Academic Technology Team

We believe technology plays a vital role in Academic Excellence. Whether evaluating the tools and platforms currently in place, staying abreast of new technological tools, re-envisioning classroom software, hardware, and design, or partnering with faculty in the implementation of multi-modal storytelling and storytelling tools, we aim to inform and prepare our students and faculty for a world that is thinking Digitally and Multi-Modally.

Our Mission

Partnering with faculty on course learning goals, we lead with discussion of the desired outcomes, then suggest the appropriate technology. By combining the expertise of pedagogical planning and technological tools, we can inform, enhance, and transform the teaching and learning experience.

Identifying current resources that aid in teaching and learning, meanwhile staying abreast of emerging technology trends. We aim to position ourselves at the fringe of innovation, able to adapt to the changing needs of campus and the increasing demand for educational technology.

Systematically evaluating the centralized tools and platforms currently in place to ensure the highest level of effectiveness, satisfaction and usability, Campus Wide.

Working with partners campus-wide, fostering collaboration and connection in technology planning for University projects and initiatives.

Our Services

Information Systems provides a number of services to support our campus community. The following is a comprehensive list of services which you can sort using the categories in the left hand column. We encourage you to utilize this page when exploring our services and to reach out to us with any questions.

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  Adobe Creative Cloud
  Adobe Creative Cloud gives users access to a collection of software developed by Adobe for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography, and cloud services.
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  Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  Easily create social graphics, flyers, logos, and more on web and mobile with Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark). The premium version is available to students, faculty, and staff with their WFU Adobe account.
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  Camtasia
  Faculty, students, and staff have access to Camtasia, a screen recording and video editing tool that allows you to record onscreen activity, audio and webcam video, and narrate existing PowerPoint presentations. Through Camtasia, you can record, edit, produce, and share course content.
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  Canvas
  Canvas is Wake Forest’s Learning Management System (LMS) well known for its usability and mobile app.
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  Class Recording Kit for Reynolda Campus
  The Class Recording Kit provides faculty with self-service, easy-to-use video recording kits designed to record or broadcast (Google Meet, Webex, Zoom) an in-person class event to share with students who are unable to attend.
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  Dropbox
  Dropbox is an additional platform for file storage and collaboration. Dropbox, like Google Drive, provides security for your intellectual property, internal and external collaboration, and easy access to files while working remotely or traveling.
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  Google Classroom
  Create a project site using Google Classroom! Here you can create a course outside of Banner registration, a non-credit course, or a course that includes students that don’t have a Wake Forest Gmail account.
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  Google Meet
  Easy-to-join video-calls with no downloaded client or plugin required! Chat with your colleagues or fellow students, start or virtual meeting, or live stream.
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  Google Sites
  Utilize the Google suite of productivity tools with this easy-to-use website creator. Accessed using your Wake Forest account, Google Sites provides faculty, students, and staff the ability to create websites featuring drag and drop functionality.
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  Grackle
  Grackle is a Google add-on accessibility checker available to campus community members that have a .wfu.edu email address.
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  High Performance Computing
  The DEAC Cluster is a centralized research computing environment for the entire University.
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  Hypothesis
  Using annotation, Hypothesis enables sentence-level note taking or critique on top of classroom reading, news, blogs, scientific articles, books, terms of service, ballot initiatives, legislation and more.
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  Instructional Technology (ITG)
  The Instructional Technology Group provides academic departments discipline-focused expertise in technology tools, procedures and resources to support the teaching and research.
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  Kaltura
  Kaltura is an all-in-one tool that allows you to record, edit, publish, and share media content through your Canvas course or MediaSpace Portal.
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  Multimedia Technology
  IS currently maintains over 400 multimedia technology-enabled spaces. Rooms contain various levels of multimedia integration, from simple television monitors, to elaborate high definition projection systems with multiple inputs.
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  One Button Studio
  The One Button Studio is an automated video recording facility with a student focus, located in Z. Smith Reynolds Library behind the Service Desk.
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  Qualtrics
  Qualtrics is an easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and conducting online surveys and generating reports without having any previous programming knowledge.
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  Video Conferencing
  IS offers video conferencing solutions free of charge to faculty, staff, and students. Connect with lecturers, experts, the business community, and more.
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  VoiceThread
  Commonly used for narrated PowerPoint presentations, VoiceThread is a highly flexible, collaborative environment for video, voice, images, and common documents.
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  WakeSites
  WakeSites provides Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff the tools to build dynamic websites using web platforms such as WordPress, Omeka, and Scalar.
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  Webex
  Cisco Webex is a platform for hosting and attending online meetings and presentations, webinars, training, and online presentations. Available to all Faculty, Staff, and Students.
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  Zoom
  Zoom for desktop and mobile is a platform for video conferencing, recording meetings, chatting, screen sharing, and more.