Faculty Tools and Services

Commonly used OIT tools, services, and resources for faculty. To view all services, browse all tools and services.

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University Access Resources

Remote Access VPN

Category: IT Security OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Remote Access Software VPN or remote access Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
When connecting from off-campus, there are several remote options based on your needs. Please note that you will be prompted for multi-factor authentication through Duo during login to the VPN or VMware Horizon for remote access.
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Single Sign On (SSO)

Category: OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Remote Access Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Authentication services to university units for departmental or campuswide applications that require the authentication of users based on their affiliation with the university.
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Technology Resources

AV Equipment

Category: Billing Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Room Scheduling Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: See extended details for service rates
Audiovisual (AV) equipment can be checked out for classroom use or other events on campus by submitting a request through the EMS room scheduling system.
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Equipment Rentals

Category: Billing Classroom Support Computer and Device Support Instructional Technology Productivity and Business Room Scheduling Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: See extended details for service rates
You can rent various IT and computer equipment for your classroom and business needs. Some equipment can be rented through the EMS system, other equipment needs to be rented onsite with OIT directly.
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Technology Setup and Use in Classrooms

Category: Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Classroom related audiovisual support is available for courses (no fee) and for non-course related events. This includes setup of equipment, assistance with audio, video and recording devices, assistance with loading of PowerPoint presentations, or other multimedia equipment such as document cameras, DVD/VCRs, audience response systems.

Academic Tools and Resources

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Blackboard Ally

Category: Academic Technology Instructional Technology OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Blackboard Ally is a content accessibility tool built into Canvas. The tool can be used by faculty to improve the accessibility of their course, or made available to students for on-demand universal design options.
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Canvas

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Canvas is the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). Instructors can post content, assessments, activities, and grades in Canvas while communicating with their students. Students can use Canvas to complete coursework and collaborate with their classmates.
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Coursera

Category: Academic Technology Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Coursera offers online courses and specializations taught by faculty across the CU system and is available at no cost to all faculty, staff and students. Courses are online and self-paced, so you can learn anywhere, anytime.
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CU Online Open

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
CU Online Open is Canvas but used for non-matriculated users and continuing education students to participate in university sponsored online courses or trainings.
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Microsoft 365

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, Outlook and more, Microsoft 365 is a suite of productivity, storage, multi-media and business applications that allows you to collaborate and share your work across campus, teams and classes.
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Microsoft Teams

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Microsoft Teams is a chat-centered workspace in Microsoft 365. It brings people, conversations, files, and tools into one place, so everyone has instant access to everything — facilitate meetings, chat one-on-one, make audio or video calls, and connect your Teams site to third-party apps safely.
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Namecoach

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Namecoach allows for accurate pronunciation to promote respect, inclusion, and belonging. Namecoach is available within Canvas for faculty and students and can be added to other programs such as outlook. Follow the directions below to add a Namebadge to your email signature.
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Panopto at CU Anschutz

Category: Academic Technology Billing Canvas Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: See extended details for service rates
Panopto is used for classroom lecture recording. The system allows faculty and staff to record classes and lectures. Several tools and software work with Panopto including Canvas, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.
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Poll Everywhere

Category: Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Free
Faculty and staff can use Poll Everywhere to create and host live polls, view audience responses, and download reports. Polls can be added to PowerPoint presentations, displayed in a web browser, shared with colleagues, or embedded into Canvas.
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Proctorio

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Proctorio is a remote proctoring service that is used with some classes for taking exams in Canvas. Proctorio requires the use of the Chrome browser.
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Turnitin

Category: Academic Technology Canvas OIT - Categories Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Turnitin is a software application designed to uphold academic integrity and support the development of original thinking through a robust feedback system. Integrated directly into Canvas, Turnitin allows you to check student work for plagiarism, provide feedback, and improve writing skills.

Zoom

Category: Billing OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Remote Access Software Web Conferencing Zoom Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Zoom is a best-in-class online communication and collaboration tool that provides video conferencing, web conferencing, and audio conferencing (both device-based and phone), as well as audio/video/sharing, all with an intuitive and easy-to-use user interface.
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Adobe for CU Anschutz Faculty and Staff

Category: Design and Development Marketing and Communications OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Effective 7/17/23 - $100 for Creative Cloud; Free for Acrobat Pro
Adobe Acrobat Pro and a wide range of Adobe Creative Cloud software and tools for graphic design, video editing, web development, image editing, and more are available to faculty and staff through our license agreement with Adobe. To request a license, scroll down to the detailed instructions in the full description before submitting your request.
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BioRender

Category: OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Scientific Illustration Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: $190.00 per year
BioRender is a web-based program that helps you create scientific figures up to 50x faster than traditional tools. The tool combines a library of more than 50,000 scientifically accurate, expert-validated life science icons and templates with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. To request a license, scroll down to the access information in the full description.
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Formstack

Category: Forms Formstack OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Formstack is a form building and data collection tool that can be used to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. You can build forms; configure everything from notification emails to approval workflows and form security; and view, edit, export or manipulate the data which has been submitted via your form.
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MATLAB

Category: MATLAB OIT - Categories Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization and numeric computation. Simulink is a graphical environment for simulation and model-based design of multi-domain dynamic and embedded systems.
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Microsoft Forms

Category: Forms Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Microsoft Forms is a tool that allows for the easy creation of surveys, quizzes, and polls. Microsoft 365 applications are free to faculty, students and staff. The university has a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Microsoft that allows for secure collaboration and HIPAA compliance.
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Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Onedrive Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
OneDrive for Business is an integral part of Microsoft 365 and provides a place in the cloud where you can store, share, and sync your work files.
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Microsoft Outlook Email

Category: Email Office 365 OIT - Categories Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
All email lives in the cloud at Microsoft 365 and is accessible from any device, anywhere. Benefits of using Outlook include increased mailbox sizes limits up to 50GB, online archive to store old email up to 100GB, capability to send attachments up to 25MB and unlimited storage in the public cloud.
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Phishing Emails

Category: Email IT Security IT Security OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Phishing is a psychological attack used by cyber criminals to trick you into giving up information or taking an action. Learn more about recognizing phishing attempts.
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Qualtrics

Category: Forms OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Qualtrics Software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Qualtrics provides a cloud-based survey platform allowing organizations to standardize data and surveys. Qualtrics and is an approved software provider for forms that collect protected information; this includes information as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). All new forms that collect protected information are required to reside in Qualtrics as of January 2021.
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