ARRANGE YOUR SCENES
We offer tools that make it possible to create and customize your course in a matter
of minutes. Already existing courses can even be reused, making the creation process
that much simpler!
TOOLS
ASSIGNMENT
CourseGarden is capable of creating an assignment and evaluating the submitted solutions. The results can then be returned to the student for revision with notes. The evaluation scale is fully customizable.
LEARNING MATERIAL
You can design coordinated, organized, and engaging materials that are easy to create and share. PowerPoint and Word can also be imported to help create content. Our curriculum materials are also smartphone compatible, and can be made even richer with videos and other interactive elements.
TEST
There are 16 different question types that can be used to compose exams or practice tests. More complex features are also available, such as random blocks, randomized questions, and question banks. The program gives instant feedback about participants’ performances using in depth evaluation and statistics.
VIDEO EXAM
A number of features within the system are in place to support online oral exams, such as the announcement of exam dates, the capability to design an exam schedule, video calls, allowing test-takers to either “draw” their own topic of discussion or assigning one to them, and recording logs of the exams.
ATTENDANCE
A tool to organize and track in-person, hybrid, and online class attendance is at your disposal. It can be used to not only take attendance but also to share said attendance records, and is compatible with online tools. SlideCast is an outstanding helper that can be found within the attendance taking feature and can record and replay presentations in high quality.
TASKLIST
Checklists can be created in your projects. Tasks can be assigned to specific participants, deadlines can be set, and completion can be marked. This information can be found in an overview.
SURVEY
The survey tool allows for the easy set-up of questionnaires that can be filled out anonymously to gather honest feedback and give quality assurance.
PUBLISHER
With the publishing tool, multiple people can work together on constructing learning materials. This advocates for thorough proofreading. The completed and approved curriculum can then be published to a scene of your choosing, and any later modifications made in the publishing tool will automatically be applied to the published version of the curriculum.
DATASHEET
This is a great tool for data collection and to share information in projects. Who can edit or share a spreadsheet can be controlled by an admin.
FOLDER
A great tool to store and share files, bibliographic details, test questions, and study materials. Members of the scene may be given access to
uploading files here as well.
FILE
This allows users to upload or download files in the scene. Preview and embedded playback are available with certain file types (jpg, pdf, mp3, mp4, docx, pptx).
VOTE
The voting tool allows members of the scene to come together to make decisions quickly. You can set the choices to be voted on and set a deadline for votes to come in. Voters can also change their
votes before the deadline hits, and the fifinal results of the poll can be posted.
IDEA BOX
This is a great tool to collect ideas and suggestions from members of the scene. The list can be prioritized and evaluated by the participants, and deadlines can be set for the
collection and evaluation of submissions.
FORUM
Participants or groups can have a platform to discuss topics with the option to upload files under admin control.
LINK
This gives the ability to display external source’s links in the scene, and video content (e.g. Youtube, TED) is shown in an embedded player.
FAQ
The FAQ is available to inform users of necessary information in a question-and-answer format.
LEARNING MATERIAL
Impressive content can be created to enhance the learning experience. Our refined
interface supports all display sizes, and the platform monitors time spent on each page
and sends feedback to the creator of the material. Materials are easy to reuse and share.
To protect the curriculum, the learning material cannot be downloaded.
CREATION
New curriculum chapters are easy to make. Sections can be added manually, or existing Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, or image files can be imported. Narration can also be recorded or uploaded to each page.
FEEDBACK
The curriculum gives a learning time estimate for each page, and monitors each student’s total time spent in the overall curriculum and on individual pages. Participants can rate different aspects of the curriculum and give textual feedback to each part.
AVAILABLE ELEMENTS
Video streaming
Video + test question
Video + presentation
Embedded videos
HotSpot images
Self-assessment questions
Flash cards
Page narration
Images, galleries
Additional text
Internal links
Mathematical formulas
Downloadable materials
External links
TESTS
A tool to assess students’ knowledge and provide them with feedback. In addition to
traditional forms of testing, it can measure knowledge by topic or provide adaptive testing, which can be useful when there are large deviations between students’ abilities.
CREATION
When creating tests, you can choose from 16 question types. Questions can be copied from previously created tests or question banks.
FILL-OUT CONTROL
The order of questions can be randomized, and they can be organized into random blocks. You can specify the total test time as well as the completion time for each question. Switching back and forth between pages can be regulated,
and test-taking locations can be restricted to specific IP addresses and can be protected by passwords. Detailed statistics pertaining to each student and each question are given immediately
upon completion. It provides information regarding students’ time spent answering each question, and their results. The structural coherence of the test can be monitored with Cronbach’s alpha.
16 QUESTION TYPES
Single choice
Multiple choice
Blank map
Stop on time video
Categorization
Grouping
Pairing
Sorting
Fill-in-the-blank
Numeric
True/False
Short answer
Complex
Relation analysis
Essay
File upload
ONLINE, HYBRID, IN-PERSON
A tool to organize and conduct in-person, hybrid, or online class attendance.
Dates are recorded in the calendar and the system takes attendance and sends out
notifications. The attendance records are available for the participants to view.
COURSEGARDEN HYBRID LECTURES
Some of the students attend classes in-person while others can join remotely or watch the class back later on a recording. You can stream the presentation in real time from a laptop, tablet, or any other handheld device. Streams can include a slideshow presentation, live speaker narration, and other interactive elements, and can be watched by up to thousands of participants online. This way, every classroom can become
a studio. The recordings have incredible sound and image quality, and they require exceptionally little storage.
INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS
Questions can be posted between slides for the students to submit answers to in real time.
You can insert a slide that forms a word cloud made from submissions entered by the students.
The presenter can ask an ad-hoc yes or no question during the presentation and participants can answer in a pop-up window that appears.
The participants can ask questions in a chat for the presenter to answer immediately or after the presentation.
ONLINE MEETING SYSTEMS
The attendance tool also supports the use of external meeting platforms (Teams, Zoom, GoogleMeet, etc.). If these are used, a students’ attendance is registered when they click on the meeting link.
