Hi Owls! The team just wanted to wish our readers a Happy Thanksgiving and a restful start to the holiday season. After this weekend, it’ll be a quick sprint to the final exam period which starts on Thursday, Dec. 8. […]
Welcome to November! We are excited to announce upcoming events and posts. Earlier in the semester, we announced that FAU’s minimum Zoom version is 5.11.3. Additionally, Zoom announced its new policy to enforce a minimum version. This ensures everyone receives […]
As you’ve probably heard by now, Google has updated its service policies for all academic institutions. Effective November 18, 2022, your FAU Google Drive storage space will be limited to 5 gigabytes (GB). This quota impacts users who use their […]
Over the last year Qwickly became one of our most highly recommended tools, offering faculty a hub for making bulk edits to their live courses to save time when managing separate Canvas shells. Using Qwickly, instructors can post announcements; create […]
Welcome to Fall 2022! The Instructional Technologies team is here to provide everything you need to get your Canvas courses ready and published. We offer workshops, one-on-one appointments, general support and other resources to get you ready to teach with […]
Hi Owl Family! We want to inform you that the minimum Zoom Version we will use for the Fall 2022 term will be 5.11.3. Please download and install the latest updates to your Zoom desktop client. In addition, Zoom will […]
*Please note: FAU will retire use of Webex on June 30, 2023. The Webex platform will no longer be available for use in meetings after this date. Webex will be removed from Canvas on May 8, 2023, at the end […]
Hi Owl Family! The Instructional Technologies team updated the classroom in PS 227 to allow for an alternative mode of in-person instruction called active learning. In an active learning classroom, students work in groups to engage in small or large […]
Digital teaching and learning are more prevalent than ever before. While most would agree that the paradigm has shifted favorably for both students and instructors, it does present some new and unique challenges. Plagiarism — in particular, is on the […]
Spring 2022 is here and the Instructional Technologies team has everything you need to hit the ground running with your Canvas courses. Offering workshops, one-on-one appointments, support requests and other resources, we’ll get you on your way to a fruitful […]
Greetings FAU Family, Mediasite will be upgraded to version 8 on December 18th. At that time, Mediasite Desktop Recorder will be retired, and will no longer be […]
*Please note: FAU will retire use of Webex on June 30, 2023. The Webex platform will no longer be available for use in meetings after this date. Webex will be removed from Canvas on May 8, 2023, at the end […]