It seems, just now, as if every week brings a new raft of releases from Microsoft. We’re already waiting for the new 3×3 video layout in Teams, so what’s next? Additional MS Teams functionality: Dial in to Teams meetings. People on phones can dial into a Teams meeting. When audio conferencing is switched on for […]
Author: trish
Office 365 rollout update…box migration work proceeding
The last couple of months have been, yes UNPRECEDENTED in many many ways, and as a result, our efforts on the Office 365 rollout / Box migration project have been very much on the backburner. As a result, we have not managed to migrate as much Box content as we would have wanted by this […]
Setting up an open Teams meeting/event
As well as having the ability to set up and run online meetings, Teams can be used for online events without a pre-determined guest list. Uses for this could include a virtual cafe event, a drop in training session that you want to advertise to students and so on. The good news is that this is […]
Remote access to lab PCs now available
Need to access a particular piece of software that you don’t have on your home PC? Tried to download some software but failed? Hopefully this solution will work for you. We have made >300 lab PCs available for remote connection. The labs concerned are: 1a11 (60 PCs), 1a13 (34 PCs), 2a15 (57), 2a17 (43), 2b41 […]
Auto start up of staff campus PCs (Hewlett Packard devices only)
On Friday 27th March, we deployed a daily auto start up command to all on-campus Hewlett Packard PCs. This means that if your PC was switched on today, it will now receive an auto start up command every morning at 8:30am. This should safeguard against accidental shut downs (we have seen a number of these […]
Covid19 – work from home FAQs
This last fortnight has been unprecedented in terms of the impact on IT services and infrastructure as staff have rushed to start working remotely. For some, this is the first time they have worked from home. This post reflects on the most frequently asked questions we have been experiencing at the Information Centre. Don’t forget […]
How to work from home without VPN / Remote Desktop
There’s a great deal you can do on your local laptop or PC without the need for VPN or Remote Desktop… Over the next few weeks, the demand for VPN and Remote desktop services is going to be unprecedented so it is inevitable that users will experience slowness/failure to connect at some point. Here are […]
Learning at a Distance – a guide for students
As you know, following the University’s announcement of 13 March, face-to-face teaching is temporarily suspended with lectures, seminars and tutorials being delivered online until further notice. This is a guide to the online tools that you and your lecturers will be using to support your learning online over the next few weeks. This is a relatively fast move into delivering teaching online at […]
Coronavirus update: Library service status
The University Library will begin a phased reduction in service from today. This will mean a reduction in opening hours this week: Mon-Thurs 8am-8pm Friday 8am – 5pm The Library building will close on Friday at 5pm until further notice. During the closure period, automatic renewal of library loans will be enabled so you need […]
Advice for Staff Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance
As lectures, seminars and tutorials move online in response to the COVID 19 outbreak, Information Services (IS) have put together some resources to help staff to teach and support students from a distance. These are linked to from the University’s COVID19 Q&A web page, but the direct links are: >>>Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance (pdf): http://stir.ac.uk/33z >>> Supporting […]