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Happy Holidays, Tar Heels!
December 23, 2020We wish you all a happy, safe, and relaxing holiday season! Find festive Carolina-themed inspirations and activities to enjoy while you take a well-deserved break. Sakai Help If you need assistance with setting up your… Happy Holidays, Tar Heels! Continued
CFE Remote Teaching Field Notes
December 14, 2020Share a teaching practice, help create a resource! We wanted to share a great resource now available to all instructors to review and contribute to regarding remote teaching. The Center for Faculty Excellence is inviting… CFE Remote Teaching Field Notes Continued
Welcome to Sakai 20!
December 3, 2020SAKAI 20 IS HERE! Thank you for your patience as we worked on upgrading Sakai to version 20.1! Our tech teams in ITS Educational Technologies and Infrastructure & Operations worked quickly to bring Sakai back… Welcome to Sakai 20! Continued
Sakai 20 Upgrade Outage Tomorrow Dec. 3
December 2, 2020The Sakai 20 Upgrade is finally happening! Please plan for Sakai to be completely unavailable from 8am-5pm EST tomorrow, December 3, 2020. Thank you for understanding that we must take Sakai offline to apply the… Sakai 20 Upgrade Outage Tomorrow Dec. 3 Continued
Sakai 20: Add Your Name Pronunciation
December 1, 2020We are two days away from the Sakai 20 Upgrade! Don’t forget that we must take Sakai offline to apply the upgrade, so please plan for Sakai to be unavailable all day on December 3…. Sakai 20: Add Your Name Pronunciation Continued
Sakai 20: Batch Edit Dates Across Sakai Tools
November 25, 2020The semester is winding down as exams ended yesterday and grades are being finalized for this semester. We’ve got one more feature to share before we all head off for Thanksgiving Break tomorrow. Instructors will… Sakai 20: Batch Edit Dates Across Sakai Tools Continued
Sakai 20: Create Auto-Groups by Sections
November 24, 2020Final exams are nearly done! Take a quick break to learn about another improvement coming to Sakai 20 next week. Starting December 3rd, you’ll be able to create auto-generated groups by section rosters! Create Auto-Generated… Sakai 20: Create Auto-Groups by Sections Continued
Sakai 20: Tests & Quizzes Updates
November 19, 2020We know campus is wrapped up in finals this week as the semester quickly comes to a close. If you need a quick break, see the updates coming to the Tests & Quizzes tool in… Sakai 20: Tests & Quizzes Updates Continued
Scheduled Deletion of Zoom Cloud Recordings Begins Jan. 2021
November 16, 2020The University has seen a dramatic increase of video storage due to moving to remote instruction in March 2020. Continuing to retain files in Zoom is no longer feasible, and therefore important changes are coming… Scheduled Deletion of Zoom Cloud Recordings Begins Jan. 2021 Continued
Sakai 20: Grading Rubrics!
November 13, 2020We are very excited to share that Grading Rubrics are finally coming once we upgrade to Sakai 20 on December 3rd! Rubrics are a great way to let students know the criteria and expectations for… Sakai 20: Grading Rubrics! Continued