Instructional Technology Office

The Instructional Technology Office provides leadership and consultation in matters related to the provision of technological services in support of the academic teaching activities in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, including the development and provision of academic technology solutions.
 
In addition, the Instructional Technology Office serves as the Faculty's primary resource for the University's learning management system (Blackboard) and collaborates with the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and Information + Technology Services (Office of the CIO), Academic departments, and other groups on campus for the implementation of instructional and learning technology initiatives for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. 

The Instructional Technology Office offers support, training and strategy in the area of technology-assisted course delivery. Some examples include:

• Audience Response Systems
  (e.g. iClicker, mobile devices: laptops, smart phones, and tablets)
• Designing online course delivery
• Electronic/Technology Classrooms
• Instructional Videos
• Lecture Capture/Broadcast
• Portal/LMS  (Blackboard)
• Technology integrated learning
• Virtual online teaching methods
• Web 2.0 teaching tools

To discuss strategies for using technology to enhance your course, contact the office to arrange a consultation:

Harpreet Dhariwal,
Instructional Technology Specialist 
Email: harpreet.dhariwal@utoronto.ca
Phone: 416-978-1234

Educational Technology Workshop 

 The Engineering Technology Workshop 2011 was a smashing success with more than 250 participants and 30 vendors participating. We're hard at work planning next year's event, but in the meantime you can watch webcasts of all the talks and review the agenda here.

Have an idea for a talk? Doing something innovative in the field of technology and education? Contact Instructional Technology Specialist, Hapreet Dhariwal.