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HyFlex-Capable Classrooms Coming Soon *Updated*

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Dear Colleagues,

In an effort to provide creative ways to allow for remote instruction, ITS is exploring options where a hybrid flexible or HyFlex course format could be supported.

Five rooms that will be used for F2F (face to face) instruction for the Fall will have cameras, microphones and speakers installed which will allow in-person or online class attendance.   By utilizing permanently installed equipment and remote communication tools like Zoom or Teams, instructors will have the ability to interact with students whether they be physically on campus or remote.

The hardware needed for this solution will be brand new to CSUCI, but should integrate well with our existing computers and the control panels with which instructors are already familiar.  Equipment in these rooms should be fully operational by 9/25/20.  These rooms will be "proof of concept" rooms and will provide two slightly different equipment sets.  Faculty use of these rooms and input on them can greatly inform future purchases and installations.

The rooms identified for HyFlex are:

  • ALISO Hall 133 ----- Basic HyFlex (9/21: final configuration/calibration and testing)
  • ALISO Hall 134 ----- Level 1 HyFlex (9/25: installing document cameras, final room configuration)
  • ALISO Hall 231 ----- Level 1 HyFlex (9/25: installing document cameras, final room configuration)
  • ALISO Hall 234 ----- Basic HyFlex  (9/21: final configuration/calibration and testing)
  • SIERRA Hall 1344 ----- Basic HyFlex (9/21: final configuration/calibration and testing)

The main difference between Basic and Level 1 HyFlex is that Basic HyFlex rooms will have a single camera focused on the instructor and a ceiling mounted mic that will pickup the instructor's voice.  The Level 1 HyFlex will have cameras that the instructor can control and mics that will pickup sound in the room from instructors and students.

This is one of several efforts we are working on to help support remote instruction needs.  We are working closely with vendors and suppliers to expedite equipment purchases as quickly as possible, and will make another announcement when these rooms are ready for testing and use.

Thank you for your patience.


Migration of Lynda.com scheduled for 2/1

by Anonymous in , , ,

Dear colleagues,

CSUCI will be upgrading Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning has the same great content as Lynda.com, and it will provide a more personalized experience.

The upgrade will occur on Friday, February 1st from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. During this time, both Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning will be unavailable. Once the upgrade is complete, the Lynda.com button within myCI will be replaced with a LinkedIn Learning button.

With this upgrade, all your learning activity and history will be seamlessly transferred to LinkedIn Learning. After the upgrade is completed, you’ll receive an email to activate your LinkedIn Learning account. You can find out more and get a sneak peek of LinkedIn Learning in this learner upgrade video.


Please contact Michael McGarry in Teaching & Learning Innovations at michael.mcgarry@csuci.edu with any further questions about the migration. 

Free self-paced technology training from Lynda.com and Atomic Learning

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Did you know that free, self-paced, video-based online technology training is available to CI students and employees? 
Through our partnerships with Atomic Learning and Lynda.com, Learn how to use the latest versions of popular software, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SPSS, web design, and much more, or brush up your skills at any time. 
To get started with this free training, or to browse training titles, click on either of these links:

Future of Mobile Technology at CI - RSVP Today!

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What does it mean to have a mobile campus, and what will it take for CI to get there? 

 The Division of Technology & Communication (T&C) is pleased to invite students, faculty, staff and members of the community to join CI leaders, technology professionals and mobile technology enthusiasts for an interactive discussion on the future of mobile technology at CI.

Bring your laptop, tablet or smartphone to the forum; there will be opportunities for live mobile collaboration. Feel free to invite a friend!

Light refreshments will be served.

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Broome Library 1360
Who: anyone interested in mobile technology and campus strategy

Please RSVP by Thursday, March 7 using our RSVP form.

Please contact Peter Mosinskis, Director of IT Strategy, at peter.mosinskis@csuci.edu, or call 805-437-8587 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the event. 

 In the meanwhile, feel free to post your thoughts about how mobile technology is shaping the way you learn, work and live at CI. 

CI Docs launched - new document sharing and collaboration service

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In August, we posted an announcement about CI Docs, a new service for students, faculty and staff that makes sharing and collaborating on documents faster and easier than ever.

We're very pleased to welcome CI Docs, powered by Google Apps for Education, as the newest member of a growing family of technology services focused on collaboration, mobility and productivity.

Here are the top 5 benefits of using CI Docs:

  1. Create, collaborate and share documents with just your web browser. With CI Docs, members of the CI community can create and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations in real-time, using only a web browser; no additional software is required.
  2. Control how you share your documents. CI Docs users can share their documents with friends, other students, faculty and colleagues outside of CI, while controlling access to view and edit as desired.
  3. Access documents anywhere and anytime. Students & employees can access CI Docs using any computer with a modern web browser (such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer)  including mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Forgot your thumb drive at home? No problem; files stored in CI Docs live "in the cloud", and can be accessed from anywhere you have internet access and a modern browser.
  4. Lots of free storage and many supported file types. Each CI Docs user can store up to 5GB of documents right from their web browser, and CI Docs users can view over 15 popular file formats.
  5. Convert Microsoft Office files for real-time collaboration. Just upload your documents to CI Docs, and choose the option to convert when prompted. You're now ready to share the document and collaborate with friends and colleagues online and in real-time. Certain restrictions to real-time collaboration do apply. 
Ready to get started? Just login to myCI, and click the "CI Docs" link.

To learn more, please visit the CI Docs web site. As always, if you experience problems or need help, please contact the T&C Help Desk at helpdesk@csuci.edu or call 805-437-8552.

CI Docs is coming!

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As you may know, Dolphin Email, our student email system, is powered by Google Apps for Education. Dolphin Email has made access to email for CI students more seamless and reliable. As part of Google Apps for Education, Dolphin Email provides greater storage capacity, seamless integration with key campus systems, a secure and stable infrastructure, and a user interface that is familiar to many students.
Students and faculty have been asking for faster and easier ways to share and collaborate on documents. To address this need, we're pleased to announce that this fall, the Division of Technology & Communication will be rolling out a new service called CI Docs.

CI Docs leverages the same Google Apps for Education platform used for Dolphin Email, and includes Google Drive and the Google Documents collaboration system. CI Docs will provide web-based document creation, real-time collaboration, and versatile sharing options for the CI community.

With CI Docs, students and faculty will be able to create and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations using only a web browser; no additional software will be required. In addition, CI Docs users will be able to share those documents with friends, other students, faculty and colleagues, and control access for viewing and editing of those documents.

CI Docs users will be able to upload and view many common file types to CI Docs using Google Drive. CI Docs even enables users to convert certain types of uploaded files (like Microsoft Office documents) to Google Docs format, which enables online, real-time collaboration.

In addition, students will be able to access CI Docs anywhere and anytime, including using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Forgot your thumb drive at home? No problem; files stored in CI Docs can be accessed from anywhere you have access to a modern web browser, such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer.

Initially, CI Docs will be available to CI students only, but we expect to make CI Docs available to faculty and staff later this fall.

To learn more about CI Docs features, please visit the Google Docs support web site. Stay tuned here for further announcements about this new service, and post your comments or questions here.


School of Ed iPad day

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On Tuesday, August 21, the School of Education sponsored a workshop for faculty and others affiliated with the School of Ed to provide training and assistance on the use of iPads. The School is in the process of converting to a paperless, tablet-based process for managing the supervision of student teachers. With more than 40 attendees, the day was a big success. Thanks for AVP Gary Kinsey for the support, and to Jill Leafstedt and Chris Mattia for providing training and coordination.