As a UNF faculty member, you have access to a wealth of resources and lines of support on campus—and online! From instructional guidance to tech support, we've got you covered.

Center for Instruction and Research Technology

The Center for Instruction and Research Technology (CIRT) supports UNF faculty with individualized support with online course design, instructional strategy, and Canvas. Toggle through the tabs below to discover CIRT teams and resources that are available to support your teaching and development here at UNF.

Online Learning Support

CIRT and the Online Support Team provide Canvas support via email, telephone, appointments, and walk-ins. You can contact CIRT Lab for assistance with Canvas concerns, scantrons, quiz bank creation, online proctoring, and more.

- Email: cirtlab@unf.edu
- Phone: 904-620-3927
- Location: Building 10 (Honors Hall)

Instructional Design

CIRT also boasts a team of instructional designers who can import an Online Course Template into your course shell and support your course design and development. They're also available to discuss instructional strategies and potentials for your course as well as instructional technologies you're interested in exploring.

A course media developer works alongside the Instructional Design Team to support faculty with course media including banners and course cards for your Canvas course, PowerPoint templates, and other graphic design.

Faculty Development Model

The Instructional Design Team also supports a four-tier faculty development model that includes a Teaching Online Foundations course (TOL) with separate tracks for full-time (Track A) and part-time faculty (Track B). Follow this link for more information, about TOL-Track B.

CIRT Creative

CIRT Creative is located in Building 1 and features a Production Studio where you can record videos with a green screen and teleprompter or create professional audio works and podcasts. This location also houses various technology and equipment that can be easily checked out through the CIRT Equipment Booking System.

Workshops

Workshops

Workshops are available for group learning on special topics spanning Canvas, instructional strategy, and accessibility. Check the CIRT Events page for current offerings.

Office of Faculty Excellence

The Office of Faculty Excellence (OFE) is committed to faculty development in the areas of teaching, research, and service. They offer a series of OFE workshops to support your instruction.

Canvas Guides

Canvas offers step-by-step guides for just about everything—from creating assessments and editing assignment settings to hosting video conferences and checking page accessibility.

The Canvas Instructor Guides cover tasking from the instructor side of Canvas. It's a good idea to bookmark this page for future references. There's also a set of Canvas Student Guides, which you can share with your students for Canvas navigation and basic troubleshooting.

There's also a Canvas Basics Guide, which gives you an overview of tools and features available in the platform, and the UNF Canvas Knowledge Base contains a collection of information and tutorials on various Canvas features.

UNF Library

The Thomas G. Carpenter Library is home to a team of library liaisons, who are available to help you search for instructional materials within the UNF Library and beyond. library liaisons are assigned by department so you have a personal resource who is familiar with your field. In addition to curating resources, library liaisons are also available to provide demonstrations to students to help them search the library databases and find resources with confidence.

The Instructional Design Team also collaborates with the Online Learning Librarians, who can help you find online resources to supplement your instruction.

Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services (ITS) is home to the Help Desk that serves UNF faculty, students, and staff. Technicians are available over the phone, online, and in-person to offer support and troubleshoot technology issues.

Email: helpdesk@unf.edu
Phone: 904-620-HELP (4357)
Location: Thomas G. Carpenter Library (Building 12, 1st Floor)
Hours of operation vary throughout the year, but are listed at the top of the ITS Help Desk webpage