Abstract:
For the past year, Lehigh has been part of a Google pilot program that integrates Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive into our Learning Management System (LMS) allowing faculty to accept, receive, review, grade and share files without ever managing permissions or leaving our LMS. Faculty members can either choose to embed files from Google drive or set up assignments for students using an easy to set-up standard LTI integration called Course Kit. Signing up for the program is free for the institution. Most major LMSs are included such as Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle but you must have G-Suite for Education instance.
Our Faculty have found that advantages include:
· Leveraging G-suite- Utilizing the standard tools that are part of our G-suite such as cloud storage, comments, revision history, multiple file format compatibility and inline commenting.
· Easy Workflow- No need to manage permissions, and files are easily transferred back and forth.
· Better Feedback- New tools include a customizable comment bank with more features in development.
· Easy to Share - Faculty can embed live docs in their LMS courses that are updated in real time when changes are made.
Tools:
G-Suite
An integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps powered by Google AI. Includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more.
Key Terms/Tags:
Document sharing, live editing, LMS integration
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