by Sylvia Bass | May 29, 2020 | Announcements
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is offering a new UCI Zoom Temporary License Upgrade service to faculty and staff who wish to host a presentation-style webinar for up to 1,000 participants, a moderated discussion, or a collaborative meeting with up to 500 participants.
Available licenses and capacities:
- Webinar: 100 participants
- Webinar: 500 participants
- Webinar: 1,000 participants
- Meeting: 500 participants
A limited number of licenses are available for UCI Zoom users to check out, free of charge, for up to 7 days. If you do not have an account on https://uci.zoom.us, check with your local Zoom administrator to see if a license upgrade option is available to you. More information and a request form can be found on UCI Zoom Temporary Upgrades.
Subscription options are available for schools and departments who need an upgrade license longer than 7 days or who hold multiple events within the same month. More information and a request form can be found on UCI Zoom Webinar & Meeting Upgrade Subscription.
Please feel free to reach out directly to the UCI Zoom Team at techprep@uci.edu with any questions.
by Sylvia Bass | May 12, 2020 | Announcements
The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) have partnered to provide UCI staff and faculty with a year of Udemy for Business, an online learning platform for professionals. The campuswide license includes unlimited access to more than 4,000 curated online courses on Udemy.
Taught by industry experts, Udemy’s courses are designed to provide learners with up-to-date and relevant instruction to help them further their professional and personal goals. Global experts provide top-rated online learning on topics in technology, business, leadership and more. The platform allows you to create a custom learning path with topics relevant to your needs and interests.
To get started, log in to Udemy today:
https://uci.udemy.com/
We encourage you to explore the many courses available and hope that these resources add value to everyone’s personal and professional growth, especially during these times.
Gary W. Matkin, Ph.D.
Dean, Continuing Education
Vice Provost, Career Pathways
Kian Colestock
Chief Information Officer (Interim)
Office of Information Technology
by Sylvia Bass | Apr 21, 2020 | Announcements
Dear Campus Community,
UCI again experienced an incident of Zoombombing yesterday during a public lecture event. Zoombombing describes an individual or a group of individuals misusing Zoom features to interrupt a meeting or class, often with criminal, vulgar, or inappropriate images or chat messages.
These incidents are unacceptable at UCI. If you experience Zoombombing, please report it to techprep@uci.edu. Yesterday’s event was suspended immediately, and the recording was turned over to law enforcement for criminal investigation.
As COVID-19 pushes classes to remote learning environments, incidents of Zoombombing have occurred across the country. Usually, the perpetrators are seeking to spread hate and intimidate targeted communities.
It is important to note that UCI has procedures in place to secure remote meetings, and everyone is encouraged to use them. Moreover, the campus acts to prevent and remedy the disruption of presenters, speakers, instruction, and other university activities. Please see UCI’s guidance for the disruption of university activities for more detailed information.
I encourage you to visit UCI’s interdisciplinary virtual workshop, Racial Violence and Restorative Engagement in a Time of Pandemic, as a resource to explore divisive issues amplified in a pandemic environment and how we can be responsive in ways that promote collaboration and understanding.
#ActforInclusion
Douglas M. Haynes (Preferred Pronouns: he/him/his)
Chief Diversity Officer
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Professor of History
by Sylvia Bass | Mar 26, 2020 | Announcements
Colleagues,
We have been made aware of incidents at other Universities where bad actors have been exploiting misconfigured Zoom to interrupt live instruction.
In cooperation with OIT, several settings to improve Zoom have been set as default for the campus. These include only allowing a session instructor to screen share or annotate a session, as well as muting new participants upon entry.
In addition, we strongly advise all faculty to review and set other settings to improve Zoom security using the instructions below. These should be set prior to the start of a course, and you will only need to adjust these settings one time. Settings include creating a waiting room for unauthenticated users, using a password for your session, and more.
If a student disrupts one of your class sessions, please know that UCI’s Office of Academic Integrity and Student Affairs is available to answer your student conduct questions. www.aisc.uci.edu
Visit the step-by-step Zoom configuration page for full instructions.
For any assistance with these settings, please contact the OIT Help Desk at oit@uci.edu.
Michael Dennin
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education
