Technology is being used to support many courses at Maryland through the use of the Internet, e-mail, and/or a variety of online resources. Numerous courses provide access to electronic communication with your teachers. In addition, some courses provide access to online resources such as syllabi, class notes, or relevant reference sites. Depending on your major, your courses might also require special software, special interaction online, or have other requirements for how you use a computer. For more information about departmental requirements, contact your department.

At Maryland, ELMS (www.elms.umd.edu - powered by Blackboard Academic Suite) is the enterprise learning management system that we use to support our online instructional program. Through a variety of tools that are integrated into an "online environment," students can access online course materials and interact with the instructor and other students in the class. An increasing number of courses each semester use ELMS to support courses that meet face-to-face on campus. Activities vary from discussions that occur either prior to or after class meetings to access to lecture notes to group projects.

Besides access to online materials, technology is also being used in the classroom. Many classrooms have Internet access that enable faculty to "bring in" online materials during lectures. Maryland also has 171 high-tech classrooms equipped with computer-projection systems. And, for high-end use, there are four Teaching Theaters on campus which provide a networked computer environment along with a sophisticated computer and AV projection system to provide an environment for collaborative learning. Visit our instructional facilities Web site for more information.