Inventory of tools

Box.com

DSpace

UBC(library)

Open source digital content management repository.

DropBox.

Storage and file sharing

Google Drive

UBC

Google’s web-based document collaboration tool. Storage, file-sharing, collaboration

Google Sites

UBC

Google’s free website creation tool. Instructor sites and student projects

iPeer

UBC

iPeer is an open source web application that allows instructors to develop and deliver rubric-based peer evaluations, to review and release student comments, to build progress report forms online, and to analyze evaluation results.

Kaltura

UBC

Kaltura is a video hosting, management and streaming service

Maple (CAS)

Computer algebra system (originally from Waterloo).

Mathematica (CAS)

Arguably the world leader in Computer Algebra Systems

Matlab

Mathematics software primarily for engineers.

Octave

(Linear Algebra) A free downloadable linear algebra package that is used for first year linear algebra courses

OLI Virtual Lab (Chemistry)

UBC

The Open Learning Initiative (Carnegie Mellon) has a virtual lab.

One45

UBC

Competency based evaluations

Piazza

UBC

Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can ask, answer, and explore 24/7, under the guidance of their instructors

Respondus StudyMate

UBC

Respondus StudyMate Author lets you create ten Flash-based activities and games using four simple question formats, including mathematical problems.

Respondus Quiz

UBC

Respondus Quiz 4.0 is a tool for creating and managing exams and quizzes that can be printed to paper or published directly to your WebCT Vista online course.

SAS

Statistical analysis package

SPSS

SPSS is a statistical package

Turnitin

Plagiarism prevention and online grading

Web work

UBC

WeBWorK is an open-source online homework system for math and sciences courses

WikiMedia

Wiki software

Vimeo

A video sharing service

Xythos (BlackBoard)

Content management