Distance Learning Tools

There are a number of tools available for you to choose from for various instructional, meeting and collaboration needs. All of these tools meet Hunter’s privacy and security policies and are supported by ICIT.

Teaching & Learning

Blackboard

Everyone must have their class set up on Blackboard. For assistance setting up your Blackboard site contact the HelpDesk. Blackboard Collaborate is the preferred synchronous platform for teaching. Blackboard can also be used for one-on-one meetings with students.

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard & Online Teaching Tools Workshop Schedule

Student Blackboard Support

Zoom

Zoom will be available on a limited basis for faculty who would prefer it to Blackboard Collaborate; speak with your dean to request to use this tool. Please be reminded that Blackboard is the homebase that students recognize for course materials and it offers additional support for both instruction and assessment.

Meetings & Events

WebEx

WebEx is available for faculty and staff hosting meetings and events, unrelated to a degree-granting course. Use your @login.cuny.edu username and password to begin using Webex Meetings now.

Webex

Collaborative Resources

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 offers several options for collaborating online including Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and One Drive. These tools enable online meetings, text chats, and file sharing.

Microsoft 365

DropBox

DropBox is also available for file storage and sharing.

Dropbox

Advising & Virtual Office Hours

Blackboard Collaborate, WebEx & Microsoft Teams

These tools can all be used for advising and virtual office hours.

Specialty Software

If your curriculum requires the use of any speciality software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, SPSS, ArcGIS, streaming services), please communicate with your dean. Some of these offerings are available through CUNY Virtual Desktop.

We will do our best to accommodate faculty requests and will address them on a case-by-case basis.