Each week, the
Continuity & Community
digest
includes information about new and changing UC Merced services and platforms, tips for how to use existing services more effectively or efficiently, feature highlights, and resources that may be of value.
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- Zoom: Single Sign On Changes
- Zoom & Accessibility
- Zoom Quick Tip: Polling
- Professor Ashlie Martini on Academic Group Uses for TEAMS
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As of Monday, April 20, your Zoom login now includes the familiar UC Merced Single Sign-On (SSO). This change increases campus security against Zoom bombing and adds the protection of 2FA to your Zoom account.
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When using online tools for remote work, it is important not only to use tools with an accessible interface, but also to know how to use them so people with disabilities can participate.
The University of California Office of the President has created resources dedicated to making your remote online experiences accessible.
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Want to give a pop quiz in a class, include something interactive in your discussion session, or capture some quick data from your meeting participants?
Once you enable the feature in your Zoom client, you can set up polls in advance, launch them during your meeting, share general results with the participants, and capture individual responses after the Zoom is done.
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TEAMS FOR ACADEMIC COLLABORATION
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Hear about how professor Ashlie Martini and her research group have been using Teams for efficient communication, easy meetings, and increased remote collaboration.
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CALL FOR STAFF PARTICIPANTS
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Teams is the de facto successor of Skype for Business (SfB), UC Merced's instant messaging platform. SfB will be decommissioned in 2021, so now is the perfect time to make the move to Teams.
If your group looking to get started with Teams, use the form below to volunteer for the OIT Teams Beta test group and be among the first to learn about Teams features.
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.....AND DID WE MENTION KALTURA IS AN OPTION?
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Kaltura is a
video streaming platform, integrated with CatCourses, that UC Merced uses to manage and distribute supplemental videos produced by instructors.
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UC MERCED LIBRARY COLLECTIONS & SERVICES
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GRADUATE DIVISION: REMOTE EXAMS & DEFENSES
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Graduate Division has prepared comprehensive suggestions to help faculty plan for qualifying exams and defenses during this time.
Committees are encouraged to work with candidates to arrange for oral portions of exams and defenses to be conducted remotely and synchronously if at all possible, and to consider asynchronous alternatives if necessary.
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INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
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Increasing student engagement during emergency remote instruction presents us with much the same challenge as with onsite courses. Some students always share their thoughts and others remain quiet.
Whether you're needing to increase
synchronous
or
asynchronous
engagement, CETL has a number of strategies that may help you with this challenge.
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CURATED RESOURCES FOR FACULTY
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Have a great resource that you'd like to share? Tell us about it!
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UPDATE YOUR TEMPORARY TELECOMMUTE AGREEMENT
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Human Resources announced last week that temporary telecommuting agreements are being extended through May 31. If you previously submitted a
Temporary Telecommute Agreement
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you'll need to complete a simple form
to extend the agreement.
Don't forget to note any University property you brought home, such as laptops and phones!
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Human Resources has developed a
Job Exchange Bank
for represented and non-represented UC Merced staff employees.
The program is designed to identify underused staff and match them with departments and units that can use their abilities for other tasks, assignments or projects.
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BOX TIP: CHANGE FILE OR FOLDER OWNERSHIP
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Do you know how to quickly update Box collaborators or even change file ownership within Box? It's pretty simple once you know how, but it can be less than intuitive if you've not done it before.
To change collaborator access to a file or folder, click "Manage Collaborators" within the "More Actions" tab of the file or folder in question within Box.
Click below to learn more about managing collaborators in Box.
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STAFF ASSEMBLY: VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP CHATS
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Staff Assembly Virtual Leadership Chats aim to cultivate more staff access to leadership and provide an opportunity for Q&A to build community.
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Wednesday, April 29th
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CURATED RESOURCES FOR STAFF
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Have a great resource that you'd like to share? Tell us about it!
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EXPLORE PAST CONTINUITY & COMMUNITY DIGESTS
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Missed an issue? Explore past issues of Continuity and Community
to look back on important news and updates.
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