Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) Blog
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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...
Literature Review: Academic Dishonesty – What Causes It, How to Prevent It
Note: For further information on academic dishonesty and academic integrity, please see our series Combating Academic Dishonesty. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Academic dishonesty, which encompasses behaviors such as cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data or...
Canvas: The Year in Review
The University of Chicago is now in its second year of using Canvas as its learning management system. Canvas has been updated in significant ways over the past year, with many new features to aid in teaching and learning, and more exciting changes are coming soon. To...
Using Videos for Teaching Language
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 Why use videos for language teaching? Video is everywhere—people watch over 1 billion hours of video each day on...
Announcing the 14th Annual Faculty Technology Receptions
Please join your colleagues for the 14th Annual Faculty Technology Receptions. Sample wine and cheese pairings while learning about technology resources available to UChicago faculty, lecturers, instructors, and researchers. Services including resources for new...
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 Digital Pedagogy Fellows for...
OneButton Studio Launching Fall Quarter 2018
Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) is launching UChicago’s first ever “OneButton Studio” for Fall Quarter 2018. It is located in Regenstein Library, Level A, and is based upon similar successful facilities at a number of other universities. The OneButton Studio is a...
Teaching with a Flipped Classroom
"The part of teaching that I enjoy the most is the direct interaction with students. My main goal with flipping the classroom was to increase the quality of our limited contact time." —Prof. Britni Ratliff What is a flipped classroom? The main idea in a "flipped"...
Technology Pilot Winter/Spring 2018: Poll Everywhere
Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) is piloting Poll Everywhere, a student response system, in a limited number of courses for the Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 quarters. Instructors can use Poll Everywhere to promote discussion among students, quickly gauge their...
Media Production Made Easy: “One Button Studio” Pilot
Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) has opened up its first One Button Studio prototype in Regenstein Library, Level A, for limited piloting in Spring Quarter 2018. Based upon similar successful facilities at a number of other universities, the One Button Studio is a...
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