Technology can play an important role in ensuring your online courses meet your learning objectives. It has the power to engage and motivate learners. Faculty and course designers can use innovative practices supported by education technology, extended reality (XR), and generative AI to engage and motivate learners and unlock the full potential of online courses.
Educational Technology
The Center for Academic Innovation offers educational technology tools and platforms that help you meet your pedagogical goals and promote student success. These tools are free to U-M faculty, and most can be directly integrated into Canvas.
Extended Reality
The center partners with U-M faculty to create XR environments and projects for online and hybrid courses. By incorporating XR into an online course, you can transport your students to spaces that would be hard, unwise, or too costly to visit in real life. Once there, they can explore, interact, and immerse themselves in a new learning environment.
Generative AI
Generative AI is changing the way we teach and the way students learn. There is also great potential in generative AI technology to assist instructors in designing courses, identifying key learning objectives, and building assessments. Learning experience designers and other online education experts at the center are experimenting with and researching generative AI, sharing their findings, and exploring the potential impact on online teaching.