Tech Tools for Teaching
Overview
UW-Madison supports a variety of tech tools that can aid in your teaching and help students participate in the learning process. Below you can learn more about the most commonly used tech for teaching, links to more information, and resources to help you learn how to use them effectively. If you can’t find what you are looking for you can always submit a Service Request and a member from the team will reach out to you.
UW-Madison Technologies for Teaching
The Learn@UW Tech team manages and supports most tech tools for teaching that are available to you. Here is a list of the most commonly used tech for teaching. Click on the button below to learn about these tools and more!
- Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) on campus. You can use this platform to share course materials, collect assignments, deliver quizzes, host discussions, support group collaboration, and more.
- TopHat is an active learning platform to engage students with lectures, activities and polls using their own mobile devices.
- Piazza is a Q&A tool that allows students to collaboratively create and modify questions. Instructors can post responses and endorse other answers. This tool is built into Canvas.
- Pressbooks is a content authoring and hosting platform that faculty, staff and students can use to create eTexts.
- Kaltura is a cloud-based video hosting platform that can be used for lecture capture, training videos and countless other instructional purposes.
- WSB subscribes to two additional tools for online discussions (Harmonize) and group evaluation (Feedback Fruits).
Learn how to use Tech Tools for Teaching
There are several ways to learn more about the various tech tools for teaching available to you:
- Learn@UW trainings: Campus-wide tech training is available throughout the semester.
- UW-Madison KnowledgeBase: Explore technical documentation about campus tools.
- Instructional Resources KB: Learn strategies for incorporating tech into your teaching.
- LinkedIn Learning: On-demand training videos for most tech tools available on campus.
- Canvas Instructor Guide: These guides offer step-by-step directions about all the Canvas tools (you can also provide directions that are student facing from the Student Guide).
- WSB Professional Programming: Explore learning opportunities offered by the Teaching, Learning & Assessment team right here at WSB.