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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT-REV project! The inventory contains a list of tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Read more
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This tool was developed within the framework of a cooperation agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the European Commission

Mendeley

Principal function(s): Citation managers

A tool to find, organise, read and annotate research articles, books, and more. Users can collaborate with one another and share research material. Data is automatically synced with all devices (computers, mobile devices) online. It has browser and application versions. Evaluation: A useful way for teachers and students to organise research papers. It can be used primarily with advanced learners since it is suitable for research projects. The sharing feature may facilitate collaborative research. Substantial IT skills are required.

Cost: Free with registration + paid premium plans

Website: https://www.mendeley.com/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work
  • Individual work
  • Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

Skills

  • Reading

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward, intuitive

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English only. However, there are several citation styles in dozens of languages.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Elsevier, which owns Mendeley, collects personal data but only to facilitate efficiency and productivity in research. See here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Low

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Users can create groups and collaborate with others to share and organize articles

Communication

Within the group, users can make comments to each other’s added articles or changes made.

Technical requirements

Installation required?

Yes

Compatibility/ Operating System

Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android

Other technical requirements

None


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Type Of Interaction
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Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

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Grammar
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Intercultural

Content
You supply
Website/other users supply

 


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