Learning Technology

Learning Technology Services, in ETS, is dedicated to support the College of Education faculty in their use of technology for teaching and learning. We are involved with promoting technological competence, awareness, and skill building emphasizing the benefits that technology can bring to the classroom.

Services:

Recommendations for online course design
Provide individual and small group consultations
Advise on the use of new technologies within the University of Maryland enterprise systems
Schedule workshops
Empower instructors to use best practices to enhance student learning in the College of Education

Workshops:

To request a specific workshop on a supported technology for a COE department or program, please contact our Learning Technology specialist. In addition, ETS offers scheduled workshops covering a variety of enterprise and college-based technologies on a regular basis.

Instructor Support:

24/7 Assistance through Canvas: 1-877-399-4090
College Specific Assistance and individual faculty training: coe-elms-support@umd.edu
University of Maryland IT assistance: elms@umd.edu

Canvas Instructor Guide

Whether you are interested in learning how to use a technical tool or if you wish to rethink part of a course, the resources below will provide you with valuable information and a great starting point. In addition, ETS provides ongoing support to faculty to provide confidence in integrating technology in the learning environment..


Tool Information Pages (TIPs)	Enterprise Learning Management System (ELMS): Canvas Interactive Whiteboard: Smartboard Classroom Polling Tool: Clickers Spreadsheet Software: Microsoft Excel Classroom Monitoring Tool: LANSchool Presentation Software: Powerpoint
Canvas Support	24/7 Telephone Support: 877-399-4090
Quality Assurance Checklist	Developed by the DIT Learning Technology Design group to help faculty assess their ELMS course spaces and course content. Learning Technology Designers can assist faculty with their use of the checklist with the goal of improving the online learning experience for University of Maryland students. Quality Assurance Checklist (pdf)
Video Conferencing Tools	Zoom Google Meet
Instructor Support	24/7 Assistance through Canvas: 1-877-399-4090 College Specific Assistance and individual faculty training coe-elms-support@umd.edu University of Maryland IT assistance: elms@umd.edu Canvas Instructor Guide
Copyright and Fair Use	The information presented, in the link below, serves for general information. Project Nethics Copyright Guidelines
Clickers	Clickers: Create an Account and Download Software Classroom Room System - Clickers
Films at UMD	Universities Libraries - Digital Collections in Education and other Subject Concentrations
ELMS Course Reserve Media Request Form	ELMS Course Reserves Media Request Form For Online Video
Universal Design of Learning	(UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. For more information, please visit the CAST website.
LinkedIn Learning	Lynda.com is now Linkedin Learning- What do you want to Learn Today?
Lecture Capturing	Panopto, accessed via ELMS or from the stand-alone application, allows instructors to capture audio and/or video recordings of lectures within classrooms or from their personal computers. Panopto recordings can be uploaded to ELMS and made available to students for viewing. Panopto URL Comprehensive Guide to Panopto for Instructors

Educational Technology Services (ETS)

Learning Technology

Lecture Capturing