As part of the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provost formed the University Classroom Planning Committee, including representatives from Athletics, Facilities Operations and Development, Office of Academic Affairs, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Distance...
To streamline technology support across campus, we will retire our 4-HELP (614-247-4357) Classroom Support phone number this fall. Instead, you can call the number you already use to contact the IT Service Desk, 614-688-4357 (8-HELP), and choose option 4 to connect with Classroom Services....
The MacOS Catalina update is now available in JAMF Self Service for all OCIO-managed Mac devices. You can install this update at your convenience now through Tuesday,...
It is important for instructors to create consistency for their students. Using a few key features in CarmenCanvas, including announcements, will remove unnecessary barriers to learning and can reduce stress for both students and instructors.
While you are building your courses for next semester, you may notice a few new features in CarmenCanvas, including a new dashboard view, multiple-file upload for modules and the removal of the Conferences tool, BigBlueButton.
State authorization isn’t just about online education anymore. New disclosure rules require institutions to disclose licensure information to current and prospective students, regardless of whether the program is offered online or on campus.
No matter what format your course will occur in this fall, we have some icebreaker suggestions provided by current students to get your class talking, connecting and feeling more open from the first day onward.
These icebreaker suggestions work well in an in-person class session, live on...
The OCIO Data and Analytics group continues to refine and improve the tools and processes it provides to Ohio State for the purpose of analyzing enterprise data—the data generated from university administrative functions (finance and supply chain, student information, human resources, payroll, and grants).
This update shares the latest developments for our current toolset which includes: the Reporting and Analytics Environment (RAE), Tableau and Collibra.
A new space for learning, collaboration and shared work will be coming to campus in 2021. Local coworking space creator COhatch, in collaboration with Digital Flagship, has begun work on a first-of-its-kind shared space within the University Gateway District that will house both the new Digital Flagship Design Lab and a coworking space for Columbus professionals.
After months of telecommuting for classes and work, we’re all getting familiar with Ohio State’s collaboration tools available to us for working, teaching and learning. We recently added a videoconferencing feature to Teams, in addition to the chat, instant messaging and collaboration tools you...
