On February 15, 2023, the Office of Information Technology will enable the full Microsoft A5 license for all faculty and staff. This upgraded license includes new features such as the…
Microsoft 365: New Features
OIT Training Available in Canvas Catalog
Exciting news! OIT Online Self-Paced Workshops have moved to Canvas Catalog, UT Knoxville’s outreach learning platform with its own Canvas environment. This transition will help declutter your academic Online@UT (Canvas)…
Changes to T-Storage H: and I: Drives
OIT will be moving T-Storage to a new storage service. During the move, access to the primary departmental areas, commonly mapped to I: drive, and the home areas, mapped to…
Use eduroam for the Best Experience in the Classroom
Over the past several months, OIT has been improving the eduroam Wi-Fi network on campus to allow for faster speeds and better connectivity. This secure network requires you to register…
Reminder: Download the New Zoom App for Chromebooks
If you are a Chromebook user and engage Zoom, there’s a new app for your device. Zoom recommends downloading and installing their new Zoom for Chrome PWA application for the…
New Plagiarism Detection Tool
Turnitin Similarity is UTK’s supported similarity checker and plagiarism detection tool for files submitted through Online@UT (Canvas) assignments. The tool works by comparing the text in file submissions to Turnitin’s database…
Kahoot! 2023 Pilot for UTK Faculty
OIT has secured a limited number of Kahoot! licensesfor faculty to try out for student engagement. This web app allows faculty to quickly and easily create interactive learning games (called kahoots) for…
Onboarding New Faculty, Instructional Staff, or GTAs?
OIT has specific help for faculty, instructional staff, and GTAs. Make sure all your new folks check out the Just for Faculty section on the Are You New website to…
New Quotas Announced for Google Shared Drives
Google has implemented new storage limits for their higher education plans and removed the unlimited option. Because of this change, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will apply quotas to…
Faculty: Working on Your Course Sites Over the Break?
Check out these Online@UT (Canvas) resources: Complete the online Canvas Training for Faculty at your own pace (requires NetID/Password). Explore OIT’s Online@UT (Canvas) Resource Guide to familiarize yourself with using…