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Feb. 22: Microsoft Teams Meetings L100 training

Teams logoMicrosoft Teams Meetings L100 training is scheduled 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. The session will be presented in Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365 that combines video meetings, persistent conversations, file storage, and applications together in one place. Teams allows people to communicate more effectively and work better together. 

Enroll in these sessions in HRIS so the training can be recorded in your training summary. See the instructions on how to enroll through HRIS.

Join the Teams session

Teams Meetings L100

Training objectives:

  • Understand meeting scenarios
  • Experience the meeting lifecycle and how to utilize Teams for better collaboration
  • Learn to schedule meetings from Teams or Outlook
  • Optimize settings to look and sound your best on camera during video meetings
  • Make use of all features within Teams meetings (e.g. whiteboard, etc.)
  • Utilize the meeting recording, notes, and chat for ongoing collaboration

If you have any questions, contact the IT Help Desk (helpdesk@k-state.edu).

Introducing Mediasite Mosaic

Use Mediasite Mosaic to create, import, and upload video content into Mediasite. Available for Windows and macOS, Mediasite Mosaic is the modern replacement for Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR).

Like the Mediasite Desktop Recorder software it replaces, you can use this new tool to easily record any combination of your computer’s desktop, microphone, and webcam. But Mediasite Mosaic can do more: Continue reading “Introducing Mediasite Mosaic”

Adobe Flash Player end-of-life Dec. 31

In July of 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player after December 31, 2020. Adobe decided to end support for Flash Player due to the diminished usage of the technology.

Instructors who have Flash-based content in their courses will want to convert the content to a more secure option such as HTML5. With the demise of the Flash Player, students will no longer be able to view your Flash-based content safely.

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Sept. 18: Exploring the Advanced Features of Qualtrics

“Exploring Advanced Features of Qualtrics” is scheduled 1:30–3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 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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Canvas Oracle upgrade on July 31

Some Canvas tools will be unavailable from 6-8 a.m., Friday, July 31. During the downtime, Information Technology Services will be upgrading the Oracle LTI from 11 to 19. K-State Attendance, Copy Grades to KSIS, and Teval will be unavailable during the upgrade. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve your Canvas experience.