The effective use of teaching and learning technologies is an increasingly important part of good teaching. The CITL provides support for a wide variety of technology needs—from the selection of the right tools to understanding the best ways of implementing them in your teaching. Our consultants always put teaching and learning first, so talk to us about your instructional goals, and we will help you find the right technologies and pedagogies to meet your needs.
Note that we only support IU-adopted technologies, so please see the Tool Finder to see all your IU-supported options. Also see our Events page for upcoming workshops, or contact us for individual assistance or the creation of customized workshops for your department.
How can we assist you or your department with teaching and learning technologies? CITL staff members can help you:
Identify appropriate technologies
- identify technologies that can address specific learning bottlenecks or challenges
- match specific tools to your teaching goals
- investigate and evaluate new technologies
Learn to use technologies
- understand specific tools (such as Canvas, Top Hat, Kaltura, Teams, Copilot, etc.), matched to your needs, technical skills, and comfort level
- learn to use tools most effectively (sometimes in conjunction with UITS IT Training services)
- capture and manage videos from your class lectures
- explore the development of original rich media content—video, graphics, multimedia, etc.
Implement technologies
- develop approaches to integrating technologies into your teaching practices
- help you anticipate and plan for problems that your students might experience
- assess the effectiveness of these tools and approaches, and adjust strategies and tool use accordingly
How we will help
While we do our best to offer personalized support, offering basic technology introductions is usually not the best use of our time together. So, we have created videos and recorded webinars that are effective introductions to various tools, and we will often provide those as a starting point. Sometimes they will meet all your needs, and other times they will lead you to ask more informed questions that let us help you more effectively and efficiently. (If you are familiar with flipped instruction, that is our approach.) But we always want to hear about your needs first, so we know the best way to help you reach your goals.
Contact the CITL for assistance with these and other instructional technology issues. For technical help with specific technologies, you can also try the IU Knowledge Base.