CIT
CENTER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CIT Support, Who are We?
CIT Support is a division of the Center for Instructional Technology. Our purpose is to provide support for the various
hardware and software technologies used to enhance the learning experience at James Madison University. These
technologies include Canvas, Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, Clickers, and the hardware and software platforms
found in the technology classrooms on campus. If you are unfamiliar with any of these technologies, here is a short
introduction for each...
Canvas is JMU’s new Learning Management System
(https://canvas.jmu.edu). Canvas offers instructors a
diverse set of educational tools which can be added
to courses to enhance the learning experience.
Blackboard Collaborate is an online synchronous
meeting space also found in Canvas.
Blackboard, JMU’s other Learning Management
System, (http://blackboard.jmu.edu) will be shut
down permanently at the end of spring 2014. CIT
will help JMU faculty move content from Blackboard to Canvas during the 2013-14 academic
year.
Clickers are small, handheld devices that can be
used in your classroom to poll your students and
actively engage them in the material you are
teaching.
Technology Classrooms are classrooms which
have been equipped with computers, projectors,
and other various educational technologies used
to enhance the in-classroom learning experience.
If you would like to know more about how Canvas, Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, or Clickers can be used to
enhance your students’ experience with your course, please contact CIT Support at 568-5312 or citsupport@jmu.edu. If
you need to report a problem or need assistance with the equipment in a technology classroom, please contact
Classroom Technology Services at 568-6799 or tchelp@jmu.edu.
Come visit us in Carrier Room 22
to receive customized support from
our student consultants.