It’s hard to believe that A-Term is just about over! The Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL) team is here to help ensure a smooth start to your B-Term courses. Got questions about how to best use technology to supplement your course work? Contact us to schedule a consultation with one of our Academic Technology experts at atc-ttl@wpi.edu.
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Request Forms & Self-Service
Wish you could take care of routine course requests instantly? You can! Try out our Self-Service Request tools for Canvas and Echo360.
Echo360 Lecture Capture Request Form
Lecture Capture must be requested each term. The Echo Request Form allows you to schedule your lecture capture recordings automatically. After submitting the form, you can check the Echo360 tab in your Canvas course to see your recording schedule for the term.
Canvas Request Form
Add users and merge cross-listed sections instantly through the Canvas Self-Service Request Form. Have a request for copying course content or to create a new non-academic course site? You can use the same form, and the ATC-TTL team will process the requests.
Note: If this is your first time using the forms, you’ll need to authorize ITS Hub access. If you run into any issues, see further instructions or a quick help video or email us at atc-ttl@wpi.edu.
Microphone Request Form
Request a wireless microphone to use in the classroom:
Microphone Request form
Academic Technology Software: Things to Know
Canvas LMS
Canvas is WPI’s official course website system to deploy learning materials, assessments, discussions, and grades.
Find your Canvas Course Site
If your course is listed in Workday, a site will be generated automatically for you within Canvas. If you don’t see your course on your Dashboard, click on Courses > All Courses to find it.
Canvas Requests
Use the Canvas Request Form to create new non-academic sites, copy course materials, add people, and cross-list course sections.
24/7 Canvas Tech Support
Click Help in the left-hand menu of Canvas for 24/7 tech support available by phone, chat, or e-mail.
New Canvas Help Resources
Click on Canvas Guides & Documentation in the Help menu in Canvas for quick access to customized Canvas Support articles!
Zoom Meetings and Zoom Phone
Zoom is WPI’s web conferencing and telecommunications tool accessible from https://wpi.zoom.us
New in Zoom: AI Companion
Interested in trying Artificial Intelligence? Consider enabling Zoom’s new AI Companion features, which include an in-meeting assistant, “smart” recordings, and transcribed AI summaries. You can read how to enable these features here!
Using Zoom in your Course
Zoom Meeting recordings can be automatically deployed into your Canvas site through Echo360. Set up the Echo360-Zoom Connector.
To learn more about using Zoom Meetings to engage with your students, contact Jolene Cotnoir at jcotnoir@wpi.edu.
Echo360: WPI’s Lecture Capture Platform
Echo360 is available in every classroom or by accessing https://www.echo360.org from any computer with your WPI login credentials.
How does recording with Echo360 differ from Zoom?
Start here with our Recording Lectures FAQ post and this comparison chart to learn more about each tool.
Store your Zoom recordings in Echo360
If you record using Zoom in a classroom, you can store your recordings in Echo360 automatically by setting up a connection between Echo360 and Zoom.
Note: Recordings stored in Zoom are deleted after 100 days, so we strongly recommend enabling this feature if you will be using Zoom for your classes.
Contact echocapture@wpi.edu for a consultation on options for recording lectures.
Video Storage
Are you maxing out your Canvas file storage? We can help!
How to Store Videos, Recordings, or other large files
Canvas has limited storage for video and other large files. Learn about options for streaming your lectures and uploading videos or other media to be viewed on your Canvas course site.
Contact canvashelp@wpi.edu if you have questions about course site file storage options.
Classroom Engagement & Research Survey Tools
Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is a web-based polling solution where students use their phone, tablets, and laptops to answer questions used for lecture engagement. You can even use it in Zoom! Go to https://www.polleverywhere.com and log in with your WPI email address and password to get started.
Use Poll Everywhere in Canvas
Connecting Poll Everywhere and Canvas – connect your course directly from Canvas to Poll Everywhere.
Looking for another way to efficiently assess and grade STEM work?
Gradescope
WPI has a license for Gradescope, a browser-based tool that supports online, paper-based, and blended assignments, and cuts down grading time for science, math, and programming assessments. You can find more information in this FAQ Guide.
If you don’t have a Gradescope account, you can create one on their homepage. To get started, we recommend using these short videos and the searchable Help Center.
Join our WPI Learning Community for Gradescope to learn more and to access documentation in our Team notebook.
Adobe AI Tools
As a faculty member, you can access Adobe products with your WPI email address. Adobe has some great AI tools. Learn about Adobe Generative AI and Firefly (the set of tools available online and inside Adobe Apps).
Camtasia Studio
All faculty and staff have access to Camtasia Studio upon request from the IT Service Desk (its@wpi.edu). Camtasia is a screen recording and video editing program for creating highly polished videos. Our team is ready to help you learn the software.
Consultations & Additional Support
If you want to brush up on an old topic or learn something new, the TTL team is here to help! Check out our consultation and training options below.
Canvas Office Hours
Book a time with Lindsey or Jolene for a one-on-one Canvas consultation!
Pre-Recorded Workshops & Micro-Trainings
On Demand Trainings – Full 45-minute training session recordings
Micro-Trainings – individual Canvas, Echo360, Zoom topics- Learn in 10 minutes or less!
Self-Service Resources
TTL Blog – All academic technology resources, workshops, and new tech tools.
Course Development in Canvas – Need a refresher? Looking for best practices? This site reviews how to build your course site whether you’re teaching face-to-face, online, and everything in between.
Accessibility & UDL in Canvas – Learn ways to make your course site & videos accessible for all users.
Contact Us
E-mail atc-ttl@wpi.edu for any questions and we can help point you in the right direction. The Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL) team is located in GL225 (and on Zoom) available M-F, 8am-5pm.