Training for Remote/Hybrid Teaching

Academic Technology Solutions, the Chicago Center for Teaching, and the University of Chicago Library have designed a program of workshops to help instructors prepare to teach in a remote/hybrid modality.

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Get Help Redesigning your Course for Remote or Hybrid Instruction

We have expanded our instructional design support services to help instructors redesign their courses for remote or hybrid delivery.

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Learn how ATS partners with UChicago faculty to facilitate teaching and learning with technology.

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Remote and Hybrid Teaching

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Training

ATS offers training in Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, and other technologies related to digital pedagogy, as well as classroom AV. Sign up for training

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Virtual Office Hours

At Virtual Office Hours, you can get one-on-one help with any questions you have about remote and hybrid teaching. Join VOH

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Instructional Design Consultations

Our instructional designers can help you structure your course to meet the demands of remote and hybrid teaching. Request a consultation

News

Workshops for Instructors before Summer Quarter 2021

In the two-week period beginning Monday, June 7, Academic Technology Solutions will be offering a wide variety of workshops to help you prepare for Summer Quarter 2021. Whether you are just getting started with remote/hybrid teaching, or whether you would like to...

Graduate Students and Postdocs: Be a Digital Pedagogy Fellow with ATS!

Graduate Students and Postdocs, would you like to gain experience in digital pedagogy, help promote pedagogically sound use of educational technology at UChicago, and get ready to teach blended or fully-online courses? We are hiring a Digital Pedagogy Fellow for the...

Estimating the Universe: Blogging as a Pedagogical Tool in Astrophysics

Leslie Rogers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the College, used a Voices blog in her Fall 2020 undergraduate/graduate course “Order of Magnitude Astrophysics” as a tool to introduce her students to problem solving. In the...

Events

Initiatives

ATS Pilots Hypothesis

ATS will continue piloting Hypothesis — open-source software that allows for collaborative annotation on online documents such as web pages and PDFs — through the end of Autumn Quarter 2020. Hypothesis is integrated with Canvas. Faculty and instructors can request to join the pilot for their courses by filling out the Join the Hypothesis Pilot Form. To learn more about Hypothesis at UChicago, see: Use the Hypothesis-Canvas Integration.

Autumn Workshops

Academic Technology Solutions, the Chicago Center for Teaching, and the University of Chicago Library have designed workshops to help instructors prepare to teach in the Autumn Quarter. Faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and support staff can register and view training at Teaching Remotely. Follow our recommended paths if you would like guidance on which workshops to attend.

Classroom AV Updates

Registrar-scheduled campus classrooms that are in use for Autumn 2020 for in-person classes have received video conferencing equipment updates. Instructional videos and written instructions are available to help students learn how to use them.