Functionality: ★★★
- Scale:★★★
- Works Well. Mendeley is not restricted to classroom size.
- Ease of Use:★★★
- Works Well. Both student and instructor see the same interface.
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Instructors):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concern: No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Students):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concern: No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Hypermediality :
- Not Applicable.
Accessibility: ★★☆
- Accessibility Standards:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. No information of accessibility compliance has been made available for the tool.
- User-focused participation:
- Not Applicable.
- Required Equipment:★★★
- Works Well. It can be installed on a regular computer
Technical: ★★★
- Integration/Embedding within a Learning Management System (LMS) :★★★
- Works Well. It can be used along with a word processor or browser extension.
- Operating Systems:★★★
- Works Well. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Web Browser:★★★
- Works Well. Users can log in with a web browser and access cloud data.
- Additional Technical Requirements:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. A software installation is required.
Mobile Design: ★★☆
- Access:★★★
- Works Well. Users can log in to the cloud server using a mobile browser.
- Functionality:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. This tool works with document editors such as MS word on a computer. User can only access cloud data from mobile device.
- Offline Access:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Cloud synchronization requires active internet access. Files stored in the cloud are not accessible in offline mode.
Usage and Account Set Up: ★★☆
- Sign Up/Sign In:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Files stored in the cloud against user credential.
- Cost of Use:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. The essential feature allows cloud file storage up to 2GB.
- Archiving, Saving, and Exporting Data :★★★
- Works Well. Users can export/save the file in the cloud.
- Data Privacy and Ownership:★★★
- Works Well. The user has complete control over the files within the tools in the local computer.
Social Presence: ★★☆
- Collaboration :★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Both students and instructors can access the tools and monitor progress by sharing their current work.
- User Accountability:★★★
- Works Well.
- Diffusion:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Users need to organize, rename, update file information databases before using this tool.
Teaching Presence: ★★★
- Facilitation:★★★
- Works Well. Helps in organizing the reference in the research paper.
- Customization:★★★
- Works Well. This tool can be customized with different reference styles.
- Learning Analytics:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Students can share the annotated paper with the instructor.
Cognitive Presence: ★★★
- Enhancement of Cognitive Task(s):
- Not Applicable.
- Higher Order Thinking:★★★
- Works Well. Helps in organizing research papers based on year, author, topic etc.
- Feedback on Learning:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Users can highlight research papers from the database list. Also, papers can be sorted based on the review required.