OIT Technology News: End of Year 2019 Edition

Happy Holidays!

In this edition of OIT's Technology News, we cover the phone deployments, training opportunities, Sitecore updates, Panopto video capture, plus much more.


OIT is gearing up for the deployment phase of the Phone Replacement Project scheduled to start January 2020. about the timeline, the distribution of over 3,000 phones, and the setting up of the new call centers.


New semesters always means new opportunities to take part in one of . Along with our usual catalog of training courses, our Academic Technology Service Directors will also be providing faculty-focused training sessions.


Last month, Ian Aberle had the opportunity to attend EduMAX with educational leaders and partners from across the globe to participate and discuss with other peer institutions how to enhance the student experience. .


New design templates being designed and implemented across all SMU web pages to improve the look and feel of our web presence as well as improving accessibility for those using assistive technologies. .


We definitely have something to celebrate in 2020 – Customize view, course policies, grade override, and individual Gradebook view are just some of the features of the New Gradebook going live campus-wide on January 2, 2020.
 


Panopto, within Canvas, will replace Kaltura entirely at SMU at the end of Spring 2020.
 


As of November 22, 2019, the mobile-friendly for document imaging and storage within my.SMU.


With the help of the Managing Stress LinkedIn Learning video course, you can learn how to combat increased stress levels and , just in time for the holidays.


There might be times when you need to use the older version of an Adobe Creative Cloud application. of the apps.


With just weeks until Windows 7 is no longer supported, there are still dozens of University-owned computers that have yet to be updated. We will be updating the remaining computers after the winter break.


This month in , we cover new quiz questions, the New Gradebook, and new ideas open for your voting.