New EEE+ Home Page Visit the new hub for all things EEE+ related at https://my.eee.uci.edu/home. You’ll find links to all of the EEE+ tools, support, and contact information. Check back in the future for updates
Dear Instructors,
As 2020 comes to a close, the EEE team wanted to share a few updates that will hopefully help ensure a smooth beginning in the new year.
A New Home for Evaluations The new home for final evaluations, as well as self-activated midterm evaluations, is EEE+ Evaluations. This new, full-featured tool, is where administrators and instructors can go to create and review evaluations, and where students will go to complete them. If you’re looking for older evaluations results from the EEE Legacy system, you will need to contact your Department Evaluations Administrator while we transition the data over to the new tool. We expect that instructors will be able to obtain this data themselves by Spring 2021. For more information on viewing results and using EEE+ Evaluations, please click here.
Other Updates and Tips
We are always reviewing and integrating new Educational Technology tools into UCI Canvas. Visit https://edtechtools.eee.uci.edu for a list of available and under-review tools.
Respondus users: If you’ve copied your UCI Canvas course space from a previous term, make sure to click into the Respondus dashboard before students attempt to access your exams. The connection to Respondus isn’t active for copied exams until you do this.
Physical security can be just as important as cybersecurity in protecting your devices against crime and breaches of security. We would like to share a reminder to periodically check your physical computing environment for anything suspicious connected to computers.
Keylogging hardware devices capture and record all of the keystrokes between the keyboard and computer for an attacker to collect and view. Similar to software keylogging malware, the data collected could include email and chat messages composed, as well as websites visited, passwords used, and other personal data. Hardware keyloggers are difficult to detect and require a physical inspection of your environment, especially if your USB inputs are not very visible. See below an example of what they may look like.
Tips for maintaining physical security of your devices
Check computers for anything suspicious or unrecognized connected via USB or other ports
Store your devices securely when not in use
Use a password manager, limiting the need to key sensitive information
Use multi-factor authentication to limit the impact of a stolen password
Stay current with the latest security updates and anti-virus software to prevent software keylogging malware
If you find anything suspicious connected to your device or in a computing area on campus, please report it to security@uci.edu.
The holiday season is an important time to be aware and alert to cybersecurity threats and attacks. Due to COVID-19 many of us are conducting our holiday shopping online this year. The ease and convenience of online shopping provides a perfect opportunity for cybercriminals to take advantage of unsuspecting online shoppers. Below are some helpful online shopping tips that can protect you, your purchases, and your identity when shopping online:
Shop at reliable websites. Use the sites of retailers you know and trust, and get to their sites by directly typing a known, trusted URL into the address bar instead of clicking on a link.
Beware of seasonal scams. Fake package tracking emails, fake gift cards, and fake charity donations are very common around the holidays.
Conduct research. There are a lot of fake and malicious companies out there this time of year. When considering a new website or online company for your holiday purchases, read reviews and see if other customers have had positive or negative experiences with them.
Look for https:// (not http://) in the address bar before using your credit card online.
Always think twice before clicking on links or opening attachments
Use a credit card when making purchases online. If your payment card number gets stolen it is easier to report a fraudulent charge to your credit card company than to try to recover money pulled out of your bank account from a fraudulent debit card transaction.
Let’s work together to be safe online this holiday season.
For any questions or additional information, please reach out to OIT Security at security@uci.edu.
Sincerely,
Josh Drummond Chief Information Security Officer
April Sather Assistant Chief Information Security Officer
The Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation is offering 8 digital active learning webinars for instructors, covering topics related to educational technology tools. Please register now to attend the live webinars.
Each session will be recorded and can be viewed at any time. In order to view past webinars, instructors should enroll in the Remote Teaching Webinars Canvas course here: https://canvas.eee.uci.edu/enroll/DWWGWC.
As the quarter begins, we wanted to remind you of some guidelines and resources related to Zoom that may be helpful for you.
If you need assistance navigating the Zoom tool, or would like tips and tricks to use the tool effectively, you can find help and support documentation at https://zoom.oit.uci.edu
Guidance on Zoom Recording When using Zoom for lectures, even for synchronous courses, instructors are encouraged to provide recordings as a resource to help students succeed. Instructors maintain all rights on such material. For more guidance on delivering your course content, please see the Teach Anywhere site: https://sites.uci.edu/teachanywhere/home/delivering-content/
Zoombombing and Zoom Security Ensure that your Zoom settings are configured correctly for appropriate security: https://zoom.oit.uci.edu/privacy-security/. If you experience a Zoombombing incident, please report it to techprep@uci.edu. Improper use of Zoom by students, including Zoombombing is governed by the student code of conduct and will be handled accordingly.
Activate Your Zoom Account If you haven’t already, please activate your UCI Zoom account at: https://uci.zoom.us and install the Zoom application before classes begin. In the desktop application, be sure to choose the “SSO” sign in option and enter “UCI” as the company domain in order to sign in with your UCInetID and password. For more information about getting started with Zoom: https://zoom.oit.uci.edu/get-started/
Hosting a Zoom webinar or large meeting? If you need to host a secure webinar or a meeting for more than 300 people, UCI faculty and staff can request a temporary Zoom upgrade. View additional information on whether an upgrade is needed and how to request it: https://zoom.oit.uci.edu/webinar-large-meeting-license-options/
Transcripts and Caption: Zoom and Yuja can both provide automatic captions on recordings, which we strongly encourage instructors to use as a best accessibility practice for all students. If you need a live transcript for your classes, view https://zoom.oit.uci.edu/transcription/.
For any assistance with these settings, please contact OIT at techprep@uci.edu.
Sincerely,
Michael Dennin Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education
Kian Colestock Associate Vice Chancellor Chief Information Officer (Interim)
