Teaching Tools
OHIO's Most Commonly Used Teaching Tools
Blue - Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs)
Blue is a course evaluation platform that lets instructors monitor student response rate and encourage completion.
Canvas LMS
Canvas is a modern, intuitive learning management system selected by faculty, students, and staff to support teaching excellence at OHIO. The Canvas Faculty Hub details how to get started with Canvas, training opportunities, and help resources for instructors.
- Canvas Help and Resources (Instructors)
- Getting Started with Canvas (Instructors)
- Applying the OHIO Canvas Course Templates
- Individual consultations and help material - Check out self-guided help content or schedule a 30-minute appointment with an OHIO IT instructional technologist to answer your questions.
- As you develop content in Canvas, reference the 7 Core Skills of Digital Accessibility to support the creation of accessible content.
Inclusive Access - Digital Course Materials
Digital Course Materials are technology solutions that promote affordable, digital content like ebooks and courseware for students.
- Please visit the Affordable Learning page for more information about our collaborative initiative with University Libraries and the Office of Instructional Design.
Microsoft Bookings
- Microsoft Bookings is a wonderful way to schedule office hours and advising appointments.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a powerful online meeting tool that can be used for virtual/hybrid classes, office hours, group and 1:1 meetings, and more! Users can share screens, collaborate on files, display a digital whiteboard, and record meetings.
- Basic Training: Microsoft Teams
- Help and resources: Microsoft Teams
- Recommended Settings to best configure Teams
- Request a team for your course
Panopto
Panopto is a cloud-based application for recording lectures, presentations, or events for later replay by students or colleagues.