ICTO student tips

The student manual contains the most important information to get started with the Odisee eBooks. Nevertheless, there are some additional features that we want to reveal as hidden secrets in this tip.

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For every course text your instructor makes available, students can also access the electronic version. In this tip, read more about the benefits of e-books and what students think of them.

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The note mode gives you more space to take notes. These notes can also be easily shared and printed. Since last year this has become possible for all notes in an eBook. Learn more in this tip.

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Through Standard Bookstore, you only order your paper textbooks. Teacher courses you get for free in two formats. Many students still want a paper version of their course. But printing an e-publication: how do you do that?

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The final piece of your Odisee education is the bachelor's thesis you have to write. Today, your paper copy has been replaced by a digital version. Read here how to submit your bachelor's thesis digitally.

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Are you writing a final paper this year? Then keep a close eye on your deadline. These ten tips will help you keep track and get it done on time.

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Now that the exams are over and the results are known, it's important to get back along (digitally) quickly. Don't miss your start and take advantage of this tip.

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The first semester is coming to an end. And exams are coming up. So time to highlight this information. Especially since we started using the new exam platform Ans this year. And know: good preparation is half the battle!

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As a student, you can find study spaces on campus and in the campus environment. Not only during exams, but throughout the academic year. There are various quiet work spaces, areas to do group work. And, of course, there are the learning centers.

You can read more about that, and about the range of study spaces per campus, both in Odisee and beyond, here.

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The Odisee dashboard is your daily digital starting place, where communication and information come together. In this student environment, you will find all the applications you need as an Odisee student every day. We would like to give you the highlights.

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Suppose you come to a web page written in another language. And no translation is provided. Read here what you can do in that case.

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Do you have a question for our learning centers? Ask it through a ticket. And be helped quickly. Here you can read how this works.

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Lean Library is a browser extension that works with Odisee's library system and gives you quick access to articles, e-books and other subscriptions. Curious?

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Spring is the perfect time to do a major housecleaning. So why not do the same in your digital documents? Read here why you should. And especially how!

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Video editing is increasingly becoming an essential skill. Microsoft Clipchamp offers an easy-to-use solution for anyone who wants to create and edit videos without extensive technical knowledge. You can read about it here.

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Since the launch of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, generative artificial intelligence has become a hot topic. And today we already can't imagine it out of our existence. We'd like to take you through what Odisee has offered you since then.

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OneDrive gives you a personal space to store, share and edit all your documents from anywhere. Find out how it works here.

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Inclusion is highly valued by Odisee. In addition to the many facilities that are offered, there are often offerings that simply "are there. Just think of the accessibility settings in Windows and the "Dictation" and "Inclusive Reader" features in the Microsoft 365 suite. We briefly introduce them to you.

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Always want to have the most recent class schedule without having to surf to My Admin or Toledo all the time? Then have your personal class schedule automatically synchronized with your own Google, Outlook or iCloud calendar.

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Last academic year, you were a member of a lot of Teams in Microsoft Teams. But maybe you no longer need some of them this year? How do you make sure those disappear from your list?

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The IM (Information Management) service has a status page 'status.odisee.be'. That complements 'servicedesk.odisee.be' where you can go with all your IT-related questions. But how do you use both platforms?

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At the start of each semester, it is possible that "old" courses are still visible in the Toledo learning platform. Here you can read how to adjust a sleeve for that.

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Previously, you were able to learn about Toledo's notification settings to stay informed about new communications and changes. With this student tip, we would like to help you even more to take better control of your own study schedule.

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Both at the top of the Toledo portal and at each tile, you see counters at the unseen notifications for Communications (plane) and for Updates (mailbox). How exactly does this work?

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With this student tip, we let you know that starting this academic year we will be using Ultra courses, Toledo's new course environment, in all courses in Toledo.

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From 1 to 10, we briefly list the highlights of the learning platform. Do you have them all with you?

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