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Our platforms and tools

The ZHAW provides its staff and students with a large number of digital tools for teaching and learning. The most important apps and resources are listed below, with direct links for easy access.

“Digitale Lehre” portal

On the Digitale Lehre portal (in German), you will find instructions on tools and platforms, e-didactics tips and other resources.

Moodle

Moodle is our learning management system and the main e-learning tool for making educational material and activities available to ZHAW students.

Mahara (SWITCHportfolio)

The Mahara e-portfolio platform facilitates learning through documentation and reflection, either individually or in groups. Content created on Mahara can be supplemented with digital media, shared and discussed.

Webex

Webex is available at the ZHAW for online meetings and webinars. In addition, Webex can be used to stream face-to-face teaching done in appropriately equipped rooms in the ZHAW (hybrid teaching). Students can also use Webex to plan and conduct online meetings.

Zoom

Zoom licensing has been renewed again, Zoom is currently available through and including fall semester 2023/24.

Kaltura Mediaspace

Kaltura is a video platform from SWITCH for creating, editing, hosting and publishing videos and audio files. The platform is also connected to Moodle.

Office 365

The Microsoft Office 365 software suite offers many possibilities for teaching and learning: ZHAW staff and students have access to a large amount of cloud storage space as well as various tools designed for collaboration, communication and documentation, including MS Teams for online meetings.

Mentimeter

Mentimeter is a tool for carrying out live polls during classes or at conferences. It is especially suitable for animating large groups to participate and contribute ideas. With Mentimeter, questions can be asked in real-time, answered online and immediately evaluated.

If you have any questions about how to use these tools and services in teaching, contact the Teaching Technologies and Didactics section.