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Teaching Tools & Technology

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There are several classroom tools and technologies specific to UNMC that all faculty members are able to access. These tools can be used to boost student engagement and make your job as an educator easier.

Top Teaching Tools

Here are the top instructional technology tools with which every faculty member should be familiar. Click the tool for more information about how to access and its capabilities. Tools marked with an * indicates those are provided by UNMC.

Course Management/Assessment Tools

Canvas*
Canvas is a cloud-based learning management system that provides a collaborative space for course content, assignments, and grading. Canvas helps faculty organize course content easily.
ExamSoft*
ExamSoft is an educational software that allows users to create, administer and grade assessments. Delivering exams through ExamSoft allows for secure testing.

Interactive Lecture Tools

Kahoot
Kahoot is an educational platform based on games and questions. Faculty can create questionnaires, discussions, or surveys that complement academic lessons.
Nearpod
Nearpod combines presentation, collaboration and real-time assessment – create a presentation containing quizzes, polls, videos, images and drawings.
Padlet
Padlet is an online post-it board that you can share with anyone. Users are able to access the board via QR code or link using a smartphone or computer.
Quizlet
Quizlet helps teachers engage students of all levels through curriculum-based materials, interactive study methods and games.
Zoom*
Zoom is a web-conferencing platform used for virtual meetings, classes and webinars. Zoom can also be used to record lectures or presentations.
Poll Everywhere*
Poll Everywhere lets your audience interact with a live presentation using their mobile phone, tablet or laptop.

Video/Remote Teaching Tools

Articulate Storyline
Articulate Storyline is a software for creating interactive e-learning courses. The UNMC E-Learning Lab uses and supports Articulate Storyline 3.
PowerPoint*
Available through Office 365, PowerPoint is to create visually content-rich presentations with multimedia including images, interactive polls, or video.
Echo360 Universal Capture*
Echo360 Universal Capture allows you to record using voice, video, screen action, and/or PowerPoint/Keynote slides.
Loom
With Loom, you can record your camera, microphone, and desktop simultaneously. Your video is then instantly available to share.
Screencast-O-Matic
Screencast-O-Matic allows you to record your computer screen, as well as video and audio via your computer’s built-in webcam and microphone.
Zoom*
Meetings or classes can be recorded, saved to the local machine (not the cloud) and uploaded to Echo360 ALP for distribution.
Stream*
Available through Office 365, Stream is a platform that allows you to store, access, and share videos securely.

Technology: Simulation and Interactive Learning

UNMC faculty also have access to many high-tech teaching tools that can help update their teaching styles and incorporate new techniques in their classrooms. Below are interactive tools available for simulation and interactive learning:

Teaching Technology at UNMC

iEXCEL/Simulation
Simulation provides learners with risk-free training environments to practice skills and gain hands-on experience. The Davis Global Center, home to iEXCEL, is a highly advanced clinical simulation facility purposefully designed to foster the practice of interprofessional patient care.
EZStudio
The EZStudio is a simplified video recording setup that allows users to easily create videos.It includes a video camera, ceiling-mounted lights, microphone, presentation monitor, green screen, and a light board. The equipment is already set up and configured...all you have to do is record!
Anatomage Table
The Anatomage Table is a life-size interactive anatomy visualization table that offers a realistic visualization of 3D anatomy. Contact Kim Michael or Tanya Custer for more information.
Jim and Karen Linder Maker Studio
Located on level six of the library, the maker studio offers technology and project materials to support creative doing and learning, informal thinking, and ideation.
More Resources
More facilities and technology available for education at UNMC.
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Facilities & Technology

An overview of facilities & technology used for education at UNMC.