NAU Supported Educational Technologies

Ally accessibility tool strives to ensure digital content is inclusive towards all students by converting course files into a variety of formats.

• Using Ally to Check Accessibility Scores

TidyUp can help you clean up duplicate or outdated files that may be affecting your course’s accessibility score. TidyUp User Guide.

Visit our Accessible Digital Course Content webpage for additional information on Ally & TidyUp.

CidiLab’s DesignPLUS is a Canvas enhancement tool to improve engagement and styling in your course shell. Level I is an introduction to the design tool and the sidebar tools. Register for our Level I workshop to get started through the TLC Events Calendar.

This tool allows instructors and students to create, upload, and share videos; add quizzes and comments directly in videos; and track engagement analytics. Its main purpose is to make video content more interactive and to enhance learning through active participation and feedback.

The Cline Library One Button Recording Studio is a simplified video recording space that can be used without any previous recording experience. The design of the studio allows you to create high-quality videos without having to know anything about lights or cameras; all you need is a flash drive! To learn more about video production, visit our training guide.

What is Kaltura?

Kaltura is a web-hosted streaming media server for NAU. A streaming media server is an important component of a university’s information infrastructure. Media files are large, and they need to be delivered at different quality levels, file sizes, and file types, depending on the device that will consume them.

• Adding Kaltura Content Using Canvas
• NAU Kaltura Mediaspace  Login

The Lightboard Studio provides faculty with a transparent writing surface that allows you to maintain eye contact with your students while explaining concepts. The specialized lighting ensures your dry-erase writing is clearly visible, and our professional microphone captures crisp audio. Whether you’re a math professor working through equations or an English instructor outlining course content, the Lightboard helps you create a more personal connection with your students compared to traditional recording setups.

Using the Lightboard Studio is straightforward for faculty. You simply write and teach as you normally would, and we handle the technical aspects and upload your completed video to Kaltura. This setup offers faculty another way to engage with students through video content, making it easier to explain complex ideas while maintaining the personal touch that comes from direct, face-to-face instruction.

To make an appointment to use the Lightboard Studio, contact TLC-Help@nau.edu.

• Using Turnitin in Canvas
• Using Turnitin Outside of Canvas

YuJa Verity: Free ($0 per student per test) for unlimited machine/AI proctoring; the only departmental fees/chargebacks are for Live Human Remote Proctoring. NAU units also have the option to train and employ members of their own staff to serve them as local live proctors, with no associated charges/fees (beyond the wages of their staff); details in Service Now Knowledge Base article.

Please contact Yuja Support for additional help.

iClicker is a student response system from Macmillan Learning that can be integrated with Canvas. All support is directly from i>Clicker. For more information and support please reach out to: Cullen Williams at cullen.williams@macmillan.com.

Packback is an AI-supported online discussion platform designed to facilitate student-led, inquiry-based learning and discussion. It encourages students to ask their questions, engage with peers, and receive real-time feedback through AI-powered tools. Packback aims to improve critical thinking, communication, and curiosity in students.

• Packback at NAU
• Packback Login

Top Hat is a multi-tool LTI that integrates directly with Canvas. Some of its uses include:

• Creating custom content in the form of e-books that can be used for your course.
• Using a Top Hat published e-book and editing its contents to suit your course’s needs.
• Using Top Hat for automatic attendance-taking purposes.
• Creating interactive slideshows to be used synchronously in your course, where students can participate by answering embedded questions or surveys.

• About Top Hat
• Instructor Support
• Educator Quick Start Guide
• Canvas & Top Hat Integration Guide
• Creating a test ‘Student View’ Account (see what your students will see)
• How-to videos on the platform fundamentals
• Do you need additional assistance? Contact TLC-HELP@nau.edu

Use Zoom to set up office hours or class meetings.

• Zoom Integration in Canvas