OIT Technology News: Winter 2020 Edition

In this edition of OIT's Technology News, we recap our Keep Working and Keep Teaching tips, get an update on the phone deployments, learn about our new VPN service, find out how we can get the Adobe Creative Cloud software for home use, plus much more.


In order to better facilitate communications and collaborations with faculty as SMU goes online with instruction, OIT, in partnership with the CTE and other campus academic support units, has created a.


As the majority of SMU faculty and staff begin working from remote locations, we wanted to highlight as you are away from campus.


While no one expected this week to be perfect, we did not anticipate that this unprecedented new era would get off to such a smooth and incredible start. We are witnessing by our SMU faculty.


We highlight a couple of different things about , such as security at home, software for home use, using a VPN, and connecting remotely.


We cover a few as you navigate the world of remote work, such as setting boundaries for work and home, communicating with your team, and more.


One of our , the replacement of older PBX phones to the newer VoIP phones, has paused deployments of new phones through April 3, 2020.


With the recent changes in SMU operations, IT Training is moving the remaining in-person training sessions to . On the plus side, this opens up more seating.


We have put together some with our most popular services that can make your transition to remote work simpler.
 


In an unprecedented event, over a half dozen ATSDs, instructional designers, and specialists covering general Canvas LMS usage, how to communicate with students using various online tools, tips and strategies of asynchronous and synchronous online teaching, and, of course, theessential features of Zoom.
 


As faculty host more synchronous Zoom class sessions, setting expectations for the virtual classroom experience is an important consideration. Let us look at some ways to in our live online learning environments.


We are now happy to announce that the in addition to our existing Cisco AnyConnect service..


With limited. Adobe has provided temporary at-home access for impacted students and faculty.


Whether you want to use the instant messaging features you've come to know in Skype for Business or if you have been moved to our new phone system and want to use your SMU phone number from anywhere, the is your best resource.


With many of us having children doing online schooling right now, we just wanted to remind you that focused on protecting your kids online. In it, we discuss how to protect your children when they have their own mobile phone, how to secure your kids online with instructions for adjusting privacy settings, and a little online etiquette.