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Instructional Design and Instructional Technologies

We partner across the organization to provide faculty development as it relates to educational technology and instructional design. If you have any questions about using these tools or other technologies, please reach out to us in the planning process.

Teaching Support

We can work with you to conceptualize solutions to many teaching challenges in domains ranging from synchronous classroom instruction to blended learning initiatives to online learning. Emphasizing a team approach, we can adapt instructional design principles to your unique teaching style, including tech-based solutions as well as no-tech or low-tech solutions.

Instructional Technologies

Core Technologies

  • Institutional licenses: Point Solutions, Canvas, Panopto
  • Specialized tools: BioDigital, Aquifer, Piazza

Featured Resource: Point Solutions

Point Solutions (formerly Turning Point) is an audience response system that allows instructors to create polls that directly integrate into PowerPoint. Instructors can use Point Solutions to give an in-class assessment, prompt discussions, and determine how well a class understands course material to increase student engagement and facilitate inclusive teaching.

The FSM-designed guides below will walk you through installation and getting started.

Mac Tutorial for Point Solutions

PC Tutorial for Point Solutions