Faculty Tools and Services

Commonly used OIT tools, services, and resources for faculty. To view all services, browse all tools and services.

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University Access Resources

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with Duo

Category: IT Security Remote Access Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Staff, faculty and students are required to enroll a device in multi-factor authentication (MFA) with Duo to help strengthen security by providing two proofs of your identity.
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Remote Access VPN

Category: IT Security OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Remote Access Software VPN or remote access Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
When connecting from off-campus, there are several remote options based on your needs. You will be prompted for multi-factor authentication through Duo during login to the VPN or VMware Omnissa Horizon for remote access.
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University Credentials

Category: OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Operating Systems Remote Access Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Your university credentials are the username / email address and password pair that provides secure access to several resources at the university, as well as a number of resources provided by the CU system. These services include email, the web login portal, VPN and wireless access.
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Classroom Technology and AV

AV Equipment Rentals for CU Denver

Category: Billing Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Room Scheduling Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Some services have associated fees
CU Denver offers a convenient AV equipment rental service for faculty and staff, providing access to projectors, microphones, speakers, and other audiovisual tools to support classroom activities and campus events.
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Classroom AV Support

Category: Audiovisual (AV) Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Some services have associated fees
Classroom AV support at CU Denver ensures that all classroom technologies, including audiovisual systems, computers, and network connectivity, are fully operational and supported, providing faculty and students with a seamless teaching and learning experience. Need Immediate Support: Call 303-315-2055 of click the link below to submit a help ticket.
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Technology Setup and Use in Classrooms

Category: Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Classroom related audiovisual support is available for courses (no fee) and for non-course related events. This includes setup of equipment, assistance with audio, video and recording devices, assistance with loading of PowerPoint presentations, or other multimedia equipment such as document cameras, DVD/VCRs, audience response systems.
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Tools for Teaching

Anthology Ally

Category: Academic Technology Instructional Technology OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Anthology Ally is a content accessibility tool built into Canvas. The tool can be used by faculty to improve the accessibility of their course, or made available to students for on-demand universal design options.
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Canvas

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Canvas is the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). Instructors can post content, assessments, activities, and grades in Canvas while communicating with their students. Students can use Canvas to complete coursework and collaborate with their classmates.
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Coursera

Category: Academic Technology Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Coursera offers online courses and specializations taught by faculty across the CU system and is available at no cost to all faculty, staff and students. Courses are online and self-paced, so you can learn anywhere, anytime.
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CU Online Open

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: See details
CU Online Open is a separate instance of Canvas that is used for non-matriculated users and continuing education students to participate in university-sponsored online courses or trainings.
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Grammarly

Category: OIT - Type of software OIT and Partner Supported Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: $36.00 per year
Grammarly for Education is an enterprise agreement that allows university faculty, staff and students to utilize the Grammarly tool at a discounted rate. Grammarly is a real-time communication assistant that works across many applications to assist users with grammar and usage, phrasing and readability, spelling and more.  
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Microsoft 365

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, Outlook and more - Microsoft 365 is a suite of productivity, storage, multi-media and business applications that allows you to collaborate and share your work across campus, teams and classes.
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Microsoft Teams

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Microsoft Teams is a chat-centered workspace in Microsoft 365. It brings people, conversations, files, and tools into one place, so everyone has instant access to everything — facilitate meetings, chat one-on-one, make audio or video calls, and connect your Teams site to third-party apps safely.
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Panopto at CU Denver

Category: Academic Technology Billing Canvas Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Free
Panopto is used for classroom lecture recording. The system allows faculty and staff to record classes and lectures. Several tools and software work with Panopto including Canvas, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.
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Poll Everywhere

Category: Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Free
Faculty and staff can use Poll Everywhere to create and host live polls, view audience responses, and download reports. Polls can be added to PowerPoint presentations, displayed in a web browser, shared with colleagues, or embedded into Canvas.
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Respondus

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Respondus Lockdown Browser is an application that can be used within the Canvas LMS to create a secure testing environment by blocking the use of additional applications including other websites during an exam.
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Turnitin

Category: Academic Technology Canvas OIT - Categories Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Turnitin is a software application designed to uphold academic integrity and support the development of original thinking through a robust feedback system. Integrated directly into Canvas, Turnitin allows you to check student work for plagiarism, provide feedback, and improve writing skills.

Zoom

Category: Billing OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Remote Access Software Web Conferencing Zoom Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Zoom is a best-in-class online communication and collaboration tool that provides video conferencing, web conferencing, and audio conferencing (both device-based and phone), as well as audio/video/sharing, all with an intuitive and easy-to-use user interface.
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Additional Tools and Resources

Adobe for CU Denver Faculty and Staff

Category: Design and Development Marketing and Communications OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Software Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: $65 for Creative Cloud; $18 for Acrobat Pro
Adobe Acrobat Pro and a wide range of Adobe Creative Cloud software and tools for graphic design, video editing, web development, image editing and more are available to faculty and staff through our license agreement with Adobe. To request a license, scroll down for detailed instructions in the full description.
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BioRender

Category: OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Scientific Illustration Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: $206.00 per year
BioRender is a web-based program that helps you create scientific figures up to 50x faster than traditional tools. The tool combines a library of more than 50,000 scientifically accurate, expert-validated life science icons and templates with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality.
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Computer and Device Setup

Category: Computer and Device Support OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Operating Systems Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Free
The OIT Service Desk provides onsite services to CU Denver faculty and staff including warranty and out-of-warranty support, systems set-up and repair, software installation, hardware upgrade and installation assistance. Our technicians also assist customers with data transfer from their old computer to their new computer upon new equipment installation.
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Formstack

Category: Forms Formstack OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Formstack is a form building and data collection tool that can be used to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. You can build forms; configure everything from notification emails to approval workflows and form security; and view, edit, export or manipulate the data which has been submitted via your form.
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MATLAB

Category: MATLAB OIT - Categories Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization and numeric computation. Simulink is a graphical environment for simulation and model-based design of multi-domain dynamic and embedded systems.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office 365 Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: $216.00
Microsoft 365 Copilot is a powerful AI assistant that helps you write better documents, emails, presentations, and more. This powerful AI tool can suggest content, grammar, tone and style improvements based on your context and preferences. Microsoft 365 Copilot works with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote and Teams.
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Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Category: Office 365 OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software OneDrive Productivity and Business Software Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
OneDrive for Business is an integral part of Microsoft 365 and provides a place in the cloud where you can store, share and sync your work files.
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Namecoach

Category: Academic Technology Canvas Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Namecoach allows for accurate or preferred pronunciation of your name. Namecoach is available within Canvas for faculty and students and can be added to other programs such as outlook. Follow the directions below to add a Namebadge to your email signature.
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Phishing Emails

Category: Email IT Security IT Security OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Audience: Faculty Staff Students Cost: Free
Phishing is a psychological attack used by cyber criminals to trick you into giving up information or taking an action. Learn more about recognizing phishing attempts.
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Qualtrics

Category: Forms OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Qualtrics Software Survey tools Audience: Faculty Researchers Staff Students Cost: Free
Qualtrics provides a cloud-based survey platform allowing organizations to standardize data and surveys. Qualtrics and is an approved software provider for forms that collect protected information; this includes information as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). All new forms that collect protected information are required to reside in Qualtrics as of January 2021.
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Remote Desktop and Thin Clients

Category: Computer and Device Support OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Remote Access Software Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Paid subscription for Thin Clients
Remote desktop allows access to university resources, including your regular work desktop, shared internal files, and folders by using the full downloadable Omnissa Horizon Client or the Omnissa Horizon web client through your preferred browser. Thin Clients receive hosted desktop and application computing systems for paid subscribers at the university.
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Technology Risk Assessment

Category: IT Security OIT - Categories Audience: Faculty Staff Cost: Free
Third-party vendor apps and cloud services can pose risks to the university. To reduce these risks, the Risk and Compliance (RAC) team reviews vendors handling confidential or highly confidential data, including HIPAA, FERPA, and PCI.
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