New faculty orientation culminated on Sept. 20, with a welcome reception co-hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Teaching Center in Alumni Hall. More than 200 new faculty attended for an evening of interdisciplinary networking with colleagues, deans,…
Welcome to your fall semester at Pitt! We look forward to welcoming you to two sets of programming this term that will enliven your large enrollment courses by highlighting strategies for engagement, inclusion, and belonging. Top Hat as an Engagement-Building…
Mozilla Firefox recently released an update that increased its default security and privacy settings. While they can help protect your privacy, the new default restrictions can impede how systems interact with one another, such as Canvas and Zoom. If you…
The end of August has always signaled a time of transition. As a kid, it meant the end of my summer freedom and a return to the more structured routine associated with the beginning of school. For my entire professional…
The Teaching Center offers equipment loans and rentals on a rolling basis for the fall 2022 semester. We offer a wide array of equipment to Pitt faculty and staff to support their registered courses. This includes laptops, microphones, speakers, cameras,…
In addition to providing classroom support, the University Center for Teaching and Learning is available to provide academic event support for scholarly activities that occur outside of the classroom. If you are planning an on-campus meeting, conference, or symposium, we…
A few updates are coming soon to Top Hat, including a change to the integration connection in Canvas. Please refer to these instructions for a detailed step by step guide. The LMS Sync button to sync grades with Canvas will…
The Teaching Center’s Open Lab is proud to be highlighted in this year’s Horizon Report, an annual EDUCAUSE publication that profiles important trends and key technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning. When the University of Pittsburgh…
We have reached a hopeful milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 28, masking is optional on all Pitt campuses. While this represents a return to a semblance of normalcy, we must be thoughtful as we make the transition…
