Instructional Development Educational Alliance Exchange (IDEAX), 2023 Meeting, Hosted by Winston-Salem State University. This fall meeting will be held in person at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC on Friday, December 8, 2023 and focus on the sharing of knowledge, skills and technology use on our respective campuses.
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CANVAS COURSE DELETION | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Information Technology Services (ITS) will delete courses in Canvas from the following semesters in accordance with the Canvas course deletion cycle:
- Spring 2017
- Summer 2017
- Fall 2017
- Spring 2018
- Summer 2018
Deleting courses cleans up faculty dashboards and course listings in Canvas, makes current and past courses easier to locate, and frees up storage space in Canvas.
How do I export a Canvas course? provides directions on how to save course material if any faculty wish to do so.
For technical assistance, please submit a 6-TECH ticket, call 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324), or email [email protected].
Upcoming Webinar | Supporting Student Mental Health Concerns Across the UNC System
Date & Time: Oct 20, 2023 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Description: The purpose of the workshop is to familiarize faculty and staff at UNC System institutions with the active efforts of the UNC System to address student mental health concerns. Using a strategic and holistic approach the UNC System has assisted institutions to implement support, resources, and opportunities for prevention and resilience building, as well as intervention and response services. Panelists will discuss the JED Campus program, Penn Resilience Program, QPR, itMatters, and GUIDE, among others.
Turnitin Service Disruption 10/2/2023
The Turnitin service has been restored.
If you are still experiencing issues with the service, contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or [email protected].
On Monday, October 2, ITS became aware of an issue preventing users from being able to use Turnitin. Users may get a “course expired” error.
We are actively working with the vendor to resolve the issue and will provide updated information as it becomes available.
If you have questions or need technical assistance, contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or [email protected].
Upcoming Webinar: Inside the Closed Stacks
We have a great Research and Application webinars happening this week. These are 30 or 45 minute webinars about UNCG libraries research and its applications. They’re recorded and available on YouTube after the session through the UNCG Libraries webinars page.
- Inside the Closed Stacks: Collections of Distinction in Special Collections and University Archives by Kathelene Smith and Stacey Krim on Friday September 29th at 12pm
You can sign up for this session here
This and other webinars are also listed on the UNCG workshops page and are tagged as University Libraries, Faculty Professional Development, and Graduate Students. You’ll get a link to the Teams session the morning of the webinar, so be sure to mark your calendars after you sign up.