💡 What is DTP?

The DEeL's Tutorial Portal (DTP) offers UNCW faculty and staff a growing list of support resources for instructional tools currently being used within online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses. Please watch the following video for a quick portal overview:

While you explore through our portal, remember that with any new tool, it takes some time and practice to really understand how everything works and to find your rhythm with it.

During this journey, please know that our office is always here to help. It takes a village sometimes, and DEeL is your village! You can always reach out to us via our booking tool on our website or email us directly at elearning@uncw.edu.

⛰️ Ready to explore DTP? Check out the "What tools are available for UNCW faculty and staff?" section down below for the latest instructional tools.

🧰 What tools are available for UNCW faculty and staff?

Learning Management System Tools 📚

Ally

Ally is a technology tool that integrates into Canvas and assists instructors in assessing and improving the accessibility of their course content in Canvas. To learn more about Ally, please click the button below:

Ally Support Resources

Canvas

Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is accessible to all faculty, staff, and students at UNCW. Canvas houses UNCW’s fully online courses and contains course learning materials for hybrid and face-to-face classes as well. To learn more about Canvas, please click the button below:

Canvas Support Resources

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is now available at UNCW for all faculty, staff, and students. To learn more about LinkedIn Learning, please click the button below:

LinkedIn Learning Support Resources

NetTutor

NetTutor is a web-based online tutoring service that instructors can enable in any online course in Canvas. For over 20 years, NetTutor has offered live tutoring on-demand, question drop-off, and writing feedback. Tutors are subject matter experts trained in how to translate tutoring best practices and learning strategies to support students online, one student at a time. To learn more about NetTutor, please click the button below:

NetTutor Support Resources

Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor

Respondus LockDown Browser® (LDB) is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Canvas. Respondus Monitor ® builds upon the power of LockDown Browser, using a student’s webcam and industry-leading video analytics to detect & deter cheating during non-proctored exams.

To learn more about LDB and Monitor, please click the button below:

LDB and Monitor Resources

Turnitin

Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to prevent plagiarism, engage students in the writing process, and provide personalized feedback. At UNCW, Turnitin is only available to instructors for use with student work submitted via Canvas. Students cannot check their own papers via Turnitin. To learn more about Turnitin, please click the button below:

Turnitin Support Resources

VoiceThread

VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables students to build online presentations by adding images, documents, videos, and other media to which other users can add comments for discussion. Note: At UNCW, this tool is only available within Canvas. To learn more about VoiceThread, please click the button below:

VoiceThread Support Resources

Video Streaming Tools 💻

Echo360

Echo360 is the video streaming platform for UNCW faculty, staff, and students. You can use this platform to store your video or audio files and even your Zoom (cloud-based video conferencing tool) recordings. To learn more about Echo360, please click the button below:

Echo360 Support Resources

Lecture Capture Tools 🔈

Universal Capture

Universal Capture is a UNCW-supported tool that is a screencasting software for UNCW faculty and students, provided by Echo360 that captures audio, computer, and video simultaneously. It is a cross-platform, simple capture interface that is accessible across both hardware and software, creating a consistent user experience across all capture mediums that allows you to create recordings to supplement your in-class materials.

To learn more about Universal Capture, please click the button below:

Universal Capture Support Resources

Video Conferencing Tools 👋

Zoom

Zoom is a cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars. Meetings can be recorded locally or to the cloud with searchable transcripts. Zoom has built-in collaboration tools that allow participants to share their screens simultaneously and co-annotate for a more interactive meeting.

To learn more about Zoom please click the button below:

Zoom Support Resources

Assessment Tools 🧠

Respondus 4.0

Respondus 4.0 is an assessment tool for creating, converting, and managing Word or text-based exams that can be published directly to Canvas. To learn more about Respondus 4.0, please click the button below:

Respondus 4.0 Support Resources

✈️ What are some external tools I can use in my online course?

Before using external tools within your course, it is crucial to keep in mind that external tools are not supported at UNCW. If you experience any technical issues, you will have to contact the vendor's technical support.

Web 2.0 Tools 🌐

Web 2.0 tools and technologies allow for interactive collaboration with user-generated content versus simply accessing and reading content. Web tools can be used to enhance teaching and collaboration among teachers and students as well as increase professional collaboration between educators. To learn more about Web 2.0 tools, please click the button below:

Web 2.0 Tools Support Resources

Don't see what you are looking for on this page? No worries, DEeL is here to help! You can schedule an appointment with us today by clicking the "Contact DEeL Team" button down below or you can email us directly at elearning@uncw.edu.

🧭 Contact DEeL Team

For technical assistance, please contact UNCW Technology Assistance Center (TAC).

DEeL Tutorial Portal