If Zoom won’t let you host a session longer than 40 minutes, you probably have a basic account, a free, time-limited account. Enterprise accounts under UA’s license, on the other hand, don’t have time limits. Last week, the UA System upgraded from basic to enterprise all accounts for people who are currently teaching, using lists […]
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Now that we are posting record amounts of classroom materials online, there is also an increased risk of a few individuals causing trouble. Since college courses nationwide migrated to Zoom a week or two ago, instructors have reported cases where uninvited people have accessed their Zoom sessions, posting inappropriate content and hassling students and faculty. […]
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UA is in the process of moving email and Microsoft Office software to the cloud. This will make it easier for faculty and staff to access their files off campus and on mobile devices. The migration for A&S will take place 3/27–3/31. In order to make the process as easy as possible, it is highly […]
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The College of Arts & Sciences faculty activity reporting system will move from the FAR to Digital Measures in Summer 2020. Our Senior Information Officer is currently working with the UA provost’s office, the vendors, OIT and A&S faculty-volunteers to prepare for the transition. The Digital Measures reporting system will operate similarly to the FAR […]
DUO is the two-factor authentication system that was brought to campus a few years ago. Two-factor authentication adds a layer of security to your accounts, making it more difficult for bad guys to access your information by pretending they are you. (You might have noticed that most banks and many other companies are now requiring […]
Under federal law, all university websites and public-facing digital media must meet minimum standards for accessibility. Because A&S would like to continue allowing faculty and staff to edit their own websites, we must demonstrate that all of our editors understand the rules and guidelines for accessibility. If you would like to continue managing your websites, […]
In 2019, McGraw Hill (parent company of Tegrity) announced that as of 2020 it would no longer support Tegrity. The staff in the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) have been working diligently since the announcement and were able to secure Panopto as an alternative system for UA. Many faculty members moved to Panopto last fall […]
If you ever receive a cryptic email from someone at UA that seems odd (“are you around?”, “available to talk?”, “in your office?”), there’s a good chance it is a phishing email. Bad guys are more frequently spoofing emails so they can send what appears to be an email from a legitimate source, but in […]
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UA has site licenses for many software programs, including Adobe Creative Suite, NVivo and MATLAB. Additionally, UA Systems offers Zoom, which is a robust videoconferencing tool, to all faculty and staff. Individuals can view a list of all software offered to them by going to http://oit.ua.edu/software. Please note that some of the software offered requires […]
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We do not recommend storing your files only on your computer’s hard drive for two reasons. First, storing large amounts of data directly to your computer can eat up storage space and slow down performance of your computer. This is important as newer computers come with solid-state hard drives, which are significantly smaller than the […]
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