Today is World Password Day! While we are all doing some spring cleaning, we thought this may be a good time to tidy up old passwords and start using some new ones! Tidying up passwords – where to start? You may want to have a think about the passwords that you use for sites that […]
Information Security Alert: Phishing email
Many of our staff members have reported a phishing email making the rounds today, purporting to be from the University Chancellor, Jack McConnell. The email contains a PDF attachment titled “University of Stirling” and invites staff to review the contents. This email is NOT genuine. It is a phishing email designed to steal your username […]
New Office 365 releases: Dial in to Teams meetings, PowerBI, MyAnalytics & more
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 […]
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 […]
Technical Support for Online Assessment
During the current exam period we want to highlight a couple of things to help you while working on assessments online: Mac users are advised that they should access Canvas using Firefox or Chrome rather than the Safari browser. This is because of problems that have been identified with the browser that limits Canvas functionality. […]
Get Help and Support for Office 365
There is a massive host of information out there to help you get the hang of Office 365. Here are a few of our favourites. Microsoft Educator Center (MEC) Clock up some Microsoft points and badges by taking courses in various Microsoft technologies. The Microsoft Educator Center provides on-demand courses that focus on using technology in your teaching […]
Office 365 Multi-Factor Authentication is coming!
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a substantial rise in scams/phishing attacks preying on people’s fears about COVID-19. In the University sector this has been widespread and some institutions have faced damaging ransomware attacks as a result of compromised accounts. We have been seeking guidance from external advisory boards and looking […]
Textbook not available? Try VitalSource
During this difficult period when libraries are closed VitalSource has opened up its E-textbooks collection until the end of June. If you can’t access an ebook via the Library Catalogue, try VitalSource – more information at: http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/covidlibsupport/vitalsource
Top Ten Thesis downloads in March #StirTopTenTheses
During March 1,313 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 17,232 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 1,033 2. Assessment practices and their impact on […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in March #StirTopTenPapers
During March there were 47,720 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 5,587 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, Patricia; Daugherty, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 Downloads: […]