Xerte (e-learning)
Xerte (pronounced Zer-Tee) is an open-source tool, designed for creating interactive, accessible e-learning materials and web pages.
It’s aimed at educators, instructional designers and content creators who need to build engaging, multimedia-rich e-learning materials.
Content can be embedded or linked from virtual learning platforms (VLE), such as Blackboard, Moodle and Canvas, and made available to students.
Key features
- Create a wide variety of interactive content, including quizzes, multimedia presentations, simulations, and more.
- Supports text, images, audio, video and animations.
- Accessibility features such as screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, and customisable text size and colours.
- Includes a range of templates and themes that users can customise to fit their specific educational needs.
- Supports collaborative content development, ie multiple users can work on the same project (but not at the same time).
- Create accessible equations.
Access instructions
Open Xerte (will only work if you have an account set up)
- Access to Xerte is available upon request:
- Once set up, you’ll be able to access Xerte with single sign-on using your University username and password.
Available to students and staff (restrictions apply)
Authorised users can use this service on University-managed and personal devices.
Web-based
This service works in your web browser (Google Chrome is recommended).
Free to use
This service is free to use.
Access instructions
Open Xerte (will only work if you have an account set up)
- Access to Xerte is available upon request:
- Once set up, you’ll be able to access Xerte with single sign-on using your University username and password.
Guides and help
How-to guides and set up
Training and best practice
Accessibility
Contact for support
If you're experiencing technical issues and need advice, please use:
Service commitments
- Do not upload video files directly into Xerte. Users should embed videos from Panopto, YouTube or similar video hosting platforms.
- Tidy up and bin unused files regularly.
The following policies apply to all IT services provided by the University.
Availability
- This is a live service, available 24/7.
- You can learn more about the status and planned maintenance of services via @uoyvle's linktree.
Support
- This service is managed by the Digital Education Team (DET) and IT Services.
- DET are responsible for monitoring, identifying and relaying faults to the Xerte developers. We provide advice and support for local issues during our opening hours.
Standards
- Our service performance and standards have been produced in consultation with our customers. We regularly monitor the delivery, performance and availability of facilities and services.
We appreciate feedback as it helps us review and continually improve our service.
Page last reviewed: 9 September 2024