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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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Mar 03, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Changes coming to Kaltura starting on April 1, 2023

Kaltura is UBC’s primary platform for capturing, managing, and sharing academic videos. Starting on Saturday, April 1, 2023, UBC will begin moving Kaltura videos hosted at UBC into the Kaltura cloud, to create a better video experience for you and your students.

During the current academic term, the migration will only affect when you can change your Kaltura videos. But after May 1, it will also change where your Kaltura videos are linked from and it will reset some data tied to Kaltura videos, including analytics, comments, and previous answers that students gave to quizzes.

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Posted in Kaltura News


Oct 28, 2022 at 10:15 am

Zoom and Microsoft Teams video retention policy announced

Starting in October 2023 and March 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 will affect 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


Oct 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Support changes coming for edX Edge in 2023

The LT Hub's support for the learning platform edX Edge will change after April 2023. Starting in May, our support will be limited to the initial step of creating courses.

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Posted in edX Edge News


Jul 04, 2022 at 1:25 pm

Potential change to your name in Canvas and other services coming July 27

We are simplifying and streamlining how learning technology systems at UBC determine what name to display for you.

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Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News


May 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm

New UBC-developed resource: Intro to online teaching

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology has released a new self-paced course for online teaching, designed for instructors who are new to the online environment.

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Posted in Other Tool News