New guidance on cloud storage & platforms Cloud services have transformed how Chapman University creates, disseminates, and stores information over the past several years. IS&T has long recognized the need to continue to adapt to the changing landscape as it pertains to the large number of cloud options at our disposal. We are pleased to
Over the past several months, the Rinker IS&T support team has implemented a new Contactless Check-In system. The new receptionist system offers Rinker visitors the ability to check in from their own mobile devices without having to touch the iPad kiosk at the reception desk. Here is how it works: Visitors can
MacOS “Big Sur” Issues Recently, Apple released their latest macOS upgrade “Big Sur”. Aside from the latest and greatest software upgrades and enhancements Big Sur has to offer, there is hidden issue IS&T would like to make all Chapman Apple users aware of. Before running the Big Sur upgrade install, it is vital that you
IS&T is excited to announce that Live Captioning is now available for Chapman Zoom users. With live captioning enabled by the meeting host, all meeting participants will be able to see a transcription what is being said, live time. This will allow better accessibility for meeting participants who are, for example, in a space where
IS&T recently implemented a new service for faculty and Advisors to use their ‘preferred name’ instead of their legal name when sending communications to students. So how does this look? When faculty are viewing their class rosters in Faculty Center and/or emailing students, the subject line will default to “from: the desk of ‘preferred name’”
As global technology continues to evolve, so does the importance of protecting our online account information. It is easy to become comfortable with our digital surroundings and to assume that that the information we provide online is safe. Unfortunately that is not always the case. Each year on January 28th, Chapman University partners with the
On December 21, Chapman’s lecture capture system, Panopto, is scheduled to begin migrating content from the old folders to ones that work better with Canvas and Zoom. From late in the spring 2020 semester, Zoom Cloud recordings have been copied over to Panopto automatically and you should find them in your private My Folder >
The long anticipated day has finally arrived. Teams has now made breakout rooms available. Like in Zoom, meeting organizers can divide up members in a meeting into smaller private groups to allow for more flexibility in group discussions and other collaborative activities. What comes with Teams Breakout Rooms? Meeting organizer, similar to the meting host
Ever notice when you visit a website and then minutes later you are receiving advertisements for that site on your social media? This is due to something called Cross-Site Tracking, which is where third-party sites track your browser activity and data for advertising purposes. While some may find this service convenient, especially around the holidays,
On January 1st, 2021, Chapman University implemented a new Zoom Cloud Recording Retention Schedule, which is that all Zoom Cloud recordings will expire 120 days after recording, meaning that they will be moved to your Trash folder on the Zoom Cloud. Your Zoom recordings will be automatically copied into Microsoft OneDrive as well as to your Panopto My Folder > Meeting Recordings folder. Any recordings posted to Canvas after the fall 2020 semester should contain links that point