Academic Technology Office at Thomas University

About Us

Being a leader in online and distance education, Thomas University supports high quality learning strategies and technologies that contribute to student academic success.

The Academic Technology office offers training workshops in the use of academic technologies such as Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, and other audio/video tools to promote high quality interactive learning.

Students are invited to attend workshops to help orient them to academic technology. Check below for the schedule of workshops.

Student Training Schedule Spring 2013

Additional one-on-one and group trainings are available upon request to assist students in using Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard, microphone headsets, webcams, Flip video cameras, digital video editing programs, SoftChalk, or digital voice recorders.

A limited number of devices such as digital voice recorders and microphone headsets are available at TU’s library for check out by faculty, students, and staff.

Please email Manish Tripathi at mtripathi@thomasu.edu or call him at 229-227-6950 or 229-221-0889 for further assistance.

Internet Browser Recommendations

The Thomas University Academic Technology office recommends use of one of the free Internet browsers listed below. To download a browser, click on the name of the browser you want to download and follow the instructions on the download page.
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Safari