues that students encounter when using the TurnItIn.com integration in iLearn and how to avoid them
Assignments
Create and grade online or offline assignments with a variety of options and settings, including honor pledge, peer review, and group submissions. Document preview lets instructors view and provide feedback in the browser, without downloading student submissions
Gradebook
Calculate, store and distribute grade information to students. Uses a spreadsheet-style interface, and designed to provide faster, easier grade-entry capabilities
Peer Evaluation
Peer evaluations is completed via the lessons tool and student pages allow for student generated content
Rubrics
Calculate, store and distribute grade information to students. Uses a spreadsheet-style interface, and designed to provide faster, easier grade-entry capabilities

 

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Communication
Various tools used for students to communicate with each other
Assessments & Grading
The Tests and Quizzes tool of iLearn allows your instructor to administer assessments that include various types of questions

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Panopto for Student Vlogs
Panopto enables professors and students of Marist to record and upload recordings through the iLearn system and have more control over who has access to them
Resources
Post, store and organize material related to the course or project site. Drag and drop and WebDAV functionality make bulk file uploads quick and easy

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How Do I Contact The Help Desk?
The Marist College Help Desk serves as the single point of contact between students, faculty and staff and the Information Technology Department