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Jan. 31: Getting Started with ETDR Templates

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31.    

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10-digit dialing has now been implemented

Posted on by Christine Doucette

Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 are now required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls from landlines or cell phones. In addition, callers in parts of 35 states and one US territory now have to dial 10 digits to make a local phone call, as the US prepares to implement 988 as the three-digit number to quickly reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The change is being made to make it easier for persons in crisis to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that goes into effect in July.

Local calls dialed with only seven digits will not go through, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. Therefore, you must dial the three-digit area code and the seven-digit telephone number to make local calls. Local calls being made on the K-State campuses also require 10-digit dialing, but calls to other campus phones can still use 5-digit dialing.

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Dec. 13: Getting Started w/ ETDR Templates

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 13.    

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Nov. 29: Getting Started w/ ETDR Templates

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29.    

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Canvas spring 2022 courses have been created

Posted on by Christine Doucette

The Automatic Course Creation for spring 2022 is now complete. Course shells including 900-level courses have been created in Canvas. Student rosters will automatically be kept in sync with KSIS, with student drop/adds happening in near real-time. Changes to the course in KSIS will be reflected in the K-State Online course. To have a 900-level course created, contact the IT Help Desk.

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Sept. 27: Getting Started w/ ETDR Templates

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

https://www.k-state.edu/grad/academics/etdr/

 

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 27.    

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Sept. 17: Exploring Advanced Features of Qualtrics

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

“Exploring Advanced Features of Qualtrics” is scheduled 1:30–3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, online on Zoom. All students, faculty, and staff who use this research suite are welcome to attend.

The Qualtrics tool that powers K-State Survey is one of the most sophisticated online survey and research tools on the market. At K-State, it is used for research, teaching assessment, event registration, large-scale policy compliance trainings, late TEVAL evaluations, and more. There is also an integration from Qualtrics to NVivo for direct access to online survey data for qualitative and mixed methods analysis.

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Sept. 2: Microsoft Accessibility: Blind and Low Vision L100 training

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

""Accessibility: Blind and Low Vision L100 training is scheduled 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. The session will be presented in Microsoft Teams. Registration is required. A confirmation message with a link to the session will be sent to you after you register.

When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.

Learn about accessibility tools and features for people who are blind, color blind, or have low vision.

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June 18: Exploring the Advanced Features of Qualtrics

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

“Exploring Advanced Features of Qualtrics” is scheduled 1:30–3:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, online on Zoom. All students, faculty, and staff who use this research suite are welcome to attend.

The Qualtrics tool that powers K-State Survey is one of the most sophisticated online survey and research tools on the market. At K-State, it is used for research, teaching assessment, event registration, large-scale policy compliance trainings, late TEVAL evaluations, and more. There is also an integration from Qualtrics to NVivo for direct access to online survey data for qualitative and mixed methods analysis.

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UDOIT no longer available in Canvas

Posted on by Academic and Student Technology

The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), pronounced “You Do It,” was added to Canvas in 2017. The tool was added to address common accessibility issues specific to the Canvas environment.

Due to recent changes in browsers, UDOIT is currently broken and has been permanently removed from Canvas. UDOIT did not prove to be sufficiently useful during the time that it was available in Canvas.

UDOIT had several limitations, including the inability to examine external documents and some audio/video files. The tool could not check the accessibility of files such as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Mediasite videos.

If you have questions or need help with accessibility, begin by reviewing the Building Accessible Learning article or contact K‑State’s Student Access Center accesscenter@k-state.edu.