Turnitin released a “Resync Grade” feature for instructors to use in the Assignment Inbox. If a student’s grade is not synced to the Grade Center, this should resolve that issue. Here are steps to find this feature: Click on the link for a Turnitin assignment. In the Assignment Inbox, select the More menu (•••). Choose…
Beginning Oct. 27, 2023, a copy of all new Zoom sessions recorded to the cloud will automatically be saved to Panopto, UA’s media manager and lecture capture tool. Users will experience no changes to their Zoom account and will continue to have the option to store recordings on their computer or in the cloud. Sessions…
Welcome to Fall 2023 from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. As always, email cit@ua.edu, call 205-348-3532, or stop by A203 Gordon Palmer Hall for assistance with UA’s instructional tech tools. Simple Syllabus –Per the UA Syllabus Policy, Fall 2023 syllabi must…
This fall, the Center for Instructional Technology is partnering with Adobe to offer four customized Adobe training sessions exclusive to UA faculty members. Each session is instructed by an Adobe certified trainer and designed to share ideas and resources for infusing creative thinking and communication in the classroom. Participants will receive a certificate and digital…
Each year we provide a new “activation password” that can be used to reactivate a copy of Respondus 4.0 that was previously installed or to install a new copy of the software. New installations of Respondus 4.0 can begin using this password information immediately. Current users may be prompted to enter the new password upon…
Turnitin will take an 8 hour maintenance window on August 12, 09:00AM – 5:00PM, with the following services being unavailable during these times: Turnitin (including all Integrations) Originality (including all Integrations) Similarity (including Integrations) Draft Coach Gradescope (Code Similarity & LTI 1.3 Only) Feedback Studio for iOS CIT will post another reminder about this maintenance…
Join The Center for Instructional Technology to get your Fall courses polished and ready to go. CIT is hosting two days of workshops and one-on-one technical and pedagogical assistance to get you ready for the Fall semester. Register for a session(s) you would like to attend or drop by and receive one-on-one help setting up…
The Center for Instructional Technology is the support contact for UA’s new syllabus tool, Simple Syllabus. Here are some answers to the most common questions: Syllabi “due date” notifications are sent a week before, the day of, and a week after a term starts, even if a particular section does not meet until later in…
Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. Summer and Fall 2023 Syllabi in Simple Syllabus UA’s new online syllabus platform, Simple Syllabus, launched April 17. All sections must have a syllabus published in Simple by the first day of classes.…
Resolved: Blackboard Support reports all issues have been resolved & sites are operating normally since 9:20 AM CT. If you continue to see an error message or if have any questions, please contact us through our support portal. Blackboard Support is investigating a global DNS issue affecting access to its sites. Users may receive an…
