Welcome to Instructional Technology and Webservices
Instructional Technology and Webservices (ITW) offers an array of educational technology solutions and support, course design, and consultative services to Eastern faculty, staff and students. ITW is located in Huston Hall 209, available via phone at (509) 359-6656 (MOJO), and email instructionaltech@ewu.edu.
Support Options
Instructional Technology and Webservices will be working remotely until further notice. However, we will continue to provide full support through Zoom, email and help desk tickets, as well as by phone. Here are the available support options in order of preference:
Virtual Support (preferred)
Instructional Technology and Webservices (ITW) is providing all-day Zoom meetings available from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. To join the meeting to get support and have your questions answered please use the link below or join meeting number 145-106-536. https://ewu.zoom.us/j/145106536
Email and Help Desk Tickets
We will be reading and responding to email and help tickets normally. Use instructionaltech@ewu.edu for all instructional questions about Canvas, Panopto, Zoom, PollEverywhere, and other instructional services. For most non-instruction technical questions as well as the primary support option for students, helpdesk@ewu.edu (509-359-2247) is preferred.
Telephone
We will be monitoring our phone (509-359-6656); however, this is the least preferred support option for most situations and we recommend the Zoom room or email if possible.
Learning Canvas and Transitioning to Online Teaching
If you are interested in learning Canvas in a self-paced manner or making the transition to teaching online, visit the following course links. You can self-enroll to keep track of your progress.
Learning Canvas for Teachers | Transition to Teaching Online
Continued Academic Operations
For information on continued academic operations, please visit the Continued Academic Operations page.
Academic Continuity Planning
In the event the campus closes and/or class meetings are canceled, here are some resources that will assist faculty in delivering courses remotely.
- Canvas: Canvas instructor and student guides
- Panopto: video desktop and lecture capture
- Zoom: video-conferencing for online, synchronous class content delivery
- Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor: secure online testing and remote proctoring
Additional Resources from Academic Partnerships
In the case of campus closure, the Instructional Technology and Design department will continue to provide support via:
- Email: InstructionalTech@ewu.edu
- Help desk tickets
- Canvas support tickets (from Canvas, click Help and select Report a Problem).
If you need to call, Instructional Technology and Design can be reached at (509) 359-6656 (MOJO). Please note while we will be monitoring the phone, email and tickets will be the fastest way to get assistance.
Accessibility Considerations
Resources are available to check for accessibility for courses as course content is converted for online delivery.
Ally Accessibility Checker - analyzes Canvas course content for accessibility. Ally is available in all Canvas courses in the course navigation menu.
Online Education & Website Accessibility - a seven-minute webinar from OCR (Office of Civil Rights) on online course and website accessibility considerations. Mar. 17, 2020.
To help you get started, here is a list of best practices for delivering your courses remotely:
Academic Continuity | Clemson University, South Carolina
How to Hold Your Class During Emergency Closures, Northwestern University
Information for the EWU Campus Community on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus Response Plan at EWU
A public Canvas course (Continued Academic Operations) has been created which will guide you through the basics of getting started using Canvas.
Instructional Technology
209 Huston Hall
Eastern Washington University
Email: instructionaltech@ewu.edu
Phone: 509-359-6656