Continuity and Community is a biweekly digest that includes timely information about new and changing UC Merced services, tips for how to use existing services more effectively, and resources that may be of value to staff and faculty alike.
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- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Updates
- UC Merced Connect Project Announced
- Zoom Delegates Feature
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- Incoming Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Marjorie Zatz: Research Relaunch
- Designing High-Quality, Engaging Remote Instruction
- Interlibrary Loan Update
- Library Virtual Office Hour
- Curated Resources
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- Manage Your OIT Tickets
- Ways to Get Help from OIT
- Curated Resources
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EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION UPDATES
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The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s Virtual Dialogue Series is on pause for the month of June, but we invite you to enjoy these selected previously recorded sessions at your own pace. We can’t wait to connect with you when we return.
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The People First workgroup is designed to ensure that the campus is providing adequate support and responding to gaps and issues related to UC Merced campus-wide strategies on COVID-19.
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UC MERCED CONNECT ANNOUNCED
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UC Merced External Relations and the Office of Information Technology are collaborating with the campus community to bring you a new portal platform this fall!
This summer, the project is launching a redesigned campus-wide events calendar that will provide a dynamic look at all of the exciting things ahead—both on and off-campus, virtual and in-person.
And this fall, UC Merced Connect will offer all the functionality of the current portal, along with a new campus app to keep you connected on the go.
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RESOURCES FOR ZOOM DELEGATES
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If you need to schedule Zoom meetings on someone else's behalf, or you need someone else to be able to schedule Zoom meetings on your behalf, we've added new resources to the Zoom page to help!
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Vice Chancellor Sam Traina and Graduate Dean (and incoming Interim Vice Chancellor for Research) Marjorie Zatz are leading a series of Research Relaunch Working Group webinars for faculty.
Join them this Friday to learn about the relaunch plan, risk mitigation measures, faculty responsibilities — including preparing operational plans, which must be approved prior to resuming research on campus — and monitoring of research space.
Research Relaunch Town Hall
Friday, June 12, 2020 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Password
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12062020
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CETL: STUDENT-CENTERED REMOTE TEACHING
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While we understand that online education and remote instruction are not the same, returning faculty and those new to remote instruction can capitalize on the “lessons learned by experienced online educators who are providing high-quality, engaging learning experiences for their students.” As you may have already learned, when teaching from a distance it is important to consider the new learning environment from a student-centered perspective (Riggs, April 15, 2020, par. 3).
In this short piece, you will be encouraged to think about focusing on creating three forms of interaction for students in the online and remote environment: student-content interaction, student-student interaction, and student-instructor interaction. Specific strategies for each interaction type are provided. But to be effective, these forms of interaction require the marriage of planning intentionality and effective instructional design.
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LIBRARY UPDATE:
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
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The library continues to fulfill some Interlibrary Loan requests digitally. Delivery of print materials is currently not available due to the closure of many libraries, including our own. Millions of electronic books are temporarily viewable in HathiTrust due to its Emergency Temporary Access Service (HT ETAS).
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LIBRARY UPDATE:
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
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The Library is offering a recurring office hour via Zoom during the month of June. Drop in anytime Monday to Friday from 11am to noon to ask your questions about using the library remotely.
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CURATED RESOURCES FOR FACULTY
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Have a great resource that you'd like to share? Tell us about it!
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QUICK TIP: FIND YOUR TICKETS
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Need to follow up on a ticket with OIT, but don’t have the ticket number? Not a problem! You can track all your tickets via our website.
Just click the
ServiceNow button on our website to report a problem, request service, or track your tickets!
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Though most of our campus is remote, the OIT Service Desk is still available to help with your technology problems and questions! There are a number of ways you can connect with us for assistance.
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Is something broken? (Such as: your email isn't loading, your access to a UC Merced resource isn't working, or your device has an issue.)
Just click
Report a Problem on the right side of our website to let us know.
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Many times, we can troubleshoot with you via a remote appointment on Zoom.
Click
Schedule an Appointment on the right side of our website to choose the time that works for you.
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We'd love to talk to you on the phone! Call us anytime.
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We have a new chat feature on our website that is staffed as follows:
Monday - Thursday: 8 am to 10 pm
Friday: 8 am to 8 pm
Find the chat interface in the bottom right hand corner of any page on our website!
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CURATED RESOURCES FOR STAFF
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Have a great resource that you'd like to share? Tell us about it!
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Missed an issue? Explore past issues of Continuity and Community
to look back on important news and updates.
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