Use Technology for Courses
With University academic technology tools, you can create and teach, or learn, with online resources in face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
All Services & Technologies
Course & Media Production
Work with video specialists to create learning resources and videos for face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses, or for other academic purposes.
Computer Labs, Learning Spaces, & Multi-user Device Fleets
Use networked computers, professional software suites, and related equipment. Faculty and staff can reserve spaces for classes and University-sponsored events.
Learning Management System (Canvas & Related Software)
Create and teach with online course sites that can include activities and materials, such as discussions, forums, gradebook, polls, presentations, quizzes, and more.
Media Processing & Management
Use a suite of tools to upload, host, and distribute videos that can be used for teaching or student assignments and submissions.
Support for Teaching with Technology
Work with a team of academic technology professionals to explore and integrate technology into teaching and learning practice, and create dynamic, media-rich learning environments for students.
Surveys & Polling Software
Collect information from a variety of audiences and enable students to provide feedback through course evaluations.
Web Conferencing
Host scheduled and ad hoc online meetings with one person or an entire group.
Do-It-Yourself Resources
User Stories
Demonstration videos help students learn because they can both see and hear the proper way to do things at every step. In some cases, videos can provide a better view than a live demonstration, and students can review the...
User Stories
The benefits of student group work are well documented:
- working together toward shared goals is motivating,
- the ability to work effectively with peers is an important skill and
- negotiating...
Professor Adwan used Google Forms to facilitate robust peer review in large classes.
Comparisons
You can use a variety of tools for online small group discussions. We have outlined solutions, rated them for the effort required, and identified key considerations.
Self-Help Guides
This self-help guide takes you through the basic process of building a Canvas course site from the ground up, starting with creating and linking content, building assessments, and choosing final course settings.
This self-help guide takes you through the basic process of building a Canvas course site from the ground up, starting with creating and linking content, building assessments, and choosing final course settings.
Self-Help Guides
This self-help guide walks you through the process of planning, creating, and using methods of assessment and evaluation in Canvas.
This self-help guide walks you through the process of planning, creating, and using methods of assessment and evaluation in Canvas.
Good Practices
Take a strategic approach to create a course community that helps students work together and learn from each other.
Challenge
Creating a course community in an online environment rarely happens on its own (...
IT Community Group
The Academic Technology Informal Community of Practice (ATiCoP) is a community of academic technologists and instructional designers working at the University of Minnesota who provide academic technology and design&nb
Related Services & Technologies
Document Collaboration
Create, store, and securely share files online, and collaborate with others on group projects.
Faculty Activity Reporting & Expertise
Use an online activity reporting system to maintain an accurate record of your ongoing activities and accomplishments that can be used to produce bio-sketches, accreditation reports, and more.
Website Content
Create websites ranging from simple personal blogs to large organizational sites with content managed by many people. Refer to the Compare Tools to Create a Website page to find the best tool for your needs.
Noncredit Student Administration
Noncredit Student Administration supports non-traditional higher education by allowing colleges and non-academic units to manage courses, conferences, and other learning experiences that do not bear formal academic credit.