by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
After May 31, 2024, the ITS Help Desk will no longer be processing Scantron exams. Due to extremely low utilization and the growing number of alternative methods for offering in-class quizzes, the university is not renewing its license for the scanning machine or the...
by Mark Gallimore | Mar 5, 2024 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Innovation, Online Learning, Staff, Uncategorized
Canisius University employees must complete a cybersecurity training each year. This is practically necessary for several reasons. There is a wide variety of motives – more than you can imagine – for cybercriminals to try to access the university’s...
by Mark Gallimore | Feb 19, 2024 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Innovation, Staff, Technology in Teaching & Learning, Uncategorized
The Canisius University Wiki, a long-time host for policy and procedural documents, is getting a new look and feel as it moves to the Atlassian Cloud Platform. This is scheduled for Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, and will bring some improvements, but also some...
by Mark Gallimore | Jan 25, 2024 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Innovation, Online Learning, Students, Technology in Teaching & Learning, Uncategorized
Whether face-to-face or online, graduate students at Canisius make extensive use of internet tools and services. Come learn about the core information technologies you will use at Canisius. Begin the semester confident in your use of Canisius Gmail, D2L,...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Sep 28, 2023 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Students, Uncategorized
Special access allows you to give a one-time extension to a specific student on certain Quizzes or Dropboxes. This is useful if, for example, a student had a personal event and missed a deadline for a Dropbox. Or if they had a game and missed a Quiz. Instead of...
by Mark Gallimore | Dec 6, 2022 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Innovation, Online Learning, Staff, Technology in Teaching & Learning, Uncategorized
Due to a recent policy change, Emails sent and received by faculty and staff have a default life of 180 days in our inboxes or sent mail folders. Previously, this limit was 120 days. In any case, we can easily extend the life of emails, indefinitely, with a simple...
