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Read recent news articles, blogs, and announcements featuring IT at UIC. Articles share best practices, important UIC IT news, service announcements and keeps you updated on the innovative and exciting IT services and projects we are working on.

VoiceThread: Encourage student discussion and build community in online courses

Crystal Ortega | Posted on May 17, 2021

VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration tool available in Blackboard that can be used to encourage student discussion and build community in asynchronous learning settings.

A Talk with UIC CIO Matt Riley

Posted on May 12, 2021

Joining the university as CIO in 2020, Matt Riley says his top priority is to transform UIC IT into a strategic partner and enabler for innovative tech solutions.

UIC Vice Chancellor for Innovation Announces Expansion of Live Classroom Streaming Capabilities to Support Flexible Teaching & Learning at UIC

UIC Announces Expansion of Live Classroom Streaming Capabilities to Support Flexible Teaching & Learning at UIC

Posted on May 10, 2021

Following a year of successful remote teaching and learning, UIC is investing in technology which will further enable flexibility for students to attend classes in person, remotely, or a mix of both for…

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VoiceThread New Assignments: Improved student experience, grading features and course organization

Crystal Ortega | Posted on May 02, 2021

VoiceThread is a video-based discussion tool available in Blackboard that can be used to encourage student discussion and build community in asynchronous learning settings. The conversations are not live; they take place whenever…

GitHub Shared Enterprise License Now Available

Posted on April 08, 2021

GitHub Enterprise is a code hosting platform for version control, issue tracking, and collaboration on software development projects. At U of I, this platform provides a means for collaborative software development within departments and across various units and…

New Blackboard Policy to drive student engagement & optimize system performance

Posted on April 05, 2021

In an effort to promote student learning experiences, and to properly manage storage resources to optimize system performance, the LMS Governance Board has approved a new policy that sets the storage quota for Blackboard courses to 2 GB per course.

New U of I Box User Interface Launching April 13

Posted on April 02, 2021

On Tuesday, April 13, University of Illinois will enable a new user interface (UI) for U of I Box (uofi.app.box.com). This change will impact UIC faculty, students and staff with a U of…

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LinkedIn Learning April Challenge: Let’s Talk Communication

Posted on April 01, 2021

Communication is at the heart of everything we do – in the workplace, in social situations, and in relationships. Effective communication helps us understand and be understood, strengthens relationships, and improves productivity. While some may…

Qualtrics Review Updates

Posted on March 11, 2021

UIC has formed a committee to gather and evaluate the University’s survey platform needs and identify the most appropriate vendor solution to fulfill those requirements.

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Technology Solutions’ National Cyber Security Awareness Month Campaign Wins Award

Posted on March 08, 2021

Technology Solutions’ 2020 NCSAM campaign “The Dragons & Dungeons of Cyber Security” has won a Communication Award award from SIGUCCS! More specifically, the campaign received a “Best of Category” for General Service Campaign…