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NEW AND UPDATED ZOOM FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS
What’s new with Zoom? Visit our Zoom Feature and Enhancements page to learn more about Zoom’s recent updates! Stay up to date to keep your virtual classroom running as smoothly as possible and take advantage of features like Self-Selected Breakout Rooms.
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Register Now for Fall 2020 Instructional Technology Workshops
We've added workshops for Fall mid-semester to our Faculty/Staff Workshop Calendar. Registration is now open. Workshops address a number of Bb Learn tools including all aspects of using the Grade Center (including one on weighted grading), the Assignment dropbox tool, Discussions, Testing, and the Groups tool to facilitate collaborative work. There's also an opportunity to learn about LinkedIn Learning and how you can leverage this resource to benefit your students.
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Zoom Tips and COVID-19 Support for Educators
Are you using Zoom with your students? If so, you'll want to visit this Zoom support document that addresses top features for securing your virtual classrooms & enhancing students’ learning experiences. You may also want to check out Zoom's COVID-19 Support page. We think you'll especially like Zoom's two-page PDF on Tips & Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom.
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Welcome back, Students!
The ETMS Instructional Technologies Team welcomes back on-campus students as well as those of you joining us remotely for the Fall 2020 semester! Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions you have regarding our eLearning Suite of tools. The best way to communicate with us is through our Contact eLearning Support form which creates a ServiceHub incident but sends it straight to our team.
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Zoom Attendance
When you're teaching and hosting a Zoom meeting with some or all of your students, it can be difficult to try to track who attended and who didn't. Plus some students may join late or leave early. All you want to do is focus on teaching during the Zoom session. Lucky for you, Zoom provides a usage report which you can access approximately 30 minutes after the session ends. Learn more about the Zoom Meetings Usage Report.
Announcements
Tuesday, Sep 15, 2020
Starting Tuesday, September 27, 2020, Zoom will require that all Zoom meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled for all paid accounts. This change may impact your existing Zoom meetings, Zoom meeting links in Blackboard Learn courses, etc. Please visit the FAQ Meetings Waiting Room and...
Monday, Aug 17, 2020
If you've clicked on a Panopto video link in your Blackboard (Bb) Learn course but get the "You do not have access to view this session" error message:
Please do not click the "Request Access" link and try this:
This will take you to the UNI Panopto System...
Monday, Aug 3, 2020
Instructors: As you continue prepare for the Fall 2020 semester, please take a few minutes to read this important information for all Fall 2020 instructors.
Register for Instructional Technology Workshops (part of the Summer PD series)You are invited to register and attend the numerous professional development opportunities covering the UNI eLearning Suite of tools....
Monday, Jun 22, 2020
Panopto released completely new apps for iOS and Android, giving users a modern, fast, and intuitive way to discover and watch relevant content from your organization’s video library right on their mobile devices. The new apps support offline videos, personalized home screen, a comprehensive search experience, and ability to upload or record new videos using their phone’s camera. ...
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020
Here's an excellent article by Educause discussing what (some) students are saying with regards to their remote learning experiences.