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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.

Create Easy-to-Navigate, Appealing Courses in Blackboard with the Spring 2021 Course Template

Posted on October 05, 2020

As UIC adopts hybrid learning and teaching in online environments, students appreciate seeing consistent organization for their courses and quick access to the resources they need.

We’ve changed our name! Introducing Technology Solutions

Posted on October 01, 2020

The organization known as the Academic Computing & Communications Center (ACCC) has recently undergone a significant organizational change and is changing its name!

Beware of Cyber Security Attacks on UIC Local, & International Students, Faculty & Staff!

Beware of Cyber Security Attacks targeting UIC Students, Faculty & Staff!

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on September 02, 2020

The UIC Information Security and Privacy Office has received many reports of email and telephone scams targeting UIC’s community of local and international faculty, students, and staff.

New Report Release: Teaching Remotely During COVID-19

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on August 26, 2020

Following an emergency switch to remote teaching and learning, these past couple months have been a challenge for everyone. See what instructors said about their Spring 2020 experiences teaching remotely during COVID-19.

Introducing Socrates: Support Chatbot available on Blackboard

Crystal Ortega | Posted on August 18, 2020

The Learning Technology Solutions team is excited to introduce Socrates, a new chatbot available on the Blackboard login page offering on-demand support and answers to frequently asked questions related to Blackboard, password assistance,…

Keep Zoom Sessions Safe and Secure from "Zoombombing"

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on August 09, 2020

Keeping online classrooms safe and secure is a top priority at UIC. If you are using Zoom, you may have heard of “Zoombombing” – when uninvited attendees break into a session and…

Announcing the Robert Sandusky IT Community Leadership (RSCL) Award

Posted on July 31, 2020

We are pleased to announce that the Office of the CIO and the University Library, with the support of the ITLC InfraSec iLeCT committee, has renamed the IT Community Leadership Award to the…

Get Remote Access to Specialized Software with Windows Virtual Desktop

Virtual Computer Labs

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on July 20, 2020

We understand that students need to utilize specialized software (typically only available at a cost or in UIC computer labs) to complete coursework. While our labs are closed this semester, we are happy…

5 Tips to Transition to Online Teaching by Hannah Huber

Hannah Huber | Posted on July 08, 2020

I taught online for several semesters during my PhD work and remember being new to online teaching. The biggest challenge I faced was developing a strategy for getting started and building my course material…

Easily Convert Files with Blackboard Ally File Transformer

Elizabeth Romero | Posted on July 01, 2020

Greetings Remote Learners! Have you ever accessed a file that was difficult to read, or you wish came in a different format? Now you can download alternative formats directly from your Blackboard course.…