Welcome back, Anteaters! Instructors – need to record and/or stream your in-person class for students who cannot attend in-person? If you have remote students who want to watch/listen live, we recommend running Zoom from the lectern PC. If you do not have remote students attending live, but need to create a recording you can share…
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Announcement: Remote instruction extended through January 28th
Per Chancellor Gillman’s announcement (see: Extension of Remote Instruction) classes will remain remote through Friday, January 28th….
Campus Closed for Winter Recess 12/23/21-1/2/22
Enjoy the Winter break, Anteaters! Remember, Winter 2022 classes start Monday, January 3rd….
Announcement: Winter weeks 1-2 will be remote
Per Chancellor Gillman’s 12/21 announcement (see: Update on winter instruction) classes will be remote for the first two weeks of Winter 2021 (Jan 3-14). Classroom Technologies is reaching out to all instructors with large classes to coordinate appropriate technology support as quickly as possible; if you are teaching a large class (270+ students) and have…
Microphones for instruction
Every classroom has (or will have by 9/23) one or more options for in-room amplification as well as audio capture. Specific details are available for each room – View classroom information Optionally, instructors may also request a personal microphone (lapel or headset) for the duration of the quarter – Instructor microphone request…
Resources for Fall
In-person instruction is returning for Fall 2021 and classes start Thursday, 9/23/21. Some classes will remain entirely remote or will have a combination of in-person and remote attendees. Classroom Technologies has prepared a quick start guide covering streaming, recording, using document cameras, and using installed web cameras in on-campus classrooms here: https://classrooms.uci.edu/classrooms/quickstart/…
Poll Everywhere now available campus-wide!
Poll Everywhere, a popular web-based polling tool that UCI instructors have incorporated into their teaching for both on-campus and remote classes, is now available campus-wide as a centrally funded service. Poll Everywhere offers flexible question types, UCI Canvas integration to sync rosters and graded activities, support for collaboration among instructional staff, and both synchronous and…
Winter Recess
The University will be on administrative recess from December 21 to January 3. Winter classes start on Monday, January 4. Stay safe, anteaters, and we’ll see you in the new year!…
Preparing for a remote Winter
Classroom Technologies has reached out to all instructors with Winter classes that may enroll more than 300 students to make sure they have the digital classroom tech they’ll need to support their Winter 2021 remote teaching plans. If you’re an instructor teaching a large Winter course, but you haven’t heard from us yet, please contact…
New: Live-Transcription in Zoom
UCI Zoom now has access to a new live transcription option built into Zoom. This option makes it possible for meeting attendees to enable closed captions, generated live, during the meeting. Learn more about enabling Zoom’s built-in live transcription…