UIS Educational Technologies (EdTech) Office Hours

Open to all Georgetown University faculty and staff, these virtual one-on-one office hours are designed to provide assistance with online teaching and learning tools available at Georgetown University.

Clicking “Register” on the left side of this page will automatically route you to the UIS Training at Georgetown EventBrite page where you will officially register. After you register, you will receive information on how to join the event. The event will be delivered through Zoom web conferencing.

Office Hour Topics Typically Include:

• Canvas Learning Management System: Instructors can post course material , create assignments and quizzes, assign grades, and communicate with students. Integrated within Canvas are a number of third-party tools that can be used to enrich students’ learning experience.
• Zoom Web Conferencing: Hold live virtual classes that can be attended on a desktop computer, laptop or mobile device. Discover best practices to deliver high quality online synchronous learning sessions.
• Panopto Lecture Capture and Media Streaming: Record content using your computer’s audio, video, and desktop screen or mobile device; or upload media from your computer. Securely share Panopto recordings with students in Canvas, colleagues, and to the public at large.
• Turnitin Assessments: Check students’ work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against numerous online submission databases.
• VoiceThread  Collaboration and Communication: Instructors and students can create and exchange in dynamic asynchronous conversations around images, video clips, documents, and slide presentations.

See the UIS Teaching Tools page for a complete list of online academic enterprise-level tools and integrations available at Georgetown University.

Note: The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) provides virtual consultations to faculty and staff. To schedule a virtual consultation with CNDLS please visit: http://instructionalcontinuity.georgetown.edu/