This week’s Enterprise Technology & Services Tech Briefing contains new information, faculty training opportunities, and a couple of reminders.
New Microsoft 365 Online User Interface (New)
To Know: Recently, Microsoft released a new interface for all USNH users in their online version of M365 (portal.office.com). This new “work hub” helps you start your day, gets you back to work, makes sure you don’t miss important messages and information. If you do not yet see changes, you will soon.
- Use Recommended actions to quickly respond to activities that might need your attention, like replying to @mentions in a document or joining a meeting that has started.
- Quick access helps you easily find documents that are relevant to you.
- My Content is the place to see all your content across multiple file types and storage locations.
- Create new documents, Lists, notebooks, workbooks, and more. Everything is automatically saved in your OneDrive making it simple to share and collaborate with others.
- Launch an app, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Microsoft Teams.
- Use Search to look for Apps, Files, People, and Sites.
- Source: support.microsoft.com
- Change in Outlook calendar behavior: users will now have to select if they want a Teams meeting included in their invitation.
- Change in sidebar menu: SharePoint and OneDrive are no longer accessible through the sidebar menu. To access these applications, along with many others, click on the menu next to Office on the left-hand side of the interface.
To Do: For more information, watch the video at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-at-office-com-91b69f9c-9410-4eba-8b4f-8dab3efa43d1 or read their blog at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/creating-a-hub-for-your-content-with-office-com/ba-p/2911368.
Cybersecurity: Tax Season Awareness (New)
To Know: Tax season is here, and it presents a great opportunity for cybercriminals. ET&S Cybersecurity put together a webpage with important tax season tips to help protect your data and privacy.
To Do: Go to https://www.usnh.edu/it/departments/cybersecurity/tips-stay-safe-online/tax-season-awareness to view tips on tax season awareness.
MyAccount: Finding Your USNH ID Number (Reminder)
To Know: Students, faculty, and staff can manage their accounts and passwords through the USNH MyAccount tool. You can also use this tool to view your nine-digital USNH ID number.
To Do: To find your USNH ID Number, go to https://myaccount.usnh.edu, sign in with your UNH username and password, and click on Account Information. You will find your USNH ID under the second tab: My USNH ID & Email. If you have not yet registered for MyAccount, go here to get started: https://td.usnh.edu/TDClient/60/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=4122.
FITSI 2022 (Reminder)
To Know: ET&S will host the 21st annual Faculty Instructional Technology Summer Institute (FITSI) on Tuesday, June 7, through Thursday, June 9and is open to UNH faculty. Accepted participants will receive a Technology Enhancement Award of $500 to facilitate the purchase of technology or professional development to aid in your teaching or course revisions. Applications are open to faculty, instructors, and graduate students. We cannot accept adjunct instructors at this time. Our keynotes will be open to the public. The deadline for applications is April 8, 2022.
To Do: To learn more and apply, go to https://www.unh.edu/fitsi/.
Microsoft Training
USNH partnered with Microsoft to provide training. These sessions are open to all USNH employees.
Microsoft: Cloud Storage (OneDrive and SharePoint)
This is a 100-level course that will show users how to utilize the basic functionality of OneDrive and Sharepoint.
Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Register at https://at-training.unh.edu/apps/ssr?action=session&id=4174.
Microsoft: Cloud Storage Office Hours - https://unh.zoom.us/j/98274337262
This is an open time for users to ask questions and receive expert consultation for those anywhere in their Box Migration or using the M365 Cloud Storage tools (OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint) to meet their storage, file sharing, and collaboration needs.
Monday, March 21, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Faculty Training and Support
Virtual Office Hours - https://unh.zoom.us/j/97234529228
Teaching & Learning Technologies virtual office hours allow attendees to drop in and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team. These are open sessions and not specific subject training. Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom.
Monday, March 21, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Canvas (myCourses): Assignments - https://unh.zoom.us/j/99183134577
In this session, we will cover creating an assignment, available settings, briefly discuss an assignment rubric, how to access assignment submissions, and some best practices.
Tuesday, March 22, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
EAB Navigate (myWildcat Success): Campaigns - https://unh.zoom.us/j/99779138843
Appointment Campaigns enable advisors to request those specific students select a specific date and time in which to schedule an appointment. This contrasts with the advisor creating appointments for each student. This feature is commonly used when an advisor must meet with all their students at least once per term.
Tuesday, March 22, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
FOI Innovation Lab
Innovation lab: Increasing student motivation with online tools
Facilitator: Fran Keefe, Learning Architect
This will be a Zoom-only workshop, with hands-on activities. Learners will be asked to participate in hands-on portions of the workshop by working in their own canvas sandbox course. We will investigate instructional methods and explore some of the factors that influence student motivation. We will look at tools available online and in canvas that you can use to help increase student motivation.
Wednesday, March 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Register at https://at-training.unh.edu/apps/ssr?action=session&id=4145.
Canvas (myCourses): Digital Markup and Grading (Speedgrader) - https://unh.zoom.us/j/99183134577
This session will cover the basics of grading in Canvas, including the ways an instructor can digitally markup and provide comments on student assignment submissions in Speedgrader.
Thursday, March 24, 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Canvas (myCourses): New Quizzes – How to Create New Quizzes - https://unh.zoom.us/j/99183134577
In this session, we will cover creating a quiz, available quiz settings, adding questions, scheduling a quiz, and some best practices using the New Quizzes tool in Canvas. The New Quizzes tool will eventually replace the Classic Quiz tool.
Friday, March 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
How to Get Tech Support
- Call the UNH Help Desk at 603-862-4242
- Submit a Technology Request
- Visit the ET&S Support Center (Dimond Library, Third Floor – Main Level)
- Visit the Self-service Knowledge Base
