Stories tagged with: Office of Information Technology

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Panopto upgrades coming in early January

December 8, 2021 2 min

Panopto, a popular platform for recording lectures and other videos, has announced several upgrades coming in early January.

Blackboard Ultra Courses now available to all OHIO instructors

November 23, 2021 2 min

All instructors are able to opt in to Blackboard Ultra Courses by contacting the IT Service Desk. Ultra Courses have a cleaner, more modern design with easy-to-use workflows, and powerful new tools.

Faculty invited to provide feedback on Turnitin and SafeAssign

November 23, 2021 1 min

OIT and the Center of Consumer Research and Analytics (CRA) are evaluating plagiarism detection tools and encourage faculty to submit feedback by Dec. 6, 2021.

OHIO IT improves duplicate account detection process

November 19, 2021 3 min

A new tool designed to detect duplicate records has eliminated the headaches of multiple accounts for 86 staff and students and is estimated to have saved 172 staff hours in the past year.

Adobe Spark now available to students, faculty, and staff

November 8, 2021 1 min

The Office of Information Technology has expanded its licensing with Adobe so that Adobe Spark is now available to all Ohio University students, faculty and staff at no charge.

Supervising teams across remote environments using flexspace allows for productive work and communication

November 5, 2021 2 min

Amid the transition to remote work and finding a good location to work in, employees have continued to produce good work and collaborate as a team.

Digital accessibility gains visibility in technology review process

November 4, 2021 3 min

The Office of Information Technology is pleased to announce that digital accessibility is now a consistent feature in the technology review process.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month concludes: How to prioritize cybersecurity in a hybrid environment

October 25, 2021 1 min

At the onset of the pandemic’s work-from-home requirements and shifts to online schooling, many people have scrambled to figure out how to make this adjustment work for them.

OHIO working to propagate pronouns in technology platforms

October 20, 2021 3 min

Ohio University is working to propagate pronouns and preferred names in as many technology platforms as possible in the next year.

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Advice from OIT security for those interested in a cybersecurity career

October 19, 2021 1 min

Did you know that the expected employment growth for cybersecurity jobs is remarkably on the rise?

Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues: Fight the phish

October 12, 2021 1 min

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is well underway and learning the best ways to fight phishing is crucial.

Be cyber smart this Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 6, 2021 1 min

As our lives become increasingly connected to the internet, our data and personal information has become more convenient for us to access across all our devices.

OIT gives update on multi-year network upgrade project

September 30, 2021 2 min

Beginning in spring 2018, Ohio University’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) embarked on a multi-year project to completely refresh the University's internet infrastructure.

Center of Consumer Research and Analytics partners with OHIO IT for fall 2021 project