Yes, of course! For each activity or resource you can decide under what conditions it will be visible to students; among these you can also set the date or a time interval. In order to set the date, you have
Continue ReadingYes, you can force the language of your course so that all enrolled users visualize the course interface in the same language. The teacher can choose the language clicking on Edit settings under the Course administration menu. At the Force
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible to duplicate any resource or activity available on the platform. This functionality can be very helpful for the activities, which are usually more complex than resources. For example, you can add a Choice (activity) in a
Continue ReadingYes, of course! The creation of a quiz requires two steps: first, you will need to create an empty quiz, and then you will need to add the questions to your quiz. To create a quiz: after having activated the
Continue ReadingYes, you can. Click on the Quiz name in the course page, then click on “Questions”. To add a question, click on “Add”, then select “a new question” from the menu. In the menu with the different types of questions
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. As for any other file, you have to click on Add a resource and choose File, then, under the Select File section, click on Add. The File Picker window will open: choose Dropbox on the left menu
Continue ReadingYes, this is possible. For example, the teacher can decide to give Teacher rights to some of his students on a folder, so that they can easily upload files to it. To do this, click on Edit on the right
Continue ReadingYes, you can annotate an assignment and send your notes and comments to the student directly from the platform (pdf, excel and word documents). Click on your assignment, then on View/grade all submissions: the list of all submitted assignment will
Continue ReadingThe activity which allows students to choose a group and to automatically enrol by indicating their choice is the Group choice. Before starting, make sure that you created the groups. Click on Add an activity or a resource on the
Continue ReadingOf course, in order to make it possible, you will need to add the Assignment activity into your course. To do this, click on Add an activity or resource and choose Assignment : you will be able to choose from
Continue ReadingYes, on the main page Dashboard, all events of the courses in which you are enroled are summarized in a single calendar that is in the right block under your name. (last update: 12.06.2023)
Continue ReadingFirst you need to click on Preferences on the top right of the screen, where your name appears. On the screen that opens, click under Notification preferences. In the screen that opens, there will be a column on the right
Continue ReadingYes, it is. In the settings of each resource or activity of your course, there is a section called Restrict Access: among the restrictions' list, you have to choose User Profile and add the criterion (or criteria, if you believe
Continue ReadingYes, it is. The access to each resource or activity can be limited to one or more groups of users. First of all, make sure that you have created the groups within your course. After that, click on Edit besides
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. First of all, you need to create groups and set an access key for each one of them. Once this is done, you need to access the course management and click on the Participants item and
Continue ReadingThe activity completion is a feature that can be very useful, but it is not mandatory. The teacher can decide to disable this option, just click on More in the Course Management (at the top under the course name), then
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. If you didn't create the assignment yet, do it by following this FAQ: Can students submit an assignment directy through the platform? Once the students have submitted their assignments you can grade them and give a
Continue ReadingThe Group assignment allows teachers to set an assignment which a group can work on collaboratively, and receive a common grade and feedback. Before adding a group assignment in your course, you have to split the students into different groups.
Continue ReadingThe teacher can check the Quiz settings by clicking on Edit, then on Edit settings in the Quiz menu (please, note that in order to do this operation, you must be in the editing mode). A) Type the name of
Continue ReadingThe teacher can check the Assignment settings by clicking on “Edit settings” in the Assignment menu (please, note that in order to do this operation, you must be in the editing mode). The teacher publishes on iCorsi (in the
Continue ReadingTo reply to students’ messages in the forum, enter the forum and click on the message’s title. Click on “Reply” on the bottom right of the message and type your answer and click on “Post to forum”. (last update:
Continue ReadingYou can change the course format by clicking on Settings under the menu. The new version of iCorsi has six new formats: weekly format (you can choose the number of weeks that you will have in your course); topics format
Continue ReadingTo create a survey on iCorsi you can use the Feedback activity. When adding a feedback you can decide if you want to keep the answers anonymous or not, set the timing for opening and closing of the feedback, decide
Continue ReadingIn order to hide the course or make it visible, click on Settings, then select "Hide" or "Show" under “Course visibility”: (last update: 07.09.2023)
Continue ReadingSetting the correct start date for your course is especially important when you choose the weekly format: in this kind of course format, sections correspond to weeks and start according to the start date. For setting the correct start date,
Continue ReadingIf you want to send a message to all enroled users of your course, just use the News Forum, if you instead want to send a message only to some of them, proceed as follows: click on Participants in the menu
Continue ReadingWhen you add a text area, the text box appears with all the text editor options. You can insert an image into that box by clicking on the image icon. The process is exactly the same as that used to
Continue ReadingTo import the questions from the question bank into a quiz, go to the quiz and then click on "Add" and then on "from question bank": Select the category (1), select the questions (2), then click on “Add selected questions
Continue ReadingGo to the page “Question bank” of the course, click on “Import” and choose the format in which the questions you want to import have been saved. Then upload the file into the appropriate "box". If you need help to
Continue ReadingAccess the quiz of the course from which you want to import the questions, click on “Question bank”: In order to move some or all the questions of this Question bank to the course, it is necessary to create a
Continue ReadingLog in to the quiz and select "Results" . If you want to export the quiz results, select the Excel format (.xlsx) or another of the available formats (.csv, HTML, .json, .ods, .pdf), from the drop-down menu next to the
Continue ReadingThe easiest way to assign a score to a question is to edit the number of points directly from the quiz editing page (by clicking on the icon). (last update: 26.05.2023)
Continue ReadingTo visualize the course as a student, you have to click on Switch role to... and choose Student. Besides the student visualization, you can also choose to display the Auditor and the Non-editing Teacher visualizations. To go back to the teacher
Continue ReadingBy default, all the elements of a course are visible to students. However, you can, as teacher, decide to hide a resource, an activity or an entire section (topic or week). To do this, first click on Edit mode, then
Continue ReadingThe iCorsi platform allows the tracking of every single activity done by its users. As a teacher, you can monitor the activities done in your course by viewing the Reports section, which is under your course name. Here you can visualize
Continue ReadingIf you want to add a new student, teacher or teaching assistant, click on Participants in the menu. Clicking on Enrolled users, a window will be opened from which you can do a search among all the platform's users and
Continue ReadingIn the page of the video on YouTube, click on Condividi/Share, then on Incorporare/Embed in the window that opens. Now, copy the code that is displayed and insert it into an activity/resource in your course on the platform. To copy the
Continue ReadingTo set your preferred language, you have to click on the User Profile Menu on the top right corner than click Language, that is, the language of the entire iCorsi interface. Attention: in some cases, the teacher can decide to force the
Continue ReadingTo set the enrolment key (password) for a course, you must click on Participants in the menu, choose Enrolment methods in the dropdown menu, then Self-enrolment. If you decide to set an enrolment key, just write the keyword in the
Continue ReadingTo export the list of students you must enter your course and click on Participants. At this point the list with all the participants will open. First of all, all of them must be selected by clicking on the square
Continue ReadingIn the top click on More and then on Unenrol me from... (more…)
Continue ReadingYou can unenrol a user from your course from the Participants page, that you can open by clicking on Participants in the left column. To unenrol a user, click on the trash bin icon in the row of the user you want
Continue ReadingTo create a shared document of word, excel, etc. type just select "Files" on the top bar and then select the document type. Alternatively, to upload the file, you can use "drag & drop". In this case just look for
Continue ReadingYou can check which students have submitted the quiz under “Results” in the settings menu. At the bottom of the page, you will find a table showing a recap of the students’ attempts. In this table you will find several
Continue ReadingTo upload a file in your course on the iCorsi platform you need to click on the space in your course where you want to deposit the file. The spaces for depositing files and assignments are always indicated by the
Continue ReadingTo create a category of questions, you need to access the quiz, click on "Question Bank," on the dropdown menu select "Questions" and then click on "Categories": Fill in the boxes of the section “Add category”: you have to choose
Continue ReadingIn order to check which users have enrolled in the course, please select “Participants” right under the course name: In this page you will find the list of all the students who have enrolled in the course.
Continue ReadingThe Choice is an activity of iCorsi that allows students to indicate their preference among the options proposed by the teacher. It can be used, for instance, to allow students to choose a text or a topic for a presentation.
Continue ReadingThe Book allows teachers to create multi-page resources dividing them into chapters and sub-chapters, like in a book. Every book chapter or sub-chapter can contain text, but also multimedia files, like pictures or videos. To add a Book into your
Continue ReadingThe Question Bank brings together all the questions of your course, that is, every single course has its own question bank. From there, you can manage the questions (add new questions, edit or delete the existing ones) and also manage
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. You have to access the course in which you want to import the content (activity or resource), then click on More (1), then on Course reuse (2). Now on the left corner click on Import (3).
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. Instead of uploading the files one by one, you can upload a folder. First of all, you have to compress the folder you want to upload, by clicking on it with the right button and selecting
Continue ReadingYes, you can! Enter the course for which you want to change the title, then click on Settings. You will find a field called Course full name: cancel the actual name and add the new one. In the following field,
Continue ReadingIf you want to add a Turnitin assignment to your course, you have to click on Add an activity or resource in the desired section, then choose the Turnitin assignment. You will be asked to choose the type of assignment,
Continue ReadingTo exclude some sources from the similarity percentage, click on the title of your Turnitin assignment, then select Submission Inbox. Next to the student's name you will find the title of the submitted file and the similarity percentage. Click on
Continue ReadingYes, it is always possible to edit the Due date of a Turnitin assignment (as well as the Start date). Click on your assignment and the information about your work will appear, now you can modify the dates. (more…)
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible. To set the number of notification e-mails you wish to receive, you must edit your profile. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner and choose Preferences under Profile settings. Then click on Forum
Continue ReadingYes, you can. Once you have activated the edit mode of the resource, you can set the conditions for the access (Restrict Access section). For example, you can decide to make the resource available only in a given period of
Continue ReadingYes, there is. First of all, click on Edit mode. For adding some topics (or weeks) scroll through the main page of the course to where you want to add the topic: after selecting the desired section (topic or week),
Continue ReadingYes, there is! Click on the title of the assignment, then click on Assignment below the title, choose the option View all submissions and then Download all submissions and save the compressed folder (ZIP file) to your computer. (more…)
Continue ReadingThere may be two reasons: Students have voluntarily chosen to unenrol from the course clicking on Unenrol me from Course XY: in this case you should either ask them to enrol again, or you can do it through the manual
Continue ReadingTo record a meeting, click on the three dots, then on “Start recording”. To stop recording, click on the three dots, then on “Stop recording”. The recording will be automatically uploaded on your Stream account (integrated in Office 365 –
Continue ReadingA recording can be shared with students by sharing a link on iCorsi. When the recording is finished, the following screen will appear, click “Done” to automatically load the registration on Panopto: When you have finished loading the registration on
Continue ReadingTo allow students to record an audio or video file and submit it as an attachment through the “Assignment” activity, it is necessary to select the “Online text option” within the section “Types of submission” in the “Assignment” settings. If
Continue ReadingTo create a videoconference lesson (without using a team), from the calendar page, click on the icon in the upper right corner "Meet Now". In order to share the meeting link with students, click on "Get a link to share"
Continue ReadingYes, they can do so using a code that the teacher must share with them. To create the code for the self-enrolment of students, click on “Teams” (1) in the left column, then on the three dots of the team
Continue ReadingTo use Microsoft Teams with your class, you need first to create a team. Click on “Teams” (1) in the left menu. Then, on the top right, click on “Join or create team” (2). Click on “Create a team”. Select
Continue ReadingYou can edit the recording in the Panopto portal. Within your library, you have to pass your mouse on the video you want to edit and then click “Edit”. You can change the title of your video by clicking on
Continue ReadingTo share videos with their teachers, students can upload them on their OneDrive account and share the link (e.g., through iCorsi). To access OneDrive, go to: USI students: https://www.mail.usi.ch/, then select “Usi Cloud” and log in with your USI credentials
Continue ReadingTo use or download Microsoft Teams, go to https://www.mail.usi.ch/ and click on “USI Cloud”. Once logged in with your USI credentials (your email credentials), click on “Teams” in the dashboard (or search for it by clicking on “All apps”). You
Continue ReadingTo start a recording you need to choose the folder by clicking on Browse in the left menu, then click on USI, on the name of the faculty and on the folder with the name of the course for which
Continue ReadingPanopto allows to join two video/sessions taking all the contents of a sessions and adding them to another session. This can be very useful if you recorded your primary and secondary streams as separated sessions. In your library you have
Continue ReadingScreenPal allows you to record the PC screen and a video through the PC webcam at the same time, so that you can comment what you are showing. Please note: if you use the free version, you cannot make a
Continue ReadingFor Mac When you are ready to record your own live session, you have to open Panopto Recorder and log in. Click on the “Join Session” button to select the session that you set up for the Webcast. Once returned
Continue ReadingYes, with Panopto is also possible to convey your lesson live with a webcast live. Note: between the recording and the viewing there will be a delay of c.a 30 seconds. This can cause little problems in case of chat
Continue ReadingIf you want to insert a PowerPoint presentation within the recording, you have to select “Capture PowerPoint” in the “Secondary Sources” menu on the left and select the PowerPoint file clicking on “Open a Presentation” in the main screen. At
Continue ReadingYou have to go to the URL: https://usisupsi.cloud.panopto.eu/. The Panopto item will appear: click and select the item “USI Windows credentials”, then click on “Sign in”. You have to log in by entering the username and password: those of your
Continue ReadingIt is possible to add external users (not USI) to the "team" only if you are "Owner" of the team. To add an external user, you have to: Click on the 3 dots at the top right of the team
Continue ReadingIn order to check that all students have submitted their work, enter the assignment and check the list that has been automatically generated. As it can be seen in the figure above, one student has submitted an assignment: you can
Continue ReadingTeachers can upload their videos on Panopto and share them with students. Click on “Create”, then on “Upload media”. Select the folder where you want to save the video (1) and upload the video (2) by dragging it into the
Continue ReadingTo estimate the similarity percentage, Turnitin compares the document with all texts available on its database. A high percentage could mean that you are in presence of a serious case of plagiarism or it could also be due to another
Continue ReadingExplain Everything is an app for tablets which allows you to create short educational videos using the handwriting. To create a new presentation, click on the "+" icon in the app hompage and choose the template's color. You can decide
Continue ReadingExplain Everything is an app for tablet, available both for iPad and for Android (30-day free trail). This app allows to create presentations and educational videos integrating the handwriting (in a Khan Academy style). Starting from a whiteboard or from
Continue ReadingFor the student, the procedure for uploading a Turnitin assignment is quite similar to the one for uploading a "traditional" one. The only difference is that, once uploaded to the iCorsi platform, the file will be transferred to the Turnitin
Continue ReadingFor USI (SWITCH edu-ID account) If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it from here: http://eduid.ch. Click on Forgot password? At this point you will be asked to enter your e-mail; an e-mail will be sent to you through
Continue ReadingTo remove enrolled users from a course, follow these steps: Click on "More" in the menu below the course name (click on "Course reuse"). Once the next page opens, click on "Import" in the dropdown menu, then click on "Reset."
Continue ReadingTo edit your personal profile click on the User Profile Menu on the upper right. Under Preferences click on Edit Profile here you can change all your data like name, e-mail address, city, timezone, etc. You can also add a picture
Continue ReadingYou can upload any kind of file (articles, papers, thesis, assignments, etc.) in the following formats: MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, OpenOffice (ODT) and plain text. Please, note that the file must not exceed 40 MB and its
Continue ReadingIf the file has already been uploaded to the database, it is very difficult to remove it (in exceptional cases, you can ask this - only if you are a teacher at USI or SUPSI - by contacting eLab). However,
Continue ReadingIt may happen that, with some browsers or on iPads, PDF files are not displayed in the correct way. The problem may be due to the display settings of the file. Try to change them as follows: click on Edit
Continue ReadingYes, it is possible to import a PowerPoint presentation in Prezi. You can find all the informations directly on the official Prezi website. (more…)
Continue ReadingPrezi is a nice alternative to the dominating PowerPoint to make presentations. It basically employs a big canvas and makes use of zooming in and out, this way helping to show overviews and "the big picture". It is easy to
Continue ReadingTo get a MindMeister Pro account, create a Basic/Free account, using your @usi.ch or @supsi.ch e-mail address. Your account will be automatically upgraded to Pro. (last update: 24.08.2021)
Continue ReadingMindMeister is a tool that allows to collaboratively create mind maps and share them online. It can be used for real-time collaboration and brainstorming sessions. Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere.
Continue ReadingSigning up in Turnitin is free for all teachers of USI and SUPSI. To create a Turnitin account you have to add a Turnitin assignment on one of your iCorsi courses (see the following FAQ: How can I add a
Continue ReadingTurnitin is an anti-plagiarism software adopted by USI. Turnitin checks for possible plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to several databases containing public web pages, student papers, library databases and publications. Turnitin compares the student's work with the textes contained in
Continue ReadingDropbox is a software that provides a file hosting service and an automatic synchronization of files through the web. In other words, thanks to Dropbox, it is possible to load a large amount of files (up to 10GB!) in a
Continue ReadingUnfortunately, the RAR format is not supported by the iCorsi platform, you will have to compress the folder in the ZIP format. See the following FAQ in order to know how to upload a compressed folder: Can I upload more
Continue ReadingFirst of all, if you have many files to upload, it is easier and faster to directly upload a folder rather than upload the single files one by one. Moreover, uploading a compressed folder allows to keep exactly its internal
Continue ReadingIf you are a teacher you can require the creation of a personal test course where you can experiment. This possibility is recommended for those who want to test some advanced features of the platform. (last update: 21.07.2023)
Continue Reading