Tools for Teaching

HDS students in small groups around the newly renovated campus

In collaboration with Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT), HDS IT and Media Services (ITMS) is here to help you enhance your teaching. The main tools used in our courses are Canvas, Panopto, and Zoom. Please see the Instructional Technologies and Audio-Visual and Multimedia Services consultation pages for more information on how we can work with you.

Teaching with technology is not just about software. The type of classroom activity – lectures, discussions, seminars – require similar but somewhat different approaches, and different ways to gauge student progress toward learning. At HDS we strive to combine the best aspects of fully remote learning with the best of in-person learning.

Pre-Term Checklist

Here are resources to help you with the most common tasks for teaching hybrid courses. The top three things you should do before the semester starts:

  1. Record a Course Information Video
  2. Add a syllabus (even a draft is helpful) to your course site
  3. Send your syllabus list to the Library