ARCS Educational Technology Tool Support

ARCS supports faculty, staff, and students in their use of innovative technology through one-on-one collaborations, workshops, and demos.

What we can help with

  • Experimental Tools
    • ARCS can help with testing out new tools for a class, like PollEverywhere or Mentimeter.
  • Canvas:
    • ARCS offers one-on-one consultations to help faculty choose the right Canvas tools for their pedagogical goals.
    • We’ll help setup and configure the tools and can also assist with importing and transferring content into Canvas.
    • We can also integrate Canvas with other tools such as Mediasite lecture capture and Gradescope. Some tools can be turned on a course-by-course basis, and we would be excited to work on implementing something for your course.
  • Google Workspace for Education:
    • ARCS can help faculty use the many different tools in Google Workspace for Education for sharing documents, collaboratively editing documents, creating web sites, and communicating via email and groups.
  • Gradescope:
    • Gradescope is an online grading platform that helps make grading faster, more consistent, and fairer. We provide an institutional license so HMC faculty can now use this tool for free.
    • ARCS can help faculty setup their courses in Gradescope and link them with their Canvas course sites. Linking the two allows faculty to synchronize the Canvas roster to Gradescope and link Gradescope assignments to the Canvas gradebook.
  • Zoom: Zoom is a videoconferencing system that faculty, staff, and students can use to conduct online video meetings and classes. Features include the ability to share screens, record the meetings, separate attendees into breakout rooms, and use a virtual whiteboard.
  • Lecture Capture:
    • ARCS can show faculty how to use the lecture capture system and provide advice on effective usage scenarios.
  • Anki Flashcards:
    • ARCS can help faculty set up Anki and show how to use the system to create custom study decks in order to learn the names and faces of all of the students in their classes.