Want to hear the latest news from the LT Hub? The posts below share high-level updates on learning technology that impact UBC broadly.
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Nov 20, 2023 at 9:00 am
Pause on central support for Ally starting in 2024
Ally is a content-checking tool that works in Canvas to help teaching teams improve the accessibility of course content. During the past year, the LT Hub has been centrally supporting and piloting Ally. Now that the pilot has concluded, LT Hub Leadership has decided to pause central support of Ally.
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Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News
Nov 14, 2023 at 10:30 am
Zoom chats to be removed after 90 days starting March 31, 2024
Starting March 31, 2024, UBC will begin removing chat messages in Zoom after 90 days. This chat retention policy impacts chats exchanged between individuals, in groups, and in channels using the Zoom “Team Chat” feature.
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Posted in Zoom News
Oct 18, 2023 at 2:15 pm
Zoom and Microsoft Teams video retention policy going into effect soon
Starting October 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 respectively, UBC will begin removing video recordings from Microsoft Teams and Zoom automatically, one year after each video is recorded. This new video retention policy affects all faculty, staff, and student employees who use UBC accounts to record with these tools.
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Posted in Microsoft Teams News, Zoom News
Aug 28, 2023 at 11:45 am
Winter 2023 Update: UBC affirms decision to not enable Turnitin’s AI-detection feature
Plagiarism-prevention tool Turnitin released an AI-detection feature in April that attempts to check for text generated by AI-writing tools, such as ChatGPT. For a number of reasons, UBC will be maintaining its April decision not to enable the Turnitin AI-detection feature, and the university will not centrally install any AI-detection tool at this time.
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Posted in Turnitin News
Jul 20, 2023 at 4:05 pm
New support is available for developing learning technologies at UBC
The LT Hub is launching a new initiative to support UBC instructors who develop learning technologies. The Learning Technology Incubator is a way for instructors with funded learning technology projects to collaborate with us and receive dedicated technical and project management support. This additional support can help you focus on bringing your project to life, rather than getting bogged down in administrative details.
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Posted in Other Tool News