UT Brings New AI Services to Campus
UT is bringing artificial intelligence to campus with the launch of two new AI-based services: UT Verse and Bing Chat Enterprise.
Remember to Sign Up for Two-Factor Authentication
UT and OIT are implementing two-factor authentication, or 2FA, for access to many online resources. It’s an important initiative, and we ask all faculty and staff to sign up today to protect yourself and the UT community.
Secure Your UT Account with Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, is now available to assist UT employees and students with strengthening the security of their university accounts.
Patch Wednesdays: Update Schedule for OIT’s Windows Servers
OIT is standardizing its security update schedule for all OIT-managed Windows servers.
Need Help with Canvas?
Do you want to learn more about Canvas, but can’t get away from your desk to attend a training class? OIT is offering online Canvas Camps via Zoom.
‘Re-activate Your UTK Account’ Is Phishing Scam
Many faculty, staff, and students found phishing scams in their inbox this week.
Reminder: Blackboard Retires May 31
Last fall, OIT began rolling out Instructure Canvas to replace Blackboard Learn as the campus’s learning management system.
Survey Collects Information about University-Owned Devices
Over the next year, all faculty, staff, and student employees using university computing equipment will be required to complete a brief survey identifying the types of information on your university-owned equipment.
OIT Services to Be Interrupted January 15
The Office of Information Technology will be making infrastructure improvements from 10 p.m. Sunday, January 15, to 2 a.m. Monday, January 16. During this time, most of our core services will experience interruptions.
Workshops on Making Your Course Materials Accessible
In June, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Office of Disability Services (ODS) offered a Summer Accessibility Workshop program that helped about 40 instructors learn to make their class materials more accessible to all students. This fall, you can experience the same workshops on Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. now through November 10. You
Interested in Secure Online Testing and Virtual Proctoring?
Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor are available to faculty and students.
Adobe Products Are Available
In May, UT signed a new contract with Adobe for Creative Cloud, Captivate, and Presenter. The new contract licensing for Creative Cloud is based on specific, named users, and requires UT to assign licenses to specific employees for all products.