Newsletter
Stay connected with the latest news and events from Arts Instructional Support and Information Technology (ISIT) by viewing our monthly newsletter.
Our newsletter provides the most recent technological updates, interesting technology-in-action use cases within the Arts community, and helpful resources and tips.
It is distributed on the first Wednesday of every month to all Arts faculty, staff, and teaching assistants.
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2024
- November 2024 (Faculty) | Exam support, grading with Canvas and Workday, practical learning story, and more
- October 2024 (Faculty) | Small TLEF proposals and support options, teaching tools workshops, OER grants, and more
- September 2024 (Faculty) | Teaching tools workshops, Welcome Back Conference highlights, practical learning insights, and more
- August 2024 (Faculty) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, teaching tools workshops, start-of-term checklist, and more
- July 2024 (Faculty) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference events, TLEF proposal deadlines, meet Penny Wang, and more
- June 2024 (Faculty) | Summer term exam support, software requests for computer labs, meet Henry Hu, and more
- May 2024 (Faculty) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, start-of-term checklist, using Turnitin with Canvas, and more
- April 2024 (Faculty) | Arts TLEF recipients and proposal support, CLAF deadline, meet William Strausser, and more
- March 2024 (Faculty) | Exam support, FASmail migration, meet Chris Jung, and more
- February 2024 (Faculty) | Assessment workshops, collaborative learning resources, meet Lenny Mah, and more
- January 2024 (Faculty) | Start of term checklist and workshops, funding reminders, meet Asif Sami Haque, and more
2023
- December 2023 (Faculty) | Explore the new Arts ISIT website, access exam support, meet Indira Gerards, and more
- November 2023 (Faculty) | Update your browser and applications, practical learning strategies, meet Leanna Chow, and more
- October 2023 (Faculty) | Collaborative and community-based experiential learning, funding opportunities, meet Jason Myers, and more
- September 2023 (Faculty) | Start-of-term checklist, insights from the Welcome Back Conference, meet Gary Andraza, and more
- August 2023 (Faculty) | Welcome Back Conference, exam support, IT essentials, and more
- July 2023 (Faculty) | Discover the event lineup for the Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, plus software announcements, and more
- June 2023 (Faculty) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, TLEF support, practical learning resources, and more
- May 2023 (Faculty) | Beginning-of-term checklist, funding opportunities, Spring Institute, and more
- April 2023 (Faculty) | Exam support, updates to videos in Canvas, and more
- March 2023 (Faculty) | Submit a proposal for the Spring Institute, TLEF recipients announced, request software for your courses, and more
- February 2023 (Faculty) | Save time with our Canvas tips, design accessible courses, academic integrity resources, and more
- January 2023 (Faculty) | Start-of-term checklist, meet and greet for new Arts faculty and TAs, AIR updates, and more
2024
- November 2024 (TA) | Grading with Canvas and Workday workshop, exam support, practical learning story, and more
- October 2024 (TAs) | Teaching tools workshops, small TLEF proposals and support options, and more
- September 2024 (TAs) | Teaching tools workshops, Welcome Back Conference highlights, practical learning insights, and more
- August 2024 (TAs) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, teaching tools workshops, practical learning insights, and more
- July 2024 (TAs) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference events, TLEF applications, meet Penny Wang, and more
- June 2024 (TAs) | Summer term exam support, resources for new Arts TAs and GAAs, meet Henry Hu, and more
- May 2024 (Staff) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, TLEF virtual showcase, meet Zoe Zhou, and more
- May 2024 (TAs) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, Graduate Students in Teaching Conference, meet Zoe Zhou, and more
- April 2024 (TAs) | Arts TLEF recipients and application support, PhD CoLab pilot program recipients, meet William Strausser, and more
- March 2024 (TAs) | Exam support, Celebrate Learning Week, FASmail migration, and more
- February 2024 (TAs) | Assessment workshops, apply for CTLT’s Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop, meet Lenny Mah, and more
- January 2024 (TAs) | Start of term checklist and workshops, funding reminders, meet Asif Sami Haque, and more
2023
- December 2023 (TAs) | Explore the new Arts ISIT website, access exam support, meet Indira Gerards, and more
- November 2023 (TAs) | Update your browser and applications, participate in the Learning Analytics hackathon, meet Leanna Chow, and more
- October 2023 (TAs) | Practical resources for Arts teaching assistants, community-based experiential learning, meet Jason Myers, and more
- September 2023 (TAs) | Empower your TA role with Canvas skills, practical resources for teaching assistants, start-of-term checklist, and more
- August 2023 (TAs) | Welcome Back Conference, exam support, IT essentials, and more
- July 2023 (TAs) | Discover the event lineup for the Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, plus software announcements, and more
- June 2023 (TAs) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, graduate student workshops, exam support, and more
- May 2023 (TAs) | Beginning-of-term checklist, TA Canvas training, Graduate Students in Teaching conference, and more
- April 2023 (TAs) | Exam support, Celebrate Learning Week, and more
- March 2023 (TAs) | Submit a proposal for the Spring Institute, request software for your courses, and more
- February 2023 (TAs) | Graduate training opportunities, save time with our Canvas tips, course accessibility, and more
- January 2023 (TAs) | Practical resources for Arts teaching assistants, meet and greet for new Arts TAs and faculty, TA institute, and more
2024
- November 2024 (Staff) | Arts ISIT workshops, practical learning story, exam support, and more
- October 2024 (Staff) | Small TLEF proposals and support options, OER grants, practical learning insights, and more
- September 2024 (Staff) | Welcome Back Conference highlights, practical learning insights, teaching tools workshops, and more
- August 2024 (Staff) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, resources for new Arts staff, practical learning insights, and more
- July 2024 (Staff) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference events, new Canvas updates, meet Penny Wang, and more
- June 2024 (Staff) | Summer term exam support, resources for new Arts staff, meet Henry Hu, and more
- April 2024 (Staff) | New AIR video tutorials, Arts TLEF recipients and application support, meet William Strausser, and more
- March 2024 (Staff) | FASmail migration, exam support, meet Chris Jung, and more
- February 2024 (Staff) | Collaborative learning resources, support with purchasing hardware, meet Lenny Mah, and more
- January 2024 (Staff) | Start of term checklist and workshops, funding reminders, meet Asif Sami Haque, and more
2023
- December 2023 (Staff) | Explore the new Arts ISIT website, access exam support, meet Indira Gerards, and more
- November 2023 (Staff) | Update your browser and applications, GenAI Symposium, meet Leanna Chow, and more
- October 2023 (Staff) | Cyber security awareness, funding opportunities, meet Jason Myers, and more
- September 2023 (Staff) | Insights from the Welcome Back Conference, resources for teaching assistants, meet Gary Andraza, and more
- August 2023 (Staff) | Welcome Back Conference, new changes to AIR, IT essentials, and more
- July 2023 (Staff) | Discover the event lineup for the Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, plus software announcements, and more
- June 2023 (Staff) | Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference, Google Analytics 4 reminder, TLEF support, and more
- May 2023 (Staff) | Beginning-of-term checklist, TA Canvas training, Graduate Students in Teaching conference, and more
- April 2023 (Staff) | Exam support, recycle e-waste, and more
- March 2023 (Staff) | Updates to collection of personal information on websites, software requests for courses, and more
- February 2023 (Staff) | Support for hardware purchases, training resources for WordPress, new retention policy for video recordings, and more
- January 2023 (Staff) | AIR updates, Adobe license reminder, start-of-term checklist, and more
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