Information Services are offering a bookable series of online and face-to-face events to support developments in learning and teaching in Autumn 2021. NEW!! Book a support assistant for the start of your class! IS have a number of IT Assistants aka Wizards available to help you get your class kicked off. If you feel it would […]
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Teams fix for University managed devices
We know you have been having trouble with Teams, some staff have been required to re-install Teams every day to ensure they have the latest version. We now have a fix! From Friday 25 June at 5pm we will begin to implement this fix, and this will start to roll out across all University managed […]
Microsoft Mastered!
Thank you for joining us for our month-long Microsoft skills event for staff – Mastering Microsoft in May. Watch one of our training sessions The attendance levels at our training sessions have been phenomenal with a staggering 391 attendees across 6 training sessions. Thank you to everyone who attended and asked some brilliant questions along […]
Shibboleth Upgrade – Tuesday 25th May
On Tuesday 25th May Information Services will upgrade our Shibboleth authentication system, used to provide access to a wide range of internal and external services such as Canvas, RefWorks, UniDesk, and digital library resources. The upgrade will take place during our ‘at risk’ period of 07:30 to 08:30 on this date. No downtime is anticipated, however, it is possible that access to […]
Introducing our Microsoft 365 Support Community!
In response to feedback from staff, we have created a new public team to help support staff in their use of Microsoft 365. The team is called ‘Microsoft 365 Support Community’ and you are all encouraged to join it. Join now! The objective of the team is to provide an informal support route for staff […]
Welcome to Mastering Microsoft!
Make the most of Microsoft 365 with our Microsoft 365 skills event. Are you a member of staff looking to expand your skillset? Join Information Services for our month-long Microsoft 365 skills event during May 2021. Sign up for one of our training sessions SIGN UP for one (or all) of our training sessions, including working with documents in OneDrive and SharePoint, an introduction […]
Free Microsoft Office 365 software for your own devices
Get the full Microsoft Office 365 suite free of charge while you are working/studying at the University. Staff and students of the University can download the Microsoft Office 365 suite of software (Outlook, OnDrive, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and more) under the university licence while you are associated with the uni. Staff Go to https://portal.office.com and login. Click […]
Microsoft Stream Transcript Changes
Going forward, you may notice a small change to transcripts in Microsoft Stream. You may not be able to view, search, or edit automatically generated transcripts for older videos that have not been viewed in the previous six months. This is an update to Microsoft Stream to allow transcript search and view experiences for new […]
Stirling Essentials: Starting to think about coursework?
Starting to think about coursework but not sure where to start? Check out the guidance in Assessment@Stirling in Stirling Essentials, available on every canvas module. The site explains how the assessment process works at Stirling; how to submit your assignment; using Turnitin and what to do if things go wrong. How to find resources through […]
Stirling Essentials: a one-stop-shop for new and existing students
Stirling Essentials offers important information and guidance for new and existing students. Based on student feedback, we have included some new content and activities for spring 2021: Tech@Stirling links to digital skills workshops where you can learn how to use technology effectively to support your studies, how to download our software and the University App, and guides […]