Canisius University is taking faculty and staff ‘out to the ballgame’ on Wednesday, August 20, when the Buffalo Bisons take on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day kicks off at 1:00 p.m. at Sahlen Field.
Microsoft Teams offers many of the same collaboration tools as Zoom plus additional features including seamless integration with Outlook calendar, no time limits on meetings, department/office chat groups (called Chats) and sharing groups (called Teams) to quickly share important documents amongst members.
To help ensure a smooth transition, faculty and staff are encouraged to:
Faculty and staff still have access to the free version of Zoom, however, please note that it has certain limitations. Learn more about these limitations here. Additional information and resources can be found here.
Technology at a University can be a bit daunting, especially for those that are just starting their academic careers. Luckily, there are plenty of resources for Students at Canisius:
A companion guide to the D2L Self-Paced Training for Faculty and Staff, this Wiki Page is geared to Students and introduces them to D2L and provides some help. There is no need to add a link to the Self-Paced Guide as it is available on the D2L Homepage:
Introduction to D2L informational card at the top of the D2L Homepage and Instructional Video.D2L Self-Paced Training notecard, near the bottom of the D2L Homepage.
Part of being a student at Canisius also means being a creator rather than just being a consumer. As such, students have multiple different choices when it comes to creating video presentations.
And of course, Students can always contact Helpdesk for any technology or software related question by:
Visiting the Helpdesk in-person in the basement of Horan-O’Donnell 016 during normal business hours
Calling 716-888-8340
Emailing helpdesk@canisius.edu
Did we miss something? Contact COLI at coli@canisius.edu. We will update the post as needed.
Questions about how the above technologies can be used in your course? Contact helpdesk@canisius.edu.
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