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  • OTDI Helps Implement Distributed Classroom Model to Support ASC Courses

    Bethany Varcho | March 12, 2024
    College of Arts and Sciences (ASC) received the Driving Change grant through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which helps universities create more inclusive learning environments for students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) courses. As part of this effort, ASC is transitioning foundational STEM courses from large lectures to smaller sections incorporating...

  • New Classroom Technology Makes Learning Environments More Inclusive

    Beth Varcho | March 12, 2024
    OTDI’s Learning and Collaborative Environments (LCE) team is working with Student Life Disability Services (SLDS) to broaden the use of assistive technology in our classrooms. LCE works continually to update pool classrooms to improve teaching and learning environments for all Buckeyes, including adding assistive technologies. Wheelchair ramps and adjustable podiums are an obvious way to make...

  • Email Management: Expand Storage Space with Online Archiving  

    Beth Varcho | March 11, 2024
    OTDI has been running a series of articles encouraging users to do some deep cleaning –spring cleaning—to optimize storage and decrease our overall storage footprint. Online archiving is one way to effectively use the storage we have available. University Libraries has extensive information on managing email storage. These guidelines can be helpful because not all records are equal in value or...

  • Join the Next Institutional Definition Working Group: Learner

    Ric Hunter | March 5, 2024
    The Data Governance team is ready to convene the working group for the next institutional definition session. The session to discuss the institutional definition for the term "Learner" will occur on Thursday, April 4. Attend the upcoming session using the registration information in the full post.

  • Equity $0 Balance Clean Up

    Richard Hunter | March 5, 2024
    A data clean up effort was conducted to eliminate $0 balances which were incorrectly rolling forward for worktag combinations in the "Equity Balances by Balancing/Carry Forward Worktags suite" of reporting. Upon further investigation it was confirmed this was due to a conversion issue effective FY18. A correction was done in the system that will now significantly reduce this issue. There may still...

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