{"id":7998,"date":"2026-04-07T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:40:03","slug":"tools-supported-by-casl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/tools-supported-by-casl\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Technology Tools Supported by CASL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Instructors and departments can contact the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)<\/a> to receive support on the following software tools Note that CASL Support is focused on supporting instructors support. Student support is carried out through the 51ÁÔÆæ Help Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canvas is 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s campus-supported digital learning environment. Instructors can use Canvas to have students access readings, watch videos, take quizzes, submit assignments, participate in online discussions, and more. With its extensive range of features and tools, Canvas fosters effective communication, collaboration, and organization within classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CASL partners with 51ÁÔÆæ school and college support offices<\/a> to assist instructors with course redesign, learning technology integrations, and other needs related to Canvas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is H5P?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

H5P is a web-based authoring tool that helps instructors build interactive course content. A wide variety of activities can be created; including flashcards<\/a>, matching games<\/a>, interactive images<\/a>, drag-and-drop text<\/a>, speak the answer<\/a>, interactive videos<\/a>, timelines<\/a>, and branching scenario\/case-studies<\/a>. Examples of interactive content types can be explored on the H5P<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How can H5P be used in courses?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interactive content can be used to increase students\u2019 engagement with the course material or used to assess students\u2019 comprehension. Because H5P is integrated with Canvas, it provides automatic grading and score pass-through to the Canvas grade book. While H5P activities can be graded assignments, they should not be used as the primary means to assess student learning. Instead, H5P activities can be used to promote curiosity and to strengthen a sense of connectedness to course concepts. H5P activities provide instant feedback to students, allowing them to self-assess their understanding of the course material. This gives students control over their learning processes and helps them feel competent to achieve their own learning goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I use H5P?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in using H5P, you are welcome to use H5P.org<\/a>. This free tool offers the same authoring functionality, but the tool is not directly integrated with Canvas. You can create interactive content in H5P, and this content can be embedded into Canvas for student access. However, activities developed in H5P and embedded into Canvas will not transfer student scores to the Canvas Grades area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is Hypothesis?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hypothesis is a social annotation tool that is fully integrated with Canvas. Using Hypothesis, instructors can make PDFs and websites annotatable. Students can annotate course readings collaboratively, sharing comments and replying to peer\u2019s comments. Instructors can also create annotation assignments. Through Hypothesis-enabled assignments, students submit their annotations for feedback and grading in Canvas. This short video<\/a> demonstrates how to use Hypothesis in Canvas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Successful strategies for using Hypothesis include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n