Learning Technologies | Center for Teaching and Learning

Learning Technology tools that are supported campus-wide are listed below where you can learn about each or get tutorials, technical support, and guides for them. UAB-specific guides are also available.

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Canvas

Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) used at UAB. It simplifies teaching and learning by connecting the most frequently used digital tools in one place.

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Access Pearson Student Paid	A platform that offers interactive resources, mobile eText, assignment management, and immediate student feedback.
Adobe Creative Cloud UAB Provided	A collection of 20+ desktop, mobile apps and services for photography, design, video, web, UX, and more.
Adobe Portfolio UAB Provided	Whether you want to showcase your work in a full portfolio website, or create a single-page website, Adobe has you covered.
ALEKS Student Paid	An adaptive online learning program primarily used for math education.
Articulate Storyline 360 UAB Provided	An eLearning authoring slide-based tool interface, like Microsoft PowerPoint.
Canvas UAB Provided	Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) used at UAB.
Canvas Commons UAB Provided	A learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources.
Carolina Sciences Student Paid	An online platform that offers engaging educational resources supporting STEM teaching and learning.
CATME UAB Provided	This system provides tools that enable instructors to implement best practices when managing and creating student teams.
Cengage Student Paid	A platform that offers textbooks, eBooks, eChapters, digital solutions, online homework, study tools, textbook rentals and more that can be linked inside of Canvas.
Classroom Lecture Capture UAB Provided	Instructors may choose to record all classroom sessions during a semester or to record individual class sessions or portions of a class.
Drieam (Qualtrics LTI) UAB Provided	Lets institutional research professionals, department administrators, and faculty embed their Qualtrics surveys inside their Canvas course.
First Day Access UAB Provided	Allows students to receive their digital course materials directly in their Canvas course on the first day of class for a reduced cost.
GoReact UAB Provided	A tool for teaching performance-based skills online.
Great River Learning Student Paid	A Canvas-integrated publisher that offers interactive, media-rich digital textbooks.
Harmonize UAB Provided	A discussion tool that allows students to communicate, interact, and engage via media-rich features.
iClicker UAB Provided	A classroom interactive response system that allows students to participate in polls and answer questions during class.
Kaltura Media Space UAB Provided	Kaltura is UAB's multimedia content management system.
LinguaMeeting Student Paid	A language learning platform that helps students reinforce what they have learned and provide them with opportunities for speaking and conversing.
MacMillan Learning Student Paid	A high-quality publisher of textbooks and learning resources for university level students.
MATLAB Grader UAB Provided	A browser-based authoring environment for creating and sharing MATLAB coding problems and assessments in UAB Canvas.
McGraw-Hill Student Paid	An online learning assignment and assessment solution that extends the learning experience beyond the classroom.
Microsoft Education UAB Provided	UAB faculty, staff and students have access to Microsoft Education to download Microsoft products.
Microsoft Sway UAB Provided	An easy-to-use app designed for creation, collaboration, and sharing interactive portfolios, personal stories, presentations, and more.
Microsoft Teams UAB Provided	With Microsoft Teams, students and instructors can chat, meet, call, and collaborate all in one place.
OneDrive (Microsoft) UAB Provided	UAB faculty, staff, and students have access to OneDrive to store and use files with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in the cloud, desktop, mobile or Canvas as part of UAB’s Microsoft Education subscription.
Packback Student Paid	An AI-supported online discussion platform that enables curiosity-based student discussion.
Panorama UAB Provided	Scans Canvas course content to evaluate it for accessibility and provides remediation assistance for inaccessible content.
Parchment Digital Badges UAB Provided	A digital badging platform that awards badges based on predefined earning criteria.
Perusall Student Paid	With this online social annotation platform, you can increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your course.
PlayPosit UAB Provided	A Canvas-integrated platform for implementing interactive videos in lessons, courses, and curricula to foster active learning and increase learner engagement.
Poll Everywhere UAB Provided	A web-based audience response system that lets you embed interactive activities such as polls, questions, and competitions into presentations.
ProctorU UAB Provided	An online proctoring service available and accessible through Canvas.
QuantHub Student Paid	An edtech platform delivering personalized microlearning experiences, offering engaging content and scenarios to build competencies.
Respondus 4.0 UAB Provided	Provides faculty the tools to create, import, and manage quizzes and exams, and then print, store, or upload to Canvas.
Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor UAB Provided	A locked browser and monitoring system for online test taking.
Sage Vantage Student Paid	An academic publisher offering a wide range of textbooks with assignments, resources, and digital solutions for college instructors and students.
SimNet Student Paid	A cloud-based simulation platform designed for education and training, particularly in fields like healthcare, engineering, and business.
Simple Syllabus UAB Provided	Designed to help educators create, manage, and share syllabi in a streamlined and user-friendly way.
Stukent Student Paid	Offers expert video lectures, role-specific student Simternships (simulation internships), lesson plans, videos, instructor notes, case studies, quizzes and more.
TaskStream UAB Provided	A customizable, electronic portfolio application that allows assessment management and performance-based instructional features.
Top Hat Student Paid	An engagement platform that empowers educators to incorporate active learning into every area of their course.
Turnitin UAB Provided	Identify unoriginal content with the world’s most effective plagiarism detection solution.
UAB Libraries UAB Provided	Canvas allows instructors to link to UAB Library resources such as their Library Guides.
WileyPLUS Student Paid	Allows instructors to organize materials, including eTextbook content, video, animations, and practice questions, into modules.
Wolters Klewer Lippincott Student Paid	Provides clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that engage clinicians, patients, researchers, and the next generation of healthcare providers.
WW Norton Student Paid	Publishes inclusive content course materials which are flexible and affordable to support teaching and learning.
Zoom UAB Provided	Provides cloud video conferencing and simple online meetings.