Teaching and Learning Applications

ServiceWho May Get ItFeatures
Buff PortalStudentsCU Boulder's online student portal.
CanvasFaculty, Staff, StudentsCU Boulder's learning management system.
Canvas StudioFaculty, Staff, StudentsA tool that allows learners and educators to create, upload, edit, manage and share media files within Canvas courses.
CaptioningFaculty, Staff, StudentsThe Digital Accessibility Office captioning service provides information, consultation and guidance for a broad range of media and activities that may require captioning.
Cidi Labs DesignPLUSFaculty, StaffA suite of tools available within Canvas that expands HTML design options and allows users to create more engaging and aesthetically pleasing online course environments in the Canvas LMS.
Classroom CaptureFaculty, Staff, StudentsAutomatically record and share classroom-related computer, audio and video content for courses and special events.
CourseraFaculty, Staff, StudentsAn online learning environment for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Coursera is not supported by OIT. Learn more.
DigicationFaculty, Staff, StudentsPublish documents, photos, videos, collaborative assignments and more online in professional and customizable presentations or ePortfolios.
Kaltura Rich Media StreamingFaculty, Staff, StudentsA rich media streaming service that supports audio and video streams, lecture capture and live broadcasts.

Kaltura will be retired at the end of 2024.
Open Research & Contributor ID (ORCID)Faculty, StaffThe Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) is an identifying serial number generated by the ORCID Organization that can be added to your personal record within CU systems as a unique identifier.
Personal CaptureFaculty, Staff, Student EmployeesUse My Mediasite to create high-quality videos, screencasts and slideshows from your home, office or classroom.
PlayPositFaculty, Staff, StudentsAn interactive video tool that allows educators to layer custom lesson material over video content from Canvas Studio, YouTube and Vimeo.
ProctorioFaculty, StudentsAn online proctoring service that was retired as a common-good service on August 15, 2024. The Leeds School of Business and the Department of Economics continue to provide access on a limited unit-managed license.

Proctorio is not supported by OIT. Learn more.
QualtricsAll CU Boulder affiliates with an active IdentiKeyAn online survey tool that allows for users to build surveys, send invitations/reminders, track participation, display results (graphically and statistically), and export results.
Syllabus ArchiveFaculty, Staff, StudentsA service that allows faculty and departments to make their course syllabus files available to campus.
TurnitinFacultyAn online tool that assists educators in identifying potential cases of plagiarism.
VoiceThreadFaculty, Staff, StudentsHave asynchronous group conversations around images, documents, videos and presentations.
ZoomFaculty, Staff, StudentsA web conferencing tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, online meetings, hybrid courses and recordings into a single platform.
 

Student Data & OIT Services

The University of Colorado uses a variety of data types to facilitate the academic experience and advance student success. To promote good digital citizenship, CU Boulder has created a resource for our student and faculty communities to better understand how student data is used within OIT's services and tools.