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Technology Resources for Classes & Instructing
Technology Resources for Classes & Instructing
Find support for your teaching, learn about teaching tools for the classroom and online, and access training and other resources.
Classroom Support
Classroom Support
For urgent assistance during class time, call 413-585-3474.
Important Dates for Spring 2026
Important Dates for Spring 2026
Request digital support for spring courses by the January 16, 2026, deadline for priority consideration. Submit a Support Request for:
Any special classroom technology
A course-related Slack workspace
A digital pedagogy consultation for courses and course projects
An iPad through the iPad Faculty Loan Program
iPads for students to use as part of course projects
A team member will reply by January 23 to requests for spring courses. We will accept late applications for spring courses, with the expectation that support may be limited.
Faculty technology consultations and workshops will be held January 21-23, 2026: Attend a workshop for setting up your course in Moodle, creating with Adobe Express, using GenAl tools for teaching, and more. You can also schedule a one-on-one pedagogical consultation.
Spring 2026 Faculty Technology Workshops
Spring 2026 Faculty Technology Workshops
January 21 - 23
Get ready for Spring 2026! Upcoming Workshop topics include: setting up your course in Moodle, creating with Adobe Express, and using GenAl tools for teaching.
For full Workshop details and to register, visit: https://go.oncehub.com/facultyworkshops
Moodle: Getting Started (Online Session)
1/21/2026 at 10:00 AM
OERs: Open Educational Resources at Smith (Online Session)
1/21/2026 at 12:30 PM
Moodle Assignments and Activities (Online Session)
1/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Moodle Gradebook (Online Session)
1/22/2026 at 10:00 AM
Create Anything with Adobe Express (Online Session)
1/23/2026 at 10:00 AM
Getting Started with GenAI Tools for Teaching (Online Session)
1/23/2026 at 1:00 PM
The Basics
The Basics
Essential information you need to have a successful semester.
Tools for Teaching
Tools for Teaching
Learn more about commonly used teaching resources available at Smith.
Google Workspace is a collection of tools to help with teaching and learning. It includes a variety of apps, such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Forms, and Google Drive.
Moodle is the college’s learning management system (LMS) used for creating an online home for your courses. Share course materials such as your syllabus, course readings, and links to video ereserves. Create activities for online discussions, collecting homework, and quizzes or exams.
Panopto is Smith’s streaming media service used to host and share pre-recorded lessons, recorded Zoom meetings, and other audio or video files.
Gradescope is a grading platform that helps instructors streamline and standardize the assessment of various assignments.
Perusall is an e-reader platform that allows students and faculty to annotate assigned readings. It is available for instructor use within Moodle.
Poll Everywhere is a web-based audience responses system that allows you to capture instant feedback in a variety of forms. It can be used in remote classes, virtual meetings, events, and more.
Slack is a messaging and collaboration platform where classes and other groups can connect with each other and share information and resources.
The Smith Campus GenAI platform provides access to major generative AI models, including OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude), Meta (Llama), Mistral, and can be used as a prototyping platform for AI agents or assistants.
WordPress is a website development platform used for creating course blogs, digital exhibits, and websites for digital scholarship projects.
Zoom is a collaboration tool for users to connect through video, audio, chat, virtual whiteboards, and screen sharing.
Classrooms
Classrooms
Different courses require different resources and capabilities in the classroom. From speakers to digital touch screens, check out Classroom Support for
lists of technology available in each classroom on campus and how to get help when you need it.
Learning, Research & Technology
Learning, Research & Technology
Learning, Research & Technology (LRT) is an interdisciplinary team of subject librarians, media producers, and technologists. They partner with faculty, staff, and students to foster a dynamic teaching and learning environment and the creation and sharing of new knowledge. LRT offers support and guidance to help integrate library resources, develop pedagogy, and incorporate digital tools to enable innovative teaching and learning.
LRT Services
LRT Services
Pedagogical Consultation & Instructional Design
Design a digital scholarship project, develop project plans, arrange instruction and training, and coordinate with campus partners.
Co-Teaching & In-Class Workshops
Co-Teaching & In-Class Workshops
We provide instruction on software, production equipment, media studios, user experience, web & graphic design principles, and digital methodologies.
Educational Media Production
Educational Media Production
Plan professional quality media to further innovative research, cultural, and scholarly contributions.
Project Assessment
Project Assessment
Collect student feedback on digital projects to inform your teaching.
Moodle & Academic Technology Help
Moodle & Academic Technology Help
Need help with Moodle or other academic tools? Request help by submitting a ticket.
Types of Projects
Web & Graphic Design
Podcasts
Digital Narratives
Digital Exhibits
Interactive Visualizations
Oral Histories
Faculty Programs
Faculty Programs
Faculty Technology Training Workshops
Receive introductory training to supported academic technologies such as Moodle, accessibility and universal design, classroom technology, and student engagement tools. Workshops typically happen before the start of the academic term in August and January.
The Digital Pedagogy Fellowship provides a practice-based professional learning experience for Smith faculty who are seeking to incorporate technology into their teaching and create innovative digital scholarship with their students.
Committee on Educational Technology Innovation Grant Program
The Committee on Educational Technology (CET) invites grant applications from Smith faculty and instructors to support early-stage and exploratory uses of technology in learning at Smith.
Employee Resources
Employee Resources
For technology information related to working at Smith, including New to Smith topics and helpful links, see Working.
Request Help
Request Help
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