CourseGem
CourseGem is a Google Chrome extension which aims to make the online systems of various universities more accessible to their students. CourseGem is the 25th highest rated Chrome extension, out of over 50,000 extensions which are available in the Chrome Web Store, as of . CourseGem auto-generates a drop-down menu with links to all courses to which a student is registered. It also automatically logs students into all of their school's online systems and supports all languages which any particular school supports. The extension also contains the selected school's links to the academic calendar, grading system, information system, student union, email account, learning management system, and school newspaper, where available.
Availability
School |
Date Added |
LMS |
Other systems supported |
Email auto-login |
Links |
Languages Supported |
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| Emory University |
Blackboard |
OPUS |
Blackboard, Calendars, Eagle Ops, Emory Bubble, Emory University, Information Technology, Office 365 Email, OPUS, The Emory Wheel |
English |
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| Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Moodle |
Academic Caledar, Employment Notices, HebrewU, HUJImail, Moodle, Personal Information, Student Union, WebMail |
English, Hebrew |
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| IDC Herzliya |
Moodle |
MyIDC, Google Scholar, Information System |
Academic Calendar, Google Scholar, Email, Information System, Moodle, MyIDC, Student Union |
English, Hebrew |
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| King's College London |
Moodle |
Internal, Student Records |
Careers & Employment, Important Dates, IT Services, KEATS, King's College London, Library, Office 365 Email, ROAR!, Student Records, Student Union |
English |
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| University of Maryland |
Canvas |
MyUM |
Academic Calendar, Assignments, Canvas, Course Calendar, The Diamondback, MyUM, University of Maryland |
English |
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| Washington University in St. Louis |
Blackboard |
WebSTAC |
Academic Calendar, Blackboard, Email, Student Life, Wash. U., WebSTAC |
English |
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| The Wharton School |
Canvas |
SPIKE, Penn in Touch |
Assignments, Canvas, Course Calendar, Penn, Penn Academic Calendar, Penn in Touch, SPIKE, Wharton, The Wharton Journal, Wharton Webmail |
English |
Security
CourseGem encrypts passwords locally and automates login procedures. No data is stored server-side, thereby avoiding the risk of a security breach.
Version History
Version 0.1 was released for IDC Herzliya. It automatically logged students into the school's Moodle system.
Version 1.2 added localization support.
Version 2.0 created a button in Google Chrome, which when clicked would generate a drop-down menu of all the courses to which the user was registered. The drop-down also included a list of links relevant to the university and its students. In addition, version 2.0 automatically logged students into all of the university's online systems.
Version 2.1 marked the first time schools other than IDC Herzliya were supported, as Emory University and the University of Maryland were added.
External links
- CourseGem in the Chrome Web Store
- CourseGem Website (Official website of the Chrome extension)