Michigan Online Tools
Michigan Online learning experiences use a variety of tools and technologies to support teaching and learning. Below you’ll find more information about the tools used across our experiences.
Gamut Tool Suite
Upon first log-in to a Gamut tool, account creation will be prompted. We collect minimal information to set up accounts and include an option to make profiles appear anonymous to other learners if preferred. For more information about these tools and their use in our courses, please see the Center for Academic Innovation’s Software Terms of Service.
Gamut Gallery
Gamut Gallery provides a digital place to submit and share digital artifacts (like images or PDFs), receive feedback, and pose questions to other learners about submissions.
Gamut Workbook
Gamut Workbook provides a digital place to save notes and reflections in response to prompts provided by the instructor.
Gamut Pinpoint
Gamut Pinpoint allows learners to place markers on images, such as maps and diagrams, provided by the instructor. It also provides the ability to provide comments for pin placement and view the responses of peers in the course.
Gamut Goal Setter
Gamut Goal Setter provides personal reflection and social support for learners as they set a goal at the outset of a course.
Gamut Recommender
Gamut Recommender provides lightweight tailored content to learners based on their answers to a series of survey questions. It is best for situations where the final outcome or decision depends on a multitude of nuanced factors.
Gamut Write & Revise
Gamut Write & Revise is a writing-focused tool that learners use to compose a piece of text, then return later on for editing so they can practice applying a particular course or composition concept.
GitHub
GitHub is a cloud-based platform for storing, managing, and collaborating on code using version control. It can also be used to publish simple websites through GitHub Pages.
H5P
H5P activities allow additional interactivity in courses. Learners may need to perform actions such as clicking, selecting, or dragging and dropping to fully utilize these interactive elements.
Jupyter Notebooks (VS Code on Coursera Labs)
VS Code is a tool used to provide learners a programming environment to work in, directly on the Coursera platform through Coursera Labs. This environment utilizes Jupyter Notebooks to combine code and text, presented in an online programming environment, in a format that is compatible with both VSCode and the Jupyter Notebook tool.
This environment is intended to provide a ready-made workspace for learners to interact with course materials and the Llama models without the need for local setup. Please note that due to the performance requirements of large-language models, executing code that uses the Llama model may take some time to complete. These notebooks are available for learners to run locally, however support can only be provided for learners that utilize the Coursera Labs environment.
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a free office suite that includes word processing and spreadsheet applications. For any questions about LibreOffice please refer to their FAQ page to access their support resources.
Sublime & Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Sublime and Visual Studio Code (also called VSCode) are common code editors. Both of these programs are free to download and use and there are also many online tutorials available to help learn the software.
Uptale
Uptale is a tool that enables the creation of immersive and interactive experiences. These virtual reality environments allow for increased engagement with the content.
