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Apr
3
eClass Performance Update for Final Exams
Posted by Dave Laurie on 03 April 2020 03:49 PM

Attention eClass Users,

As classes come to a close and our focus shifts to final assessments, we wanted to provide you an update on how eClass has performed through the transition to online delivery.

eClass has had roughly 1.3 million user sessions with 11 million page views and an average of 34,000 active daily users. Our busiest day was March 17th, where the total number of users who accessed eClass was 40,648. For comparison, this is still less than the total number of users who


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Mar
29
Zoom Configuration Update
Posted by Dave Laurie on 29 March 2020 03:25 PM

Attention Zoom users,

Thanks to everyone who continues to provide feedback and ask questions about using Zoom. For basic usage, the Center for Teaching and Learning has provided a list of helpful suggestions

The feedback we’ve received has prompted us to make the following changes:

  • The location information for telephone access to meeting audio has been changed to default to Canada. Please note that our license does not include a toll-free dial-in option.
  • The option to display video

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Mar
29
ExamLock Manager Configuration Change
Posted by Dave Laurie on 29 March 2020 09:57 AM

Attention ExamLock users,

Some users who have updated to the latest version of Chrome (80+) may encounter a problem viewing and creating exam sessions when accessing the ExamLock manager in eClass. Affected users will see a blank screen when accessing the manager from their course. This issue stems from a recent security change in the latest version of Chrome relating to cross-site embedding.

We have made a configuration change to the ExamLock manager tool that will launch it in a new


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Mar
24
First Week of Zoom
Posted by Chris Goetz on 24 March 2020 02:41 PM

Attention Zoom users,

Thank you to everyone who has been using and exploring the new Zoom integration in eClass. It has now been a full week since we launched this integration, and we have received some useful feedback from new and experienced Zoom users.

To ensure that the system is working as efficiently as possible, we will be working to improve the configuration over time.

At this time, we would like to let you know about the following changes:

  • Previously, some hosts were able to find

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Mar
20
eClass Exam Digitization Service
Posted by Dave Laurie on 20 March 2020 03:54 PM

UPDATE: This announcement only applies to Winter and Spring 2020 terms, for Summer 2020 and beyond instructors can get exams digitized using this information and they should take note of the new terms of use.

Attention eClass Instructors,

As part of moving course delivery online, IST will be providing an exam digitization service for any instructors who require it and who do not have their exams already converted to a digital format. This service is voluntary and is intended to


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Mar
20
Stream2 Scheduled Outage Sunday March 22nd 2020 6:00-8:00AM
Posted by Dave Laurie on 20 March 2020 02:48 PM

Attention eClass users,

There will be a scheduled maintenance outage for the Stream2 lecture recording service Sunday March 22nd 2020 from 6:00AM - 8:00AM. This outage is required by the vendor to release some minor bug fixes and add two features we have requested (video title/description editing and live captioning). Stream2 will not be available as a link through eClass for the duration of the outage window.

Please note, regular access to all other features in eClass will be


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