TISS, opens an external URL in a new window is the campus information system of the TU Vienna (TU Vienna Information Systems and Services).

TISS provides central support for the administration of all courses at the TU Vienna and is used for the initial announcement of e-learning courses that are handled via TUWEL, opens an external URL in a new window.

You can find more information about TISS on the TISS Help page, opens an external URL in a new window.

The TU Vienna recommends TUWEL, opens an external URL in a new window (TU Vienna E-Learning), the learning management system based on the open source software Moodle, as the central tool for handling courses. With this platform it is possible to process versatile tasks in the area of face-to-face teaching, online teaching and hybrid forms.

More information can be found on the corresponding coLAb page: TUWEL, opens an external URL in a new window.

Extensive documentation and video tutorials on the central learning platform can be found in the TUWEL Tutorials Kurs, opens an external URL in a new window

Teachers can also try out the various TUWEL functions from the students' perspective in advance at any time. You can find all the tools to try out in the TUWEL Einsatzszenarien-Kurs, opens an external URL in a new window.

With LectureTube it is possible to record lectures as usual in the lecture hall and make them available to students later via TUWEL. The advantages lie in the familiar environment and the technical possibilities of the lecture halls (blackboard, presentation) as well as in learning independent of time and place, in the relief of the room situation and in improved exam preparation. In addition, LectureTube and LectureTube Live are based on the open source software Opencast and are constantly adapted to the needs of lecturers and students at TU Vienna. Through the integration in TISS, lecturers can independently create weekly appointments and programme recordings. Please note: The prerequisite for this is that the corresponding room reservation has already been released. Recordings may be used over multiple semesters as long as the content of the course remains the same. Additionally, users may limit video access with as much as three access levels.

For recording, editing and uploading videos and recordings there are various tools available for use:

1. LectureTube Editor - Editing and Cutting of Recordings taking in a LectureTube-available room.
2. LectureTube Live - Enables realtime livestream from lecture halls as well as saved recordings of those. 
3.  LectureTube Studio - Recording of short videos over a camera, screen, or both over a webbrowser with basic editing tools. After recording the videos can be directly saved locally or implemented into a TUWEL course. 
4. LectureTube Upload -  Uploading video material (captured with LectureTUBE or privately) into TUWEL courses 
5. Document Camera - Projecting handwritten records or physical objects during lectures and capturing of those during recordings. Please be aware that not every lecture room is supplied with a document camera. Please refer to the List of lecture room equipment in coLAb to check if one is available at your desired location.

More information on these programs can be found on the LectureTube Knowledge Base, opens an external URL in a new window

Mentimeter is an audience response tool that allows you to involve students in your teaching directly and in real time. Students can respond anonymously to questions, take part in a quiz or ask their own questions using an internet-enabled device. In this way, you increase active participation in your lecture and receive direct feedback on learning progress.

You can find more information about Mentimeter and the ordering process at: https://tuwien.ac.at/mentimeter, opens an external URL in a new window

MS Office contains the programmes Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, among others, and is therefore often a much-used tool in teaching. 

Teachers may obtain both MS Office 365 and MS Office LTSC. Students can only use MS Office 365. 

Please bear this in mind when creating your content.

For further information and notes, please refer to the TU.it Shop, opens an external URL in a new window.

The tool ZOOM, opens an external URL in a new window is recommended for holding live teaching events. In comparison with other web conferencing tools, ZOOM has been the most convincing so far. In addition to its ease of use and good accessibility, ZOOM's voice and video quality are also very good.The tool can also save recordings and impresses with its integrated operation in TUWEL, where the user group can also be restricted.

More information can be found on the corresponding coLAb page: ZOOM, opens an external URL in a new window. 

Information on the procurement process as well as general information can be found in the TU.it Shop, opens an external URL in a new window.

CodeRunner” is a question type plugin for the TUWEL quiz that students can use to execute program code in a variety of programming languages. The focus here is primarily on peer programming and use as an exercise task, for example as a self-assessment for students. You can access the CodeRunner demo course in TUWEL via this link, opens an external URL in a new window. There you can try out the question type and find further information (note: one-time self-enrollment required).

Etherpad enables synchronous document editing within a TUWEL course. The tool is integrated into TUWEL and does not require any external procurement. Instructions for creating and using Etherpad can be found under this link, opens an external URL in a new window. You can try out the Etherpad tool from a student perspective in the TUWEL Einsatzszenarien course, opens an external URL in a new window (note: one-time self-enrollment required).

Final Cut Pro is a programme with which you can edit and design videos and audio material, as well as create / or subtitle accessible videos.

This programme is only available for MacOS users. 

Further information and ordering information can be found in the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

Jupyter as a Service from dataLAB offers lecturers and students a well integrated environment for data science, machine learning and programming classes. Each class gets its own fully customized JupyterHub with guarantied hardware resources necessary to solve the given exercises.

For further information please consult the coLAB webpage of JupyterHub, opens an external URL in a new window.

MATLAB Named License (MATrix LABoratory) is an interactive program package for vector and matrix algebra.

For further information and order details please visit the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

With MATLAB Grader™, you can scale assessments and automatically grade programming assignments on MATLAB® in TUWEL. MATLAB Grader can be used for both formative performance assessments with automatic feedback and summative performance assessments such as question-based tests and exams. Mehr Details finden Sie hier im Demo-Kurs zu MATLAB Grader™., opens an external URL in a new window (One-time registration in course required.)

The assessment tool is now fully integrated into TUWEL and allows teachers to set students programming tasks in MATLAB.

Further information such as access to MatLAB Grader can be found here in the MatLAB Grader How To, opens in new window (PDF).

This tool is not limited to web conferences, but also offers versatile possibilities to work together collaboratively in small or larger groups. In addition, MS Teams can also be used as a cloud service, as numerous renowned cloud services are compatible with it. Due to the large number of plug-ins, MS Teams can be supplemented at will and transformed into a truly powerful, customised tool.

• Web conferencing tool
• Collaborative work possible
• Cloud services
• Integration of numerous plug-ins possible
• More information can be found on the corresponding coLAb page: Microsoft Teams.

Similarly, all Microsoft products are explained very well in a learning path, opens an external URL in a new window. In Teams, you will find this as a light bulb icon in the left margin bar.

In order to use Microsoft Teams, you need an MS Online account. You can find more information on this in the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window at Microsoft Teams, opens an external URL in a new window.

There is also a TU Teams community, opens an external URL in a new window where you can ask questions.

Möbius is a testing and assessment system from DigitalEd and is based on the computer algebra system Maple. It is mainly used for STEM subjects, such as mathematics for technical science studies, modelling as well as simulations. 

For more information, contact the Blended Learning Methods and Applications group.

With this programme you can easily draw and design diagrams. 

For further information, please refer to the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

Overleaf is an online collaboration tool for LaTeX users.

ShareLaTeX/Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor that allows real-time collaboration and direct compilation of LaTeX source code to PDF via the web interface. Overleaf is a TU-external, server-based application that is accessed via a web browser.

For further information, please refer to the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window. 

Rhino is a design (CAD) software that can create, edit, analyse, document, render, animate and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, SubD geometry, point clouds and polygon meshes.

Further information and ordering options can be found in the TUshop at Rhino 3D, opens an external URL in a new window.

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simplemind Pro serves as a mindmapping tool e.g.: for visualisations in digital teaching. 

For information and general procurement processes, please visit the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

This tool offers the possibility to create and edit recordings that are to be made available later in a TUWEL course, for example, with the help of an upload in LectureTube. From simple screen recordings to the picture-in-picture function - with this tool, videos can be individually created and also set to music as desired. 

• Recording of teaching units (such as lectures, exercises, etc.)
• Possibility to set PowerPoint slides to music
• Possibility to record screen content with sound

More information can be found on the corresponding coLAB page: Camtasia Studio, opens an external URL in a new window.

Zur Beschaffung des Programms besuchen Sie bitte dem TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

Snagit is a software for creating and enhancing screenshots (screen shots). It can also be used to photograph invisible scroll areas of a browser window. It offers options for creating your own presentations from screenshots.

• Recording screen contents
• create photo, video or audio recordings of desktop content
• integrated annotation of screenshots

More information can be found on the corresponding coLAb page: Snagit, opens an external URL in a new window.

Information on the procurement process can be found in the TUshop, opens an external URL in a new window.

With turnitin, students' work can be checked and similarity reports (plagiarism check) can be created to ensure the academic integrity and independence of submissions.

turnitin can be used in digital teaching to detect whether a piece of work has been plagiarized. This includes both final theses and other submissions, such as seminar papers, bachelor theses, project work and laboratory reports. In principle, it is possible to recognize AI-generated texts with turnitin. However, TU Wien has decided not to use this function as the methods are currently too unreliable. AI-written texts or texts that have been translated using AI are therefore not recognized as such. Further information on the general use of AI in written work can be found in this guideline.

Depending on the purpose, turnitin can be used in different contexts:

• Final theses (TISS): In the submission process for diploma and master's theses, students' final theses are checked by turnitin as part of the submission process. There is a standardized process for this in TISS.
• Submissions (TUWEL): If you want to have submissions checked with turnitin in your TUWEL course, you can use the integration of turnitin in the TUWEL task. To use turnitin in TUWEL, you must complete a training course in advance: Link to the registration portal (via TUWEL)

Further information can be found in the section Plagiatsvermeidung und akademische Integrität, opens an external URL in a new window in coLAB.