Collaboard (online whiteboard / collaboration tool)

Collaboard is a digital whiteboard that enables visual collaboration in real time. It is suitable for interactive webinars, seminars, group projects, brainstorming sessions, mind maps and presentations. Users can create, edit and share content together, regardless of their location.

The service is aimed at all members of the University of Kassel, especially teaching staff and employees who wish to work collaboratively. Students can participate in projects by invitation.

The IT Service Center (ITS) of the University of Kassel is responsible for the provision, maintenance and support of Collaboard.

Collaboard is a browser-based online tool that enables the creation and use of shared whiteboards in real time. Users can upload documents, insert images, link YouTube videos and create interactive content. The platform supports a dynamic way of working in which all participants can actively work on the whiteboard and share content.

Other digital whiteboard tools such as Miro or Microsoft Whiteboard can be considered as alternatives to Collaboard. However, Collaboard offers a data protection-compliant solution that has been specially tested and approved for use at the University of Kassel.

• Create and use shared whiteboards in real time.

• Upload documents, insert images and link YouTube videos.

• Create interactive content such as mind maps, presentations and group projects.

• Invite collaborators with different permissions.

• Use of templates for easy creation of projects.

• Customize objects in terms of color, font, size and alignment.

• Export projects and share them via links or QR codes.

Example 1: A lecturer is planning an interactive seminar and uses Collaboard to create a mind map together with the students in which ideas are collected and structured.

Example 2: A project team in the administration is working on a concept in a decentralized manner and uses Collaboard to share documents, take notes and visualize progress.

• Active UniAccount of the University of Kassel.

• Internet connection and current web browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari).

• Access via the link: https://de.collaboard.app/authenticate/uni-kassel, login with the UniAccount.
  • Only limited functions are available without a license; a license is recommended for full functionality.
• For extended functions, a license is required, which can be applied for via the ITS:
  Application for a Collaboard usage license

Specific training courses are not currently offered.

Collaboard is operated in compliance with data protection regulations and fulfills the requirements of the University of Kassel. It is used via the UniAccount and no personal data is passed on without consent.

The use of Collaboard is subject to the IT usage guidelines of the University of Kassel. Licenses are issued exclusively to teaching staff and employees and can be applied for via ITS.