Welcome to the EdTech Hub
Educational technologies, or EdTech, are digital technology tools used to deliver and facilitate learning, learning activities, and aid in creating or disseminating content. The EdTech Hub pulls together information regarding our centrally supported EdTech tools to help you decide which EdTech tool(s) may suit your use and how or where to get support.
Centrally supported means that the University provides funding and/or resources and technical support toward the tool, and that appropriate due diligence has been completed to ensure the tool meets privacy, security, and accessibility requirements.
Training opportunities
New resources
What you'll find on this site
- Explore the centrally supported EdTech available now
- Visual representation of EdTech Ecosystem tools
- Learn more about implementing and working with these tools
- Review EdTech initiatives
- Find out how decisions about EdTech are made
Supporting teaching and learning at Waterloo
The EdTech Hub is primarily supported by members of three collaborative groups:
- IST’s Instructional Technologies and Media Services
- Centre for Teaching Excellence
- Centre for Extended Learning
- Subject matter experts from other campus areas
We focus on helping you integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Resources for instructors
- GenAI for instructors - University of Waterloo central GenAI Hub
- Accessible Education at Waterloo
- eCampusOntario's Accessibility website
- Educator's Accessibility Toolkit published by the Ontario's Universities Accessible Campus
- View the Learning Management System Review project recommendations
- Teaching information for instructors: genAI, frameworks, admin, assessment, etc. (AVPA website)
- Guidance on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Web conferencing tools you may be considering for any synchronous, recorded, or lecture streaming events within your course
- Centrally supported EdTech tools
- Microsoft 365 apps (e.g., Teams, OneDrive, Stream)
- Electronic classrooms
- IST Service Catalogue | Teaching, Learning, and Research services (available services)
- IST Knowledge Base | Teaching, Learning, and Research resources (support/how-to articles)
News
NEW! Guidelines for integrations between LEARN and non-centrally supported tools
The guidelines align with the supported direction to address EdTech duplication while recognizing that there are unique situations that a non-centrally supported tool will not satisfy.
Changes to SPSS for academic teaching and research
IST will be discontinuing the existing SPSS license with Orion, due to the significant cost, and relatively low usage of SPSS.
Changes to Vevox coming June 9
Learn about the changes coming to the Vevox platform, currently scheduled for June 9.