Instructional Technologies

The Teaching and Learning Technologies team supports faculty, staff, and students in their exploration, implementation, and use of Purdue’s centrally supported instructional technologies.  We offer consultations, public and custom workshops, daily virtual drop-in sessions, and support through ticket requests. 

Top Tools to Know About 

The details below will help you begin to use Purdue’s teaching tools.  If you would like our assistance or need information about a tool not listed below, please contact us at InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu. 

Note: Many of our tools can be found under External Learning Tools within Brightspace.  To access External Learning Tools, open your Brightspace course > click Content > create or open a content module > click Existing Activities > select External Learning Tools from the drop-down menu. 

Brightspace Content screen showing External Learning Tools option.

IUPUI tool: Gradescope

Purdue equivalent: Gradescope

How to migrate Gradescope content to the Purdue equivalent: To transfer content from your IUPUI Gradescope account to your Purdue Gradescope account, you will need to merge the two accounts. 

Accessing Gradescope within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Content > create or open a content module > click Existing Activities > select External Learning Tools from the drop-down > click Gradescope.

Brightspace External Learning Tool screen showing the link to Gradescope

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IUPUI tool: Kaltura

Purdue equivalent: Kaltura

How to migrate Kaltura content to the Purdue equivalent: We are preparing a method to automatically copy videos from the IUPUI Kaltura account to the Purdue Kaltura account in June.  You can also manually download videos and upload them into Purdue’s Kaltura system using the steps below. 

Kaltura videos will need to be re-added to your course using the Purdue Kaltura system.  Instructions on how to complete this step are below.    

Accessing Kaltura within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Content > create or open a content module > click Existing Activities > select Add Kaltura Media.

Brightspace External Learning Tool screen showing the link to Kaltura

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IUPUI tool: Respondus LockDown Browser

Purdue equivalent: Respondus LockDown Browser

How to migrate Respondus LockDown Browser content to the Purdue equivalent: N/A.  After migrating your Canvas course to Brightspace, you can enable Respondus LockDown Browser for exams using the steps below.    

Accessing Respondus LockDown Browser within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Course Tools > select Quizzes from the drop-down > click LockDown Browser.

Brightspace Quizzes screen showing the link to Respondus LockDown Browser

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IUPUI tool: TopHat

Purdue equivalent: iClicker Cloud

How to migrate TopHat content to the Purdue equivalent: Instructors who have used TopHat in a course within the last 12 months will see an option enabled in their TopHat account to export questions to a PDF.  Instructors can then copy/paste this content as desired for use with iClicker. 

If you do not see the Export to PDF option, or if you would like content from a course taught more than 12 months ago, please email shashank.santosh@tophatmonocle.com. 

Accessing iClicker:  Instructors should go to https://instructor.iclicker.com and click on “Sign in through your campus portal” link at the bottom of the screen, and log in with their Purdue Career Account login and password. 

Students will login at https://student.iclicker.com by clicking on “Sign in through your campus portal” link at the bottom of the screen, and then log in with their Purdue Career Account login and password. Students cannot search for classes to join; they must use the emailed link or join code provided by their instructor. 

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IUPUI tool: Turnitin Feedback Studio

Purdue equivalent: Turnitin Originality

How to migrate Turnitin content to the Purdue equivalent: N/A.  After migrating your Canvas course to Brightspace, you can enable Turnitin for assignments using the steps below.    

Accessing Turnitin within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Course Tools > select Assignments from the drop-down > click New Assignment or edit an existing assignment > expand the Evaluation and Feedback panel on the right > click Manage Turnitin.

New Assignment creation screen in Brightspace highlighting the Turnitin management option.

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IUPUI tool: Turnitin Feedback Studio – Peermark

Purdue equivalent: Circuit

How to migrate Turnitin content to the Purdue equivalent: N/A.  After migrating your Canvas course to Brightspace, you can add Circuit using the steps below.    

Accessing Circuit within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Content > create or open a content module > click Existing Activities > select External Learning Tools from the drop-down > click Circuit. 

Brightspace External Learning Tool screen showing the link to Circuit

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IUPUI tool: Zoom

Purdue equivalent: Zoom

How to migrate Zoom content to the Purdue equivalent: N/A.  After migrating your Canvas course to Brightspace, you can add Zoom using the steps below. 

Accessing Zoom within a Purdue Brightspace course: Open your Brightspace course > click Content > create or open a content module > click Existing Activities > select External Learning Tools from the drop-down > click Zoom. 

Brightspace External Learning Tool screen showing the link to Zoom

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