Introduction
Texas A&M University supports the teaching and learning mission through the integration of centrally-funded/-supported technologies. These tools are available to all users within the Canvas learning management system (LMS). By leveraging these tools, faculty can reduce burdens for students as noted in the university’s Academic Roadmap. In addition to lower financial costs to students, they will have fewer external logins to manage and spend less time having to learn a significant number of different tools in addition to their coursework. For faculty and staff, the LMS website provides resources for centrally-supported tools. The LMS support teams and partners also offer various training and professional development sessions throughout the year.
Colleges and schools can request additional tools that are supported by the requestors and/or vendors. These tools may have additional costs and more information will be available below soon. Any requests must proceed through the third-party tools request process.
Legend
- Textbook Only – these tools have non-monetary agreements with the university that result in digital textbook costs to the students.
- Textbook + Publisher Tools – these tools have non-monetary agreements with the university which include digital textbook as well as additional feature costs to the students. Examples include learning environments with activities, auto-graded quizzes, study materials, and student dashboards that synchronize with TAMU’s Canvas Learning Management System.
- Student Pay – these tools have non-monetary agreements with the university that are directly paid for by students.
- No Cost - these tools have no cost for students due to either a non-monetary agreement with the university or are paid by the department, college/school, and/or university.