Teaching in Multiple Modalities
Training
ATS offers training in Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, and other technologies related to digital pedagogy, as well as classroom AV. Sign up for training
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
New Quarter FAQs: How to Create Your Canvas Course, Copy Content, and More
For instructors here at UChicago, preparing for the new quarter can be a hectic process. In order to make the technology side of that process as quick and stress-free for you as possible, we’d like to offer a few handy resources for some of the most common concerns...
Retrieve Videos from the Panopto Archive
If you are using Panopto, the University’s video management system, you should be aware of UChicago’s archiving policy for Panopto videos. If a video has not been viewed for 13 months, it will automatically be archived. This policy, initially in place for Panopto...
AI-Resistant Assignments? Show Student Thinking and Promote Better Writing with UChicago-Supported Tools
ATS instructional designer Thomas Keith and digital pedagogy fellow Sarah McDaniel contributed content to this article. If you’re an instructor who values the idea of writing-to-learn in your pedagogy, recent news of higher-quality AI-generated writing may have you...
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 2022-23 Workshops
Academic Technology Solutions has designed workshops to help instructors explore digital teaching tools in the 2022-23 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
Registrar-scheduled campus classrooms that are in use 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.