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Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing Institute

Application due Friday, March 1st

Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing Institute The Graduate Center of the City University of New York is pleased to announce a call for participants for the Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing...

Posted: February 27, 2024, 11:07 AM

HPCF Research Storage Update

To all HPCF Users, The storage server that serves a number of the PI group research storage volume has been repaired.  If you have any further questions about this, please submit a...

Posted: February 27, 2024, 8:43 AM

Some HPCF Tasks Running Slowly

To all HPCF Users, We have discovered a piece of failed hardware on one of our older storage systems that is impacting the performance of tasks that rely on that system. We are working to...

Posted: February 23, 2024, 7:40 PM

Quarterly patching downtime - 2/23 & 2/24

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, February 23rd and Saturday, February 24th.  While many...

Posted: February 19, 2024, 11:23 AM

Update REX Report: Student Faculty Ratios new location

We have created a new version of the Student Faculty Ratios report. It's located in the Census Data / Next Generation APR Pilot folder. This updated report allows you to visually view 7 years of...

Posted: February 16, 2024, 4:36 PM

Open Education Live: Free Virtual Symposium on OER

Event sponsored by University of Central Florida

Open Ed Live is a free online event on February 27-29, 2024, aimed at bringing Higher Ed faculty, librarians, and instructional designers together to explore the boundless opportunities of open...

Posted: February 15, 2024, 12:27 PM

Blackboard to Present Exclusive Ultra Roadmap on Feb 21

Discover Ultra’s future: Join in person or virtually

Instructional Technology is pleased to partner with Blackboard on February 21 for the Ultra Lunch & Learn Roadmap. During this exclusive event, faculty can explore upcoming features in...

Posted: February 8, 2024, 2:56 PM

M.O.S.T. 2024 OER Grant Program: Submit a Proposal

Proposal deadline: March 1, 2024

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program. For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...

Posted: February 8, 2024, 11:09 AM

DoIT’s Susan Biro Selected to QM Academic Advisory Council

QMAAC provides guidance to QM direction, initiatives

DoIT's Manager of Online Learning, Dr. Susan Biro, has been selected to serve on the Quality Matters Academic Advisory Council (QMAAC) for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024. The Council...

Posted: February 7, 2024, 2:37 PM

Google Jamboard to Retire in Fall 2024

Microsoft Whiteboard Available as Free Alternative

Google Jamboard, a cloud-based digital whiteboard app, has been a popular choice for instruction and group collaboration. Along with the announced end of support for Google's Jamboard devices,...

Posted: February 6, 2024, 8:32 AM