OHIO's Most Commonly Used Teaching Tools
Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is a web-based video conferencing tool for rich interaction with multiple participants and gives easy access to participants with student or guest accounts.
Blackboard Learn LMS
Blackboard Learn is an interactive online tool for posting course-related materials, managing student assignments and grades, and facilitating interactions between students and instructors.
- Blackboard Help & Resources: Instructors
- Blackboard Grades Center allows you to manage student grades.
- Blackboard General Troubleshooting has key components needed for a successful Blackboard course.
- Getting started page shares the information you need to build your course.
- Introduction to Blackboard (OHIO video hosted on YouTube)
Starting spring 2024, Ohio University will start transitioning from Blackboard to Canvas LMS. Learn more in the OHIO News article, Canvas selected as OHIO’s next learning management system.
Blue - Course Evaluations
Blue is a course evaluation platform that lets instructors monitor student response rate and encourage completion.
Canvas LMS
Canvas is a modern, intuitive learning management system selected by faculty, students, and staff to support teaching excellence at OHIO. The Canvas Faculty Hub details how to get started with Canvas, training opportunities, and help resources for instructors.
- Canvas Help and Resources (Instructors)
- Getting Started with Canvas (Instructors)
- Applying the OHIO Canvas Course Templates
- Individual consultations and help material - Check out self-guided help content or schedule a 30-minute appointment with an OHIO IT instructional technologist to answer your questions.
- Canvas Experts Corner - Check out the OHIO IT Canvas expert blog to understand advanced features and configurations.
Inclusive Access - Digital Course Materials
Digital Course Materials are technology solutions that promote affordable, digital content like ebooks and courseware for students.
- Please visit the Affordable Learning page for more information about our collaborative initiative with University Libraries and the Office of Instructional Design.
Microsoft Bookings
- Microsoft Bookings is a wonderful way to schedule office hours and advising appointments.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a powerful online meeting tool that can be used for virtual/hybrid classes, office hours, group and 1:1 meetings, and more! Users can share screens, collaborate on files, display a digital whiteboard, and record meetings.
- Basic Training: Microsoft Teams
- Help and resources: Microsoft Teams
- Recommended Settings to best configure Teams
- Request a team for your course
Panopto
Panopto is a cloud-based application for recording lectures, presentations, or events for later replay by students or colleagues.
Top Hat
Top Hat offers an interactive text platform where instructors can adopt, customize, or create open educational resources for their courses in place of traditional textbooks.
- Educator Quick Start Guide
- Help and Resources: Top Hat
- Overview of Top Hat (video hosted on Panopto)
- Top Hat Vendor Help Webpage
Voice Thread
VoiceThread is a student interaction tool that creates a space for students to provide feedback on shared digital content uploaded by faculty or students.