Ohio University

The primary mission and goals of Academic Technologies are:  (a) to support faculty in their efforts to improve the learning experience of students, which will improve student retention and engagement; (b) to create a collaborative environment for faculty colleagues in order to promote cross-discipline best practices for teaching strategies; (c) to integrate appropriate technologies into courses for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning; (d) to serve as a clearinghouse of resources for faculty by guiding them to teaching, learning, technological, and other services that are available to them; and ( e) to support the implementation of new administrative applications.  

Academic Technologies offers the following:  

• Academic events for faculty (brown bag lunches, faculty learning communities, etc.)
• Course Design Institutes, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching & Learning
• One-on-one course consultations
• Faculty showcases: Spotlighting innovative uses of technology in the classroom for the enhancement of teaching and learning
• Student Response System support
  
• Best practices for using technology to enhance teaching and learning
  
• Blackboard support
• Evaluation and advancement of mobile trends in the classroom 

We work collaboratively with the Faculty Technology Advisory Group (FTAG) and the Center for Teaching & Learning to advance technological best practices for faculty, staff, and students.  Our service listings are on the left, and we can be reached at AT@ohio.edu.