Adobe Flash EOL

Adobe will cease to support or release any further update to their Flash media player beginning December 31, 2020. If you have Adobe Flash installed on your UNCG-provided workstation, ITS and Adobe are suggesting that Flash should be uninstalled. For instructions describing how to uninstall Flash please refer to the manual… Continue reading…

Production Suite Reservation Form

A reservation form for the Production Suite located at 1100 West Market Street is now available. The Production Studio includes three state-of-the-art production suites. Learn more on their website. A one-button video recording studio in which faculty plug in a USB flash drive, press record, talk to the camera, and then walk… Continue reading…

GoLinks – UNCG’s Official Link Shortening Service

GoLinks is the official URL shortener at UNCG. URL shorteners allow a user to create smaller, customizable links that are easier to read and can provide a link that is descriptive in nature to display the intended target. Shortening a Link Shorten this link [box title=”” bg_color=”#bec0c2″ align=”center”]https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BcVITjpQCDRVTdubv4LoaiatdHz0hmTW-rxPdw1kvY4/edit#heading=h.dr29oxk1opsz[/box] To This… Continue reading…

Common Questions – Respondus Monitor Data Privacy

Respondus has published a resource to answer common questions regarding Monitor data privacy. Please see the document below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Respondus_Data_Privacy-.pdf” title=”Respondus_Data_Privacy”]

Accessible Online Video Platforms Workshop 11/5

Audrey Bryk-Lee, ITC (ITS), and Melanie Eley, Web Accessibility Coordinator for UNCG Online: The Division of Online Learning, are hosting a web accessibility workshop on November 5, 2020. See details below: Making Online Video Platforms Accessible for Everyone Date: Thursday, 11/5 Time: 12:00-12:30 pm Location: virtual via Zoom

Respondus Monitor

Respondus Monitor UPDATE: UNCG now has Respondus Monitor Unlimited. The current licensing lasts until August 1st, 2021. More information from UNCG ITS.

Webex Service Retirement – December 7, 2020

Webex will be officially retired as a service offering at UNCG on December 7, 2020. Please see more information below from UNCG ITS. Information Technology Services (ITS) will retire Cisco’s Webex web conferencing service (Meetings, Events, and Training) at the end of our contract on December 7, 2020. The Webex… Continue reading…

October – National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), Cybersecurity Awareness Month, now in its 17th year, strives to educate about cyber risks and general online safety practices. From UNCG ITS: In this time of increased remote learning and working, it is imperative that the UNCG community invest itself… Continue reading…

Initiating Panopto and Zoom in the Classroom

Faculty may find the below graphics helpful when accessing Panopto and Zoom on classroom teaching stations. This may not apply to all learning areas but represents what faculty may experience in most ITS installations in learning areas at UNCG. Click images to enlarge. [one_third] Basic Camera Installation [/one_third][one_third] Static Camera… Continue reading…

Box User Interface Update

From ITS: Who: Faculty and staff What: Box User Interface Update for box.uncg.edu When: Monday, August 3, 2020, 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Why: The user interface (UI) for box.uncg.edu is being updated. The new Box UI will appear when the user has logged in to or refreshed box.uncg.edu. No… Continue reading…