Tech Expert Training Course available

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For some, it can be daunting to navigate all the technology tools available through the university. To help, Academic Technologies consolidated training resources into a single course for instructors.

This new, comprehensive Tech Expert Training Course is self-paced and available through Canvas. It serves as a one-stop destination for instructors seeking to enhance their proficiency with UNL's teaching and learning technology services.

Designed with the needs of faculty in mind, this course aims to equip instructors with a holistic understanding of UNL's technological landscape, enabling them to seamlessly integrate tools into their courses. The Tech Expert Training Course has a module based structure dedicated to each of UNL's key teaching and learning services.

With an approximate time commitment of approximately 7 hours and 20 minutes, this self-paced course covers the following topics:

  • Getting Started with Canvas
  • Learning Technology Interoperability
  • YuJa Video Content Platform
  • Pressbooks
  • HuskerTech Studio
  • Affordable Textbooks
  • DLC Exam Commons
  • Respondus
  • Akindi: Bubble-Sheet Exam Administration & Processing
  • Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys
  • Zoom
  • University Technology Services for Students


Whether you are seeking a comprehensive overview of UNL's teaching and learning technologies or aiming to elevate your tech knowledge to expert level, this course is a great opportunity to learn more about the university's technology tools.

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/techexpert