Instructional Technology

Hot Off the Presses: CRLT Occasional Paper on "Teaching in the Cloud"

CRLT's latest Occasional Paper, "Teaching in the Cloud: Leveraging Online Collaboration Tools to Enhance Student Engagement," has just been released. A collaborative effort by CRLT Assistant Director Chad Hershock and U-M Political Science and Philosophy Professor Mika LaVaque-Manty, the paper describes how a wide range of instructors at Michigan use online collaboration tools to enhance student engagement and course management. 

Here's how the authors explain the research behind this new publication: Read more »

Submitted by tbraun on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 2:15pm
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Getting Started with Technology

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Lecture Capture Resources

Lecture Capture Systems and Support at U-M (2009)

U-M relies on a variety of services and systems for recording classes and events. Many U-M colleges and schools have installed automated capture systems in selected classrooms or can provide mobile devices to faculty who teach in locations without automated recording systems. Following are descriptions of lecture capture systems and support services available in particular schools or colleges and a link to examples of how lecture capture tools are used by U-M faculty. Read more »

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CRLT Instructional Technology Services & Programs

CRLT provides consultation services to individuals and departments on the integration of technology into teaching, including distance education. Consultation services and programs can include:

Assistance in selecting appropriate technologies for teaching

Technology such as the Internet and the Web can provide invaluable resources for our students both in and outside of class. It is, however, a challenge to choose technologies that can help instructors achieve their instructional goals. CRLT helps faculty learn and understand various technologies and select tools that can enhance teaching and learning. CRLT supports all UM faculty in their efforts to learn to use technology by providing individual consultations, seminars, and demonstrations.

Discussion of issues related to teaching with technology

For most faculty, teaching with technology is a novel experience, though it may soon become as common as teaching with the chalkboard, the overhead, and the VCR. Faculty may have various questions and concerns about using technology in teaching. Through informal gatherings such as brown bags and rountables, CRLT provides opportunities for both novice and experienced technology users to engage in general and discipline-specific dialogues about teaching with technology.

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Gateway to UM Instructional Tools

CTools

https://ctools.umich.edu/portal

CTools (formerly known as CTNG) is a new version which combines um.CourseTools and um.WorkTools functions, designed to help create course and project websites on the World Wide Web. Using a web browser, users choose from CTools features and functions to create a collaborative tool for use in classes, research projects, and other collaborative groups. CTools is an enhanced version of the original UM.CourseTools, with improvements that include individual personal portals (referred to as MyWorkspace) in addition to class portals; an interface that can be customized to a user's preferences; and includes um.WorkTools capabilities as well.

UM.Lessons

http://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/

UM.Lessons enables UM faculty to create and administer online tests and surveys. The site gives you a good way to provide self-testing and practice opportunities for students, and for evaluating course questions. Students are able to receive instant feedback after completing and submitting online tests. Aggregated data tells instructors which questions are good discriminators and which the students are consistently stumbling on. To use this software, go to the above site and request a workspace. Then, follow the tutorials and start building question files. Read more »

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