Faculty Tech Hub
Technology tools built
for faculty success
From AI-powered research assistants to course delivery platforms, Enterprise Technology provides everything you need to teach, research, and collaborate at UT Austin.
50K+
Students in Canvas
courses this semester
courses this semester
6x
Faster research workflows
with HPC clusters
with HPC clusters
3
Licensed AI tools available
at no cost to faculty
at no cost to faculty
Canvas & Teaching
Course delivery & classroom tools
Everything from setting up a new course to advanced grading workflows and multimedia delivery.
Canvas
Learning Management System
✓ Integrated with UT SSO
Featured Resource
New semester? Start here — Canvas course setup in 15 minutes
A step-by-step guide for publishing your Canvas site, importing prior content, setting up the gradebook, and configuring Turnitin for academic integrity.
Canvas Quick-Start GuideZoom — Live Class Sessions
Schedule and host synchronous sessions directly from Canvas. Auto-populated with class roster; recordings post to Panopto automatically.
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Panopto — Lecture Capture
Record, edit, and stream lecture content. Supports classroom hardware recording, screen capture, and captioning via AI transcription.
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Gradescope — Grading at Scale
AI-assisted grading for paper-based exams, coding assignments, and group projects. Integrates directly with Canvas gradebook.
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Honorlock — Remote Proctoring
Full remote proctoring with webcam recording, AI monitoring, and live proctor support. Available at opted-in colleges through OAT.
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Accessibility & Accommodations
Tools and checklists for WCAG-compliant course content. Integrates with SSD accommodation workflows.
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✦ New Program — Call Opens Fall 2026
ET Faculty Fellows
3 funded fellowships per cohort. A 12-month working partnership with ET staff on AI, learning analytics, and the future of teaching.
See the Program
UT.AI — Powered by Enterprise Technology
AI tools, licensed for every faculty member
UT Austin has negotiated enterprise licenses so you don't have to. All tools are FERPA-compliant and covered by UT's data governance policies.
Free to All Faculty
Microsoft Copilot
AI writing, summarization, and analysis integrated across Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook — using UT's enterprise Microsoft 365 tenant.
Free to All Faculty
UT Spark (ChatGPT Edu)
UT's enterprise instance of ChatGPT with GPT-4o access. Conversations are private and not used to train OpenAI models — safe for course materials and research.
Now Available
UT Sage (Claude)
Anthropic Claude via UT's enterprise license. Excels at long-context reading, document analysis, grant writing assistance, and nuanced academic writing tasks.
Fall '26 Launch
UT.AI Studio
Bring custom AI projects to life. The Studio pairs faculty researchers with student specialists to prototype and deploy AI-powered applications for teaching and research.
Policy Resource
Responsible AI Guidance
UT's policy framework for AI use in the classroom: syllabi language, FERPA considerations, academic integrity guidance, and approved use cases for faculty.
On-Demand
AI in the Classroom
Workshops and self-paced courses on integrating AI tools into course design, assessment strategies, and research workflows. Hosted through LinkedIn Learning + UT.AI.
Essential Tools
Your daily faculty toolkit
The platforms you use every day — directly linked and documented.
Canvas LMS
Course sites, gradebook, assignments, and communication — UT's official learning management system.
Zoom & Panopto
Video conferencing and lecture capture. Recordings auto-integrate with Canvas course sites.
Microsoft 365
Email (Outlook), Teams, SharePoint, and the full Office suite — included with your UT EID.
Research Computing
Lonestar6, Stampede3, and Frontera HPC systems. Access via TACC or UT-local allocations.
Data Storage & Backup
Box, OneDrive, and UT Research Storage for large datasets. HIPAA and FERPA-compliant options available.
EID & Access Mgmt
Manage your UT EID, Duo MFA, VPN access, and application permissions from one place.
Software Catalog
MATLAB, SPSS, Adobe Creative Cloud, SAS, ArcGIS, and more — free or deeply discounted for UT faculty.
Printing & Media
Managed print services, large-format printing, and media production resources across campus.
Research Computing
High-performance computing & data infrastructure
World-class HPC resources available to UT Austin faculty, managed through TACC and ET jointly.
Lonestar6 (HPC)
UT Austin's primary high-performance computing cluster. Ideal for large-scale simulations, ML training, and data-intensive research workflows.
Total nodes560
GPU nodes16 × A100
Storage5 PB Lustre
AllocationStartup grants available
Research Data Storage
Secure, compliant storage for active and archival research datasets. Supports HIPAA, CUI, and FERPA data classifications with access controls.
Base allocation1 TB free
HIPAA-compliantYes
BackupDaily snapshots
AccessEID + VPN
Cloud Research (AWS / Azure)
Burst to cloud infrastructure for elastic workloads. UT's agreements with AWS and Azure include research credits and governance-compliant configurations.
AWS creditsUp to $5K/yr
Azure tenantUT-managed
SupportET Cloud Team
ComplianceFISMA / ITAR options
Training & Events
Upcoming workshops
News & Announcements
What's new for faculty
ET Newsroom
UT Engineers Just Flew Humans to the Moon. ET Exists to Support the People Who Make That Possible.
Six UT Austin alumni — including NASA's Chief Flight Director — powered the Artemis II mission around the Moon. Their success is a reminder of why the work of supporting a research university with the right infrastructure, tools, and technology actually matters.
ET Newsroom
In the AI Era, the Competitive Advantage Is Still Human
New research from IDEO makes the case that AI-era growth depends on human strengths — creativity, insight, growth mindset, psychological safety, and a culture of change. Here's how ET is building those capabilities at UT Austin, and why point five is the one we all have to own.
ET Newsroom
Responsible AI for Education 2026: A Campus Convening on April 21
The second annual Responsible AI for Education convening brings students, faculty, staff, and experts together on April 21 at the Texas Union for panels, workshops, and a keynote conversation between Cole Camplese and James P. Frazee of San Diego State University.
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Faculty support channels
IT Service Desk
24/7 support for account issues, software, hardware, and access problems. Faculty get priority routing during business hours.
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Academic Technology Team
Specialists in Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, and instructional design. Available for department workshops and individual consultations.
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Research Computing Support
HPC onboarding, storage provisioning, and cloud architecture help from the ET Research Computing team and TACC liaisons.
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