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Teaching Tools

"Why isn't Canvas working,' can go to IT, but 'how do I make a good quiz' is a TLC question"

- Dr. Jeff Schramm  

TLC and Missouri Online offer support for teaching technologies on campus.

If you are not sure why you would want to use any of the tools below, or why they might be helpful for your students, schedule a consultation with TLC.

If you are not sure what tools are available or if they may integrate with Canvas, check with TLC or examine the Missouri Online teaching tools resources.

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Teaching Tools - Training Opportunities

For training opportunities on the teaching tools supported by UM System - check out the Calendar of eLearning Events. You'll find opportunities to learn more about Canvas, Panopto, Zoom, Voice Thread, and other teaching tools.

UMSystem Tools for Teaching

For more information on various programs and tools used by the UM System, visit the UM System Teaching Tools site. If you still have questions or need help, feel free to reach out to TLC.
Canvas Request System

Canvas Request System

The Canvas Request System (CRS) can be used to combine courses, request development courses, add users to non-registrar courses, and more. If you need help with the CRS contact Academic Technology or TLC.

AI in the Classroom

Generative AI (GenAI) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can create new content, based on learning from existing data. For more information.

Canvas

Canvas is the learning management system used across campus by faculty and students. Post assignments, syllabi, tests, and resources, and manage student grades for each course that you teach. For more information about how to use Canvas.

Gradescope

Gradescope allows you to more easily and consistently grade paper-based exams, quizzes and homework. In addition, Gradescope enables you to grade programming assignments (graded automatically or manually) and lets you create online assignments.

Honorlock

Honorlock is a remote proctoring system. It's integrated into Canvas, allowing instructors to use their pre-existing Canvas exams.

hypothes.is

Hypothesis is an open source tool that lets users highlight and annotate any webpage or PDF. It can be used with a browser extension or inside your Canvas site.

iThenticate

Professional plagiarism prevention and citation checking software for academic researchers and publishers

MATLAB

MATLAB and Simulink resources for adding MATLAB Assignments to Canvas and for giving students access to the Self-Paced Online Courses that can be graded in Canvas.

Panopto

Panopto is a lecture and screen recording tool. It is easy to record video presentations, manage existing video files, and stream video content to virtually any device. Panopto videos can easily be embedded in Canvas.

PointSolutions

TurningPoint is now Point Solutions - An easy-to-use engagement and assessment solution that allows students to participate in real-time using their own device

Qualtrics

Survey creation tool used to create flexible, dynamic, and responsive surveys Redirects to MU Assessment Resource Center
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Simple Syllabus

Simple Syllabus (SS) is a centralized and template-driven syllabus creation tool that integrates with Canvas.

Turnitin

Turnitin is software that allows students and instructors to check their papers for originality. Help students focus on creating original work, while also giving credit to the sources from which they are drawing in order to form their own conclusions.

Voice Thread

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

Zoom

Zoom is a video conferencing and web conferencing service frequently used on campus. All University of Missouri students, faculty, and staff have access to Zoom through https://umsystem.zoom.us.