The technologies listed below are being used for teaching and learning at VUW. Some of them are a core technology, meaning they are actively supported by CAD or Digital Solutions staff. You will find VUW-specific information on many of these tools below.
Technologies marked with an arrow will direct you to external help pages.
If you have questions or would like training in using these technologies, please talk to one of our learning and teaching team.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software is for viewing, printing, and commenting on PDF documents. Adobe Acrobat is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Blackboard is VUW's learning management system. It is used to provide information, teaching material and grades to students. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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Discord is an easy way to talk over voice, video, and text. Talk, chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities. It is an online discussion and sharing platform. You will need to create you own account. Discord is not a VUW supported tool. Please note that Staff using tools like this for teaching take responsibility for management of these channels and acknowledge concerns of student privacy and student rights not to participate. |
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Dropbox is a personal cloud storage service used for file sharing and collaboration. Dropbox is not a VUW supported tool. |
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eTV distributes programmes recorded off-air from domestic and international television channels and Internet channels. eTV content can be viewed and downloaded under the terms and conditions of the Screenrights Licensing Scheme for education. eTV is supported by the library. |
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Evernote is an app designed for note taking, organising, tasks lists, and archiving. Evernote is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Facebook is a social networking website which allows users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends. Facebook is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Flickr is an online image and video hosting, management and distribution service. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos. Flickr is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Flipgrid is a simple, free, and accessible video discussion experience. Create a discussion Topic. Share it with your learning community. Learners record and share short videos with you and your class. Flipgrid can be accessed through Office 365. |
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Google Docs is a group of online tools for collaboratively creating and sharing documents. It includes Google Docs (text editor), Google Sheets (spreadsheets) and Google Slides (presentations). This is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Google Drive is a file storage and synchronisation service which allows storage, file sharing and mobility of content across devices. This is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Google Hangouts is a combined communication service that allows members to initiate and participate in text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. This is not a VUW supported tool. |
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GoSoapBox is used to interact with an audience during a presentation or lecture. It allows you to pose a question, run a poll or get text responses in real time. It is a cloud-based software which runs through a web browser and uses your audience's mobile devices. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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H5P is a web-based authoring tool that allows you to create interactive learning objects and design rich and engaging online learning activities that include text, images, videos, links, quizzes, adaptive pathways, and more. H5P objects can easily be shared, reused, copied, and adapted. They can also be embedded into Blackboard. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes. Kahoot is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Kami (formerly Notable) is a web based tool to mark-up and annotate online documents and images. View, annotate, share and collaborate your PDF and documents in real time. Kami is not a VUW supported tool. See the Kami case study for more information. |
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LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. It allows users to build a professional profile and document networking and career contacts. LinkedIn is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Mahara or Myportfolio is a multi-featured web application to build electronic portfolios. It can be used to create journals, resumés, upload files, embed social media resources from the web and collaborate with other users. Mahara is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Matlab is used for machine learning, signal processing, image processing, computer vision, communications, computational finance, control design, robotics, and much more. The Matlab platform is optimised for solving engineering and scientific problems. This software is available from the VUW Software Centre or from the Digital Solutions service desk. |
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Miro is a whiteboard space that allows immersive visual interactions. It is commonly used for group brainstorming, planning and presenting ideas in asynchronous or synchronous collaboration. Technology supported by CAD. |
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NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. It has been designed for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required. NVivo can be accessed from the VUW Software Centre or from the Digital Solutions service desk and licenses are available for online training courses. |
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Office 365 is a suite of web based applications which work in combination to provide online access to: cloud storage, social networking, Microsoft Office tools, team productivity capability and more. Office 365 is a core technology supported by Digital Solutions. |
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OneDrive is part of Office 365. It is Microsoft's file hosting solution that allows users to sync files and later access them from a web browser or mobile device. |
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OneNote is an online notebook which is part of the Office 365 suite. |
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This is an online platform that facilitates interaction among students and instructors to work through learning exercises and problems. It allows feedback to students on their work and peer supported learning. Piazza is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Across the VUW campuses are a range innovative physical tools and spaces to support learning and teaching. Find out more about these tools and spaces, how to use them and who to contact for support. |
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Qualtrics is the university’s licensed on-line survey creation tool. It is primarily used for research purposes, but it can also be used in teaching scenarios such as class revision or feedback. From basic polls to complex surveys integrating websites and pop-up windows, Qualtrics is a highly flexible tool with a range of uses. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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Slack is a communication tool that allows users to set up channels for different topics. Slack allows open discussion and private chat. Slack is not a VUW supported tool. |
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This is a slide hosting service where users can upload files privately or publicly in several different presentation file formats. Slide-decks can be viewed on the site or embedded into other sites. Slideshare is not a VUW supported tool. |
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SPSS Statistics is a software package used for statistical analysis. In addition to statistical analysis, data management (case selection, file reshaping, creating derived data) and data documentation are features of the base software. It is commonly used by social scientists but it is also used by market researchers, health researchers, survey companies, government, education researchers, marketing organisations, data miners, and others. This software is available from the VUW Software Centre or from the Digital Solutions service desk. |
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Talis Aspire is the system used at the university to create course reading lists and manage copyright compliance. All courses must use Talis to create and manage readings that have been copied for course reading lists. Talis is supported by the library. |
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Teams is an Office 365 product that allows you to chat, discuss, share resources and collaborate on content with a group of people. |
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Turnitin can be used to check student writing for similarity to other sources, such as web pages, articles and other students' work. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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Twitter is an online news and social networking service where users' posts, called "tweets", are limited to 280 characters. Twitter is not a VUW supported technology. |
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Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos. Vimeo is not a VUW supported technology. |
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VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). |
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VStream is the video recording and distributing system used at Victoria. It allows recordings to be made in an office, in teaching spaces and on any remote computer. Videos from other sources can also be uploaded. All recordings can be made available through Blackboard, shared with other VUW staff or even made publicly available on a website. Live streaming can also be handled through VStream. Core technology supported by CAD. |
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XODO is a pdf reading, annotation and editing tool. With Xodo, you can edit, annotate, sign, and share PDFs on desktop, mobile, and web. Xodo is not a VUW supported tool. |
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Yammer is an enterprise based networking and communication tool. Users with approved network credentials can join discussion groups, share documents and links and images. It allows push communication in the form of microblogging. Yammer is supported by Digital Solutions. |
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Youtube is a video sharing service that allows users to upload video and make it available through private channels, subscribed feeds or publicly available. Youtube is not a VUW supported technology. |
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Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows both online meeting functionality, video conferencing and mobile collaboration. Free Zoom accounts can be created by anyone, and VUW staff can be upgraded to Pro accounts with more features. Core technology supported by CAD. |
