What is CloudDeakin?

CloudDeakin is Deakin University's cloud learning environment.

It incorporates a range of spaces and tools to enable interactive and engaging learning:

• A portfolio where students can collect, reflect on and share evidence of their learning achievements with others within and beyond Deakin
• A home page which leads students to their unit sites
• Within each unit site, there is a range of tools available to students:
  • Access audio and video resources
  • Collaborate: Talk and chat with individuals or groups
  • Check the academic integrity of their assignments

Students can use a range of tools within CloudDeakin:

• Access units and courses including assessment items using tools such as discussions, quizzes and the ability to submit assignments online
• Curate and present their learning achievements (using the CloudDeakin ePortfolio)
• View all readings in a contained list within the content tool
• Engage with Unit Chairs, Tutors and other students in a virtual classrooms (using eLive)
• Listen and Watch recorded lectures from their desktop or via a tablet or mobile device (EchoSystem)
• Create and manage blogs (using Drupal) and wikis (using Mediawiki)
• Manage personal academic integrity (using Turnitin)

CloudDeakin New Features

Transcript for navigating CloudDeakin

A new version of CloudDeakin has just been released and was made available on 27 October, in time for the start of Trimester 3 2012. There a some potential differences in the interface of the new version, including:

• moving from 3 columns to a 2 column layout
• drop down navigation bars
• a minibar at the top of the page allowing all users to access any site they have access to from any page within CloudDeakin
• other minor design changes, mostly related to standardised colours and heading styles and a right alignment in each of the setting screens