Learning Platform ADAM (ILIAS)

Welcome to the learning platform ADAM (ILIAS) of the University of Basel.

  • ADAM offers students and lecturers a simple and efficient way of accessing course materials, communicating and managing learning activities.
  • ADAM is the central learning platform of the University of Basel and is based on the ILIAS learning management system, an open source software.
  • ADAM is used to offer or support courses at all levels (Bachelor's, Master's, doctorate, continuing or advanced education).
     

Lecturers can

  • upload course content and learning materials to ADAM.
  • create self-tests and assignments.
  • use interactive learning methods such as forums and surveys.
  • provide feedback to students.
  • create groups and conduct surveys on ADAM in the ADAMtools area.

Students can

  • view and download course content and documents on ADAM.
  • submit assignments and receive feedback.
  • get in touch with fellow students and lecturers.
  • complete self-tests.
  • create groups and conduct surveys on ADAM in the ADAMtools area.
     

Objects in ADAM

The functions of the platform, also called “objects”, offer countless possibilities to support teaching and learning both organizationally and didactically and to provide corresponding materials. An overview of the objects is provided in the fact sheet ADAM objects, which can be found on ADAM in both German and English.
 

ADAMtools

ADAMtools is an area within the learning platform ADAM (ILIAS). On ADAMtools, both students and teaching staff of the University of Basel can easily create, manage and use the objects Group and Survey in the context of learning and teaching.
 

Courses with synchronized member management

If lecturers explicitly want an ADAM course with manual member management for their teaching, an ADAM course with manual member administration can be requested after logging in to ADAM under "More Functions". Requests for courses with manual member management which are not teaching-related will not be approved.
 

Courses with manual member management

If lecturers explicitly want an ADAM course with manual member management for their teaching, an ADAM course with manual member administration can be requested after logging in to ADAM under "More Functions". Requests for courses with manual member management which are not teaching-related will not be approved.
 

Access to additional services

ADAM provides access to other services such as DigiLit (digital semester apparatus), Panopto (video content management / lecture recording), and Turnitin (plagiarism detection software).


Jonas Lanz-Maurer

Jonas Lanz-Maurer

Dipl.-Ing. FH
Learning and examination platform ADAM

University of Basel
Learning and Teaching - Educational Technologies
Petersgraben 35
P.O. Box 4001 Basel
Switzerland

Phone +41 61 207 13 78

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