Resources for Teaching and Learning
Academic Media & Technology (AM&T), a unit of Information Technology Services, provides technology and media solutions to the Yale community in support of teaching, learning, and research. Units in Academic Media & Technology are described below; for up-to-date information on all resources, visit the AM&T Web site.
Academic Systems Design and Support (ASD&S)
The Academic Systems Design and Support unit provides a diverse range of services in support of teaching and research and acts a liaison between faculty in the arts and sciences and other AM&T/ITS service units. Staff provide support for individual faculty desktop and laptop computers, technical workstations, departmental and workgroup servers, high performance computing, and library systems.
Center for Media and Instructional Innovation (CMI2)
Created in 2000, the Yale Center for Media and Instructional Innovation (CMI2) develops leading-edge educational media and courseware for Yale faculty and provides state-of-the-art broadcast, distribution, and media production solutions to the Yale community. CMI2 also supports the Classes*v2 server for the online components of courses. The system includes a variety of features, among them announcements, syllabi, course resources, e-mail lists, discussion forums, assignments, drop boxes for student homework, and course rosters with student photos. Course sites are automatically created for all courses listed in the Registrar's Office system. Faculty and students log on to the Classes*v2 server with their Yale NetID and password. In addition to providing space for course materials, the Classes*v2 server offers personal storage space for individual use. Instructors may also request "project sites" for collaboration with others or for departmental use. For more information about Classes*v2, please refer to the Classes*v2 online help or e-mail classes2@yale.edu.
Educational Technologies
The Educational Technologies unit focuses on the resources needed by faculty and students to use technology in teaching and learning. Staff provide support for the hardware and software technologies that enhance curricular activities in and out of the classroom and explore new opportunities for pedagogical innovation through the Instructional Technologies Group. Educational Technologies offers one-on-one support as well as opportunities for classes and groups to interact with professional and student ET staff. Discipline-specific resources are also available through the Film Study Center and StatLab.
Media Services
Media Services provides a broad range of technology solutions in support of academic instruction and research. Services include classroom technology and media consulting, graphic design, photography, medical illustration, and systems programming. The unit supports over 300 classrooms, digitizes thousands of images per month, maintains hundreds of academic computers, and designs illustrations and presentation posters. For more information, visit the Media Services Web site.
