Teaching & Learning

Academic tools that support teaching and learning, including hardware within physical classrooms, online proctoring, Canvas, Turnitin, Panopto, and more

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Classroom Hardware

Hardware tools that are available in all standard classrooms, including cameras, lecterns, microphones, wireless display projection, and more

Proctored Testing & Scoring

Resources for on-campus, online, offsite, and accommodated proctoring, as well as standardized tests and automated scoring tools

Services (19)

Academic Room Scheduling: Astra Schedule

Academic room scheduling software.

Attendance Tracking: Top Hat

The Top Hat student response system utilizes students' personal devices (smart phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) combined with a random 4-digit attendance code to track attendance.

Blackboard: Restore Archived Content

Course instructors and organizational leaders can request retrieval of select course materials from the Blackboard archive. Archived content will remain available through June 2028 to support the transition from Blackboard to Canvas.

Canvas Learning Management System (LMS)

Canvas is an online Learning Management System designed to facilitate communication and the sharing of course content between instructors, teaching assistants, students, and guests.

Course Offering Search

Web-based search tool for finding available courses. Integrated with PeopleSoft SIS.

Custom IT Projects

If you have an IT need that is not met by an existing service, we can work with you to identify possible solutions and provide detailed price estimates on implementing those solutions.

Degree Progress Report: Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)

Web-based tool to allow students and advisors to view a student's progress toward the completion of a degree. Can also be used as a planning tool for students looking to declare or to change majors.

Digital Course Materials: Inclusive Access

Provides day-one access to affordable digital course materials, including ebooks and courseware, through Canvas.

Faculty & Advising Center

Web-based tool to allow instructors and advisors to manage their student and advisee data, including class listings, grades, and advising status.

Instructional Technology Services

The Instructional Technology Consultation and Course Production Support service offerings support our campus stakeholders, using a consultative approach in the selection and best use of available academic technology tools that foster engaging, pedagogically sound teaching and learning environments.

Lecture Capture: Panopto

Panopto is a cloud-based application for recording lectures, presentations, or events for later replay by students or colleagues.

Live Student Response System: Top Hat

Top Hat is a student engagement platform that supports attendance, polling, quizzes, and classroom interaction using students’ personal devices. It also includes InteractiveText, a digital content platform for adopting, customizing, or creating course materials, including Open Educational Resources. Ohio University will retire Top Hat when its contract ends in January 2027.

OHIO Online Canvas Support

OHIO Online instructors can request review, revisions, or updates to their online Canvas courses.

Ohio University Learning Network (OULN)

A network of dedicated videoconferencing classrooms on the Athens campus, regional campuses, and regional centers that support high-quality, real-time, simultaneous interactions between participants in multiple locations.

Plagiarism Detection: Turnitin

Turnitin helps instructors support academic integrity by comparing student submissions against a broad collection of sources and generating a Similarity Report that identifies matching text.

Required Textbook Management: Textbook

Web-based tool to allow instructors or their delegates to manage required textbook information. Integrates with PeopleSoft SIS and Course Offerings.

Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs): Blue

Blue is Ohio University's platform for Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs), enabling colleges and departments to deliver customized course evaluations. Instructors can monitor response rates, send reminders, and access evaluation results, while students can complete evaluations from any device.

Student Information System: PeopleSoft - MyOHIO Student Center

Enterprise application for storing, managing and updating student data. Specific functions within PeopleSoft are supported by offices outside of OIT. Those offices include Admissions and Transfer Credit, Financial Aid, Registrar (Student Records), and the Bursar (Student Financials).

Video Conferencing: Adobe Connect

Video conferencing solution that is web-based but can also be set up with additional hardware and be designed as a multipoint video conferencing solution for instructional purposes.