UW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

Other Tools

UW supports a number of teaching tools you can integrate into your course. Explore the tools below to see how they might fit your pedagogical needs.

Panopto (Lecture Capture)

Panopto is the UW-IT supported lecture capture solution. Panopto allows for easy recording and reviewing of videos from courses, lectures, and presentations. As a cloud-enabled service, Panopto is designed to simplify the lecture capture process. Recordings in Panopto are viewable on most Web browsers and mobile devices. No service fee for eligible users.

To learn more about Panopto, visit IT Connect for documentation and tutorials:
https://itconnect.uw.edu/learn/tools/panopto/

 

Poll Everywhere (Audience Response System)

Poll Everywhere is the official audience response system of the UW and is FERPA-compliant. You can conduct polls and surveys in your class to foster engagement, for baselining, and for knowledge checks. Students participate using their own devices and there’s no charge for them or you, as there’s no service fee for eligible users.

To learn more about Poll Everywhere, visit IT Connect for documentation and tutorials:
https://itconnect.uw.edu/learn/tools/polleverywhere/

You can also visit the Poll Everywhere section of this website.  This section is currently under development and some articles are incomplete, so please keep that in mind when you visit.

 

Zoom (Video Conferencing)

Zoom helps you to:

  • participate in group video chat during online class sessions
  • host virtual office hours
  • collaborate remotely on research
  • share screens and host real-time video conversations
  • host live web broadcasts to thousands of people worldwide
  • record to the cloud or computer for easy sharing

Zoom is the only HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant video collaboration service at the UW.

To learn more about Zoom, visit IT Connect for pricing and documentation:
https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/phones/conferencing/zoom-video-conferencing/

 

Vericite (Plagiarism Detection Tool)

VeriCite is a web-based system that allows student papers to be submitted and checked for plagiarism. The system compares student papers with sources available on the Internet, select commercial article databases, and papers submitted at the UW. VeriCite is available through Canvas for instructors to set up plagiarism review on a per-assignment basis, and for students to submit assignments for review. Instructors using VeriCite should inform students at the beginning of the class.

To learn more about VeriCite, visit IT Connect for documentation:
https://itconnect.uw.edu/learn/tools/canvas/canvas-help-for-instructors/assignments-grading/vericite/