Teaching in Multiple Modalities
Workshops
ATS offers workshops in Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, and other technologies related to digital pedagogy, as well as other topics. See our workshops and events
Office Hours
At office hours (in-person or virtual), you can get one-on-one help with any questions you have about technology and teaching. Learn more about Office Hours
Instructional Design Consultations
News
Digital Tools and Critical Pedagogy: Design Your Course Materials with Neurodivergence in Mind
This post is the fourth installment in a series on how to implement the principles of critical pedagogy with digital tools. For more information, please see previous installments in this series. The author wishes to thank instructional designers Michael Hernandez and...
Evaluate Different Lenses for Looking at AI in Teaching: Part One
Regardless of your stated approach to AI in your class, there are still trends and attitudes in other classes or in the world outside higher education that stand to have an impact on the environment you want to cultivate. Norms from other classes regarding AI and even...
Improve Your Videos’ Accessibility with New Panopto Updates
Accessibility (commonly abbreviated as a11y) is a vital consideration that should be at the forefront of all your course materials. As of April 9, 2024, Panopto, the University of Chicago’s video management system, has introduced updates that make it easier for you to...
Events
Initiatives
Center for Digital Accessibility
The Center for Digital Accessibility (CDA) is expanding onboarding to Siteimprove, the University’s enterprise accessibility tool, which can identify issues with your websites for courses, labs, blogs, and more. To learn more, please email digitalaccessibility@uchicago.edu.
AY 2023-24 Workshops
Academic Technology Solutions has designed workshops to help instructors explore digital teaching tools in the 2023-24 academic year. Faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and support staff can view our schedule of current offerings or view recordings of past offerings.
Classroom AV Updates
A portion of registrar-scheduled campus classrooms receive AV upgrades each year. For a link to the updated list of technology in the central pool classrooms, visit the Registrar’s page on Classroom Scheduling, and visit the Classroom Technology link.