The ATSI team has discovered that during 2020, some Zoom recordings synched to MediaSpace may have automatically been copied to the libraries of all meeting/class attendees due to platform settings. These settings have since been updated to prevent any future occurrences. If you have any recordings which you would prefer attendees not be able to […]
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Zoom Video Retention Period To Change for Spring 2021
Due to storage limitations, and to ensure uninterrupted recording ability for all users during the Spring term, the retention period for Zoom recordings will be changed to 14 days instead of 30 days on January 19, 2021, according to Dawn Lloyd, academic technology services and innovation. As a reminder, all Zoom recordings are synched to […]
New Features for Zoom and Poll Everywhere
Over the month of December, two of academic technology services and innovation’s key tools received updated functionality that will be beneficial to online course work. See ATSI’s December Techtalk post about the updates for more information. For additional resources or training for either platform, please feel free to reach out to ATSI via email (atsi@up.edu).
Moodle Upgrade and Downtime January 7 and 8
The ATSI team will be performing important maintenance on the Moodle platform Thursday January 7 and Friday January 8. During this maintenance period, Moodle will be upgraded to version 3.9, ensuring better stability as well as adding enhancements for the Spring 2021 term. While the maintenance is being performed, users will not be able to […]
Downtime for Moodle Upgrade January 7th and 8th
Academic Technology Services and Innovation will be performing important upgrade work on the Moodle platform during the first week of January. These upgrades will bring Moodle up to version 3.9 which will help improve Moodle performance and security as we prepare for the upcoming spring term. ATSI will be sending out regular updates on the […]
New Assignment Experience Available in VoiceThread
VoiceThread has announced the long anticipated updates to its assignment experience. These updates will be automatically applied to all users over the coming summer, however, interested users can opt in to the new experience for some or all of their classes now. If you think you might be interested in doing so, more information can […]
Zoom: Connect with Confidence!
Zoom has announced a two-part webinar series to take place this month. The series will be aimed at helping users increase their skill in building connection in online classrooms and meetings. For more information, or to sign up for the series, see Academic Technology Services and Innovation’s November 4th TechTalk post using this link. For […]
WordPress Downtime: 8-10 p.m., Oct. 29
Academic technology services and innovation (ATSI) will be performing maintenance on its WordPress platform to ensure best function and security. To enable technicians to complete this maintenance, pages on sites.up.edu will be unavailable from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, October 29. Please contact ATSI with any questions.
New Features In ATSI Tools for Online Instruction
Both Zoom and TechSmith have recently announced key updates to their available features to enhance use in online instruction. To find out more about these new features, please see our post in the TechTalk Blog: New Features Coming to Zoom and TechSmith. We hope you will find these new features exciting and helpful! For more […]
Ben Kahn, Information Services: Say It Isn’t So!
According to information services CIO Curt Pederson, Ben Kahn (pictured) from academic technology services and innovations will be leaving his position at UP on October 8. “Ben will be extremely missed at UP,” says Pederson. “He has done a fantastic job during his time here in both his prior Moodle role and as interim director […]