Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) Blog
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Promoting Accessibility in Digital Learning, Part 2: How to Make Course Readings Accessible
In this three-part series, Academic Technology Solutions, in conjunction with Student Disability Services, explores how faculty and instructors can make digital learning materials more accessible for students with disabilities. The principal author of these posts is...
Canvas Conferencing Allows for Remote Classroom on a Snow Day
Canvas Conferencing is a powerful built-in Canvas tool that makes it possible for faculty and instructors to hold classes and office hours remotely. For Thomas J. Lee, a lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy, Canvas Conferencing proved to be a life-saver...
Live Streaming Creates Opportunities for More MAPSS Students
Alert: Kaltura will be retired as a service on December 27, 2019. For more information, please visit: Panopto Is UChicago’s New Video Management Platform A month prior to the start of Autumn Quarter 2018, the leadership in the UChicago MAPSS (Master of Arts Program in...
The Symposium for Teaching with Technology Is Coming April 23 – Save the Date!
The UChicago Symposium for Teaching with Technology is coming on Tuesday, April 23, 2019! The Symposium will be a full-day event, held at the Regenstein Library. It will bring together faculty, instructors, lecturers, learning designers, academic technologists, and...
Promoting Accessibility in Digital Learning, Part 1: Who Needs Alternative-Format Texts?
In this three-part series, Academic Technology Solutions, in conjunction with Student Disability Services, explores how faculty and instructors can make digital learning materials more accessible for students with disabilities. The principal author of these posts is...
New and Custom Canvas Workshops and Walk-Ins Held in Autumn Quarter 2018
New Workshops Offered In Autumn Quarter 2018, many faculty, instructors, graduate students, and staff took advantage of new Canvas workshops offered by Academic Technology Solutions. These new workshops covered how to set up a Canvas site quickly and efficiently; how...
Creative Assignments: Podcasting
Note: ATS now offers a workshop on podcasting assignments. All UChicago faculty, instructors, and academic support staff are welcome to attend. Why Podcasts? Podcasting can be a creative assignment that encourages students to engage with a topic aurally and orally in...
Pilot of Lecture Capture and Video Management System Panopto
The lecture capture and video management application space has been evolving quickly over the last few years. To help faculty test out new pedagogical methods and easier software-based lecture capture functionality, Academic Technology Solutions is conducting a pilot...
Update to Video Management Platform Kaltura
Alert: Kaltura will be retired as a service on December 27, 2019. For more information, please visit: Panopto Is UChicago’s New Video Management Platform Kaltura, the University of Chicago’s software platform for video management, has recently been updated to the...
14th Annual Faculty Technology Receptions (Umbrella): A Recap
The 14th Annual Faculty Technology Receptions (Umbrella) took place on October 10 and 11, 2018, from 2:30 to 4:30 P.M., in Room 122 of the Regenstein Library. 141 faculty and staff, representing every division and professional school of the University, attended the...
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