Whether your course is in-person, hybrid, or 100% online, this page highlights instructional technology guides from across campus that benefit all modalities of instruction.
Quick Start Guides
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Canvas at Michigan Site
- ITS Teaching & Learning Workshops Video Channel
- 8 Steps to Getting Started with Canvas
- Best Practices for Remote Teaching
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Getting Started with Online Teaching Canvas Course
- How is online teaching and learning really different?
- FAQ’s about online learning
- Discipline-specific resources
Center for Research on Learning & Teaching (CRLT)
LSA Technology Services
- LSA Guidelines & Best Practices for Online and Hybrid Courses
- Basics of Teaching Remotely (1:01:44 video)
College of Engineering
Looking for more Quick Start resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Planning Online Courses and Content
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Learning objectives and outcomes
- Finding open educational resources
- Online course planning blueprint
- Time management in course facilitation
- Planning for credit hours
- Creating your syllabus for an online class
- Using collaborative reading tools
- Copyright
ITS Teaching & Learning Videos
- Canvas Accessibility and Supplemental Resources (59:57 video)
- Getting Started with Canvas (1:17:01 video)
- Student Engagement Online (1:40:06 video)
- Integrating LinkedIn Learning in Canvas Courses (30:42 video)
LSA Technology Services
College of Engineering: Nexus
Looking for more Planning Online Courses and Content resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Synchronous Online Instruction
Synchronous Online Instruction Definition: Synchronous instruction refers to instructors and students gathering at the same time and virtual place and interacting in “real-time”.
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Getting Started with Canvas (1:17:01 video)
- Zoom Accessibility
- Zoom at U-M Workshops (56:31 video)
- Managing Breakout Rooms on Zoom
- Polling for Meetings on Zoom
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Synchronous tools and how to use them
- Getting comfortable on-screen
- Tips and tricks for synchronous/video conferencing sessions
Looking for more Synchronous Online Instruction resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Asynchronous Online Instruction
Asynchronous Online Instruction Definition: Asynchronous instruction refers to students accessing materials at their own pace and interacting with each other over long periods.
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Getting Started with Canvas (1:17:01 video)
- Adding Course Content to Canvas (3:17 video)
- Creating Groups in Canvas (3:49 video)
- Using Video in Canvas (1:11:54 video)
- MiVideo in Canvas Course
- Create, upload, and publish a recorded video lecture on Canvas
- Media editor
- Add interactivity to your videos
- Video analytics
- Captions
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- The (very) basics of screen casting lecture
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Creating engaging online lectures
- Asynchronous tools and how to use them
Looking for more Asynchronous Online Instruction resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Video and Audio Recording Techniques
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Recording Techniques for Online Learning, Part I (1:00:42 video)
- Recording Techniques for Online Learning, Part II (58:26 video)
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Improving Video Aesthetics (3:05 video)
- Comparing Audio Devices (1:59 video)
Looking for more Video and Audio Recording Techniques resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Inclusivity and Accessibility
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Canvas Accessibility* and Supplemental Resources (59:57 video)
*More accessibility resources are located under Instructional Resources/Accessibility
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
Center for Research on Learning & Teaching (CRLT)
LSA Technology Services
Looking for more Video and Audio Recording Techniques resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Course Communication and Rapport
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Managing Course Communication (1:04:36 video)
- Student Rapport in Online Environments (1:04:50 video)
- Remote Office Hours Queue
- Listen and Learn Student Names with NameCoach (19:00 video)
- Getting Started with Slack (48:15 video)
- Course Groups in MCommunity and Google
- Introduction to Piazza (35:00 video)
- Using Piazza in Large Courses (41:48 video)
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Half-life your message
- Introduction to communication tools
- Building your online instructor persona
- Handling conflict in an online environment (good vs bad)
- Effective office hours
Center for Research on Learning & Teaching (CRLT)
Looking for more Course Communication and Rapport resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Assessment
ITS Teaching & Learning
- Online Assessments (59:11 video)
- Setting Up Your Gradebook (57:34 video)
- Managing Your Gradebook (59:22 video)
- Peer Review In Canvas
- Enable a Course Grade Scheme for a Course
- Hide Grade Totals from Students
- Applied Learning Analytics for Online Teaching (1:14:41 video)
- Canvas New Quizzes* (1:23:54 video)
- Canvas Classic Quizzes* (1:04:54 video)
*The Canvas Roadmap is replacing the original timeline for Classic Quizzes to be retired. Please refer to this roadmap for ongoing updates.
Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
- Creating authentic assessments
- Alignment of your assessments and learning objectives
- Creating rubrics for effective assessment management
- Formative assessments
- Giving good online feedback
- Using online exams & quizzes
- Exams and quizzes online
- Successful peer review
Looking for more Assessment resources from a specific instructional support group/unit? Visit the Instructional Support Groups page for group/unit links.
Generative AI
Visit the Generative AI section of Academic Technology@Michigan for resources on teaching and learning with Generative AI.