As you settle into a new semester at Ohio State, be sure to review the latest updates from the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI). Learn more about new accessibility features added to CarmenZoom ; check out a few improvements in CarmenCanvas as well as official guidance for proctoring; remind your students to renew their Adobe licenses; and learn about changes for accessing important software like Minitab.
Minitab has changed the way that they provide access to their software for faculty, staff, and students. Going forward, users will need to request access to receive a Minitab account through the Ohio State...
We have seen an enthusiastic response from Ohio State faculty and staff Azure users interested in participating in an in-person AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) class at the Microsoft office in Columbus. The original class on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is nearly full....
The next round of software updates is now available to install for OTDI-managed workstations via Software Center (for Windows PC) or Ohio State Application Self Service (for Mac)....
The license agreement for Collibra, the university’s data catalog tool, expires on December 22.
The current license agreement with Collibra expires on Thursday, December 22, and the system will be inaccessible beginning this date. The Data Governance team is currently exploring options to support the university’s data governance needs, though a final solution will not be announced until sometime in 2023. In the meantime, all data currently stored within Collibra will be preserved for the next tool. Additionally, users can continue to submit metadata via ServiceNow or by contacting the team at datagovernance@osu.edu and they will hold onto it until a new tool is selected.
Once a vendor has been selected to host the data catalog, an announcement will be made. Users can reach to datagovernance@osu.edu with any questions.
The MacOS Ventura update is now available in Ohio State Application Self Service/JAMF for all OCIO-managed Mac devices. You can install this update at your convenience now...
The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) works with instructors who want to transform their courses with open and affordable materials—from writing or curating their own textbooks to adding more diverse voices to the syllabus and even creating lending libraries for necessary supplies. Thanks to a partnership between the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) and University Libraries, ALX projects in 2023 will save students nearly $100,000 in material costs.
Earlier this year, the Data Governance team within the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) launched a new initiative to standardize institutional definitions, partnering with colleagues across the university and medical center.
While the group puts final touches on the first batch of terms, they are now seeking faculty and staff who wish to be a part of the second working group, which will continue to focus on terms under the “student” umbrella, including defining full-time student, part-time student and student rank.
We know Buckeye fans are the BDFITL, and our networking team helps our fans win by ensuring they stay connected as they cheer on our teams during our most important games. During the Ohio State-Michigan game in November, we reached a new milestone. Our network supported 34.80TB of data consumption – the most we have ever seen, exceeding the amount of data consumed during the 2022 Super Bowl by 3.6TB.
