Faculty and Staff
Our team provides training and support for a variety of systems and software to facilitate positive learning environment and empower faculty with learning-outcome-driven technologies.
Click here to Request a Consultation with a member of our technology staff. We support faculty in using presentation tools, learning management systems, assessment platforms, instructional design, multimedia projects, survey tools, virtual meeting apps, and more to enhance teaching and learning.
Resources
Canvas is our official learning management system (LMS) which we utilize to host course materials and administer learning activities. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are the preferred browsers for Canvas.
Canvas: Learning Management System
ExamSoft is a computer-based assessment platform used by our MS1 and MS2 curriculum. It enables exam creation, secure test administration through Examplify, question banking, exam scoring, and reporting. Our school’s ID is uthmed. ExamSoft Support (24/7): 866-429-8889 or [email protected]
ExamSoft: Computer Based Testing System
We offer instructional design and development services for multimedia projects. If you are interested in creating instructional videos, self-directed learning modules, and other types of e-Learning materials, please contact: [email protected]
Instructional Design and Multimedia Production Services
InteDashboard is a Team-based Learning management tool for IRAT, TRAT, Applications and Peer Evaluation activities. InteDashboard Support: [email protected]
InteDashboard: Team-based Learning Software
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that combines chat, video meetings, file sharing, and app integrations to support teamwork in one place.
Microsoft Teams: Collaboration Application
MMS FAST is the Faculty Activity Schedule Tool where faculty can sign up to participate in educational activities.
MMS Faculty Activity Schedule Tool
National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) exams are used for summative exams for our curriculum.
NBME: Assessment System for Summative Exams
one45: Curriculum Management System
One45 is a web-based curriculum management system that hosts schedules, grades, evaluations and clinical experiences.
Panopto is an online video management platform available for all UTHealth users. It is fully integrated with Canvas for video course content. Instructors can also create recordings directly from their home or office computers and share the videos with the students through Panopto.
Panopto: Video Management Platform
Poll Everywhere is a cloud-based Audience Response System (ARS) that supports interactive classroom instruction and real-time learner engagement. Faculty can request a premium presenter account at [email protected] to poll up to 1000 participants during a poll session.
Poll Everywhere: Audience Response System
The UTHealth Qualtrics Licenses will expire on 8/31/2026. Qualtrics allows users to create surveys, and generate reports as well as collaborating with other users. Qualtrics is approved for hosting PHI/HIPPA information by UTHealth IT Security.
Qualtrics: Online Survey Platform
QuestionPro is provided by UTHealth as the preferred survey platform. It allows users to create surveys, generate reports, and collaborate with other users. QuestionPro is approved by UTHealth to host PHI/HIPPA protected information.
QuestionPro: Online Survey Platform
Pre-clerkship students are provided with USMLE-ScholarRx. Selected Rx Bricks will be used as supplementary resources for content and faculty will choose questions from Q-max to construct practice exams. Please use Google Chrome to access the system.
ScholarRx: Learning Platform for Step 1 & 2
UTH-Share is UTHealth’s implementation of Google Workspace for Education, a set of cloud-based collaboration tools, including Drive, Documents, Form, Groups, Sheets, Slides, Sites, etc. UTH-Share has been approved for the secure storage of FERPA and HIPAA information. For questions about PHI enrollment or any of the Google applications contact [email protected]
UTH-Share: Google Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools
Zoom is a communications platform that allows users to connect via video, audio, phone, and chat. UTHealth employees can log in to receive a license with no meeting time limit. Students will receive a basic license with a 40-minute time limit for their scheduled meetings. Support for users in Medical School Building (MMS) Shared Spaces (classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms, etc.): All other users:
Zoom: Online Conferencing Platform
Other Resources
DocuSign is an enterprise service for UT employees to securely send documents and collect electronic signatures from recipients.
DocuSign: Electronic Signature Collecting Service
AI is reshaping the landscape of medical education. Visit Generative AI Offerings (external link) for current offerings at UTHealth Houston. We have also compiled a list (external link) to showcase some AI applications. We plan to keep the list updated as this field continues to evolve. If you are using a computer, you can hover over each image to access the corresponding login page. Have fun exploring, but remember NOT to enter any FERPA/HIPPA or other sensitive information if you only have a free account.
Generative Artificial Intelligence
GO UTHealth is a URL shortening service that reduces the length of a long URL into a shorter URL while maintaining the connection between the new URL and the original URL.
GO UTHealth: URL Shortening Service
Grammarly analyzes spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other common writing errors in texts. This app can be used in a web browser, in a Word document, on smartphones, etc. AI Writing Assistant (GrammarlyGO) can be enabled by request for faculty and staff members.
Grammarly: Writing Assistant Tool
One Button Studio is a video recording space provided by the TMC Library. Click here (external link) for a quick start guide and reservation information.
One Button Studio: Video Recording Space
OEP Staff
ARC: Annual Review of Curriculum
MS-Gradebook is used by the Office of Educational Programs for grading purposes for pre-clerkship students.
MS-Gradebook: Inhouse Grading System
MS-Schedule Planning Tool is used internally by the Office of Educational Programs for curriculum planning and management.
MS-Schedule Planning Tool: Inhouse Schedule Planning System