/scsd/taxonomy/term/484/all en /scsd/channels/news/save-date-2025-donald-g-doehring-memorial-lecture-363060 <p><em>Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p><b>Lori Leibold Ph.D.<br /> Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research</b></p> <p><b>Speaker Bio</b></p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000 khuluwd.scott@mcgill.ca 51805 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/back-online-mercury-online-course-evaluations-students-362734 <p><strong>Mercury is now back online and available.</strong></p> <p>The Mercury: Online Course Evaluations for Students was not be available from Monday, January 20th at 11:00 AM to Friday, January 30th at 10:00AM for maintenance.</p> <p>For more information on Mercury, please consult this <a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010850">knowledge base article</a>. </p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:36:40 +0000 admin 51804 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/resolve-wifi-service-disruption-362990 <p>IT Services has restored WiFi services on campus. Thank you for your patience and understanding.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:07:25 +0000 admin 51803 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/important-review-your-public-ms-teams-groups-sharepoint-sites-february-7-2025-362982 <p><a href="#French"><em>La version française suit.</em></a></p> <p>The following is a message from 9I��������� IT Services.</p> <p><strong>ALL owners of "Public" MS Teams groups / SharePoint sites are required to audit their groups.</strong></p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:30:46 +0000 admin 51802 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/have-you-spotted-these-clues-your-mcgill-email-362752 <p>Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they’re all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your 9I��������� email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.</p> <p><b>Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tips</b></p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:03:12 +0000 admin 51800 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/learn-how-use-copilot-ai-module-now-mycourses-362558 <p>Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI tool that can help you write texts, generate images, translate texts into other languages, and much more.  Learn how to access this powerful tool and use its main features with our self-paced introductory online module on myCourses. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, as well as a discussion of ethical AI practices, you’ll be well-equipped to use Copilot productively and responsibly.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:21:57 +0000 admin 51776 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/microsoft-365-license-deactivation-warnings-362114 <p> </p> <p>IT Services recently migrated many Webex softphone users to Teams Phone.</p> <p>As a result, users may have received a message from Microsoft stating their license will be deactivated soon. (See screenshot above.) <b>It is a legitimate message from Microsoft.</b></p> <p>All 9I��������� faculty and staff are assigned Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and Excel. As part of the recent migration, IT Services changed the <b>type</b> of Microsoft 365 license assigned to some users.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:54:10 +0000 admin 51771 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/do-not-use-readai-mcgill-purposes-362001 <p><a href="#francais"><i>La version française suit.</i></a></p> <p>We have received reports of a Read.AI bot attending or attempting to attend online meetings organized by 9I��������� faculty and staff. The bot uses generative AI to create a text summarizing a meeting’s discussions and decisions; it then shares a link to that document with all participants.</p> <p>9I��������� must vet all IT solutions to ensure they safeguard data privacy and security. <strong>Read.AI has not been approved for teaching, research, or administrative activities at the University.</strong></p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:56:31 +0000 admin 51768 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/mcgill-classroom-av-instructions-application-getting-makeover-and-new-home-361909 <p>The Classroom A/V Instructions application is moving to the <strong>Browse Classrooms</strong> widget on the <a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?sysparm_stack=no" rel="noreferrer noopener">9I��������� IT Support website</a> on <strong>December 13th, 2024</strong>. </p> <p>Classroom audiovisual information will now be available on a platform the community is familiar with. You’ll also be accessing it more securely with single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).</p> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:02:13 +0000 admin 51761 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/microsoft-teams-update-private-teams-only-enhanced-security-361587 <p>Important update for Microsoft Teams users! Starting November 27, 2024, all newly created Microsoft Teams groups were set to <b>Private </b>by default. If you attempt to create a new team, the <b>Public</b> option will be unavailable (greyed out), as shown below:</p> <p><img alt="Greyed out MS Teams public option" height="289" width="500" style="width:500px; height:289px" src="/it/files/it/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/greyed_out_public_team.png?itok=U8xTgcyL" /></p> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:48:24 +0000 admin 51733 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/mural-login-now-using-single-sign-sso-361495 <p>We are excited to announce that we've enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) on <a href="https://teachingkb.mcgill.ca/tlk/group-collaboration-in-mural">Mural</a> for a seamless and secure login experience.<br /> <br /> <strong>Action required: </strong>Please log out of your Mural account and log back in using SSO. This will ensure uninterrupted access and a smoother process for future logins.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:13 +0000 admin 51732 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/free-hearing-screening-360889 <p>No apppointment needed.</p> <p>First come, first serve.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:30:07 +0000 khuluwd.scott@mcgill.ca 51689 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/boost-engagement-your-powerpoint-presentations-microsoft-forms-361113 <p>Exciting news for Office 365 users! Microsoft Forms is now seamlessly integrated with PowerPoint, allowing you to incorporate live polls, quizzes or surveys directly into your slides. This powerful, easy-to-use feature is free and perfect for gathering real-time feedback and boosting engagement in any setting, from lectures to group projects!</p> <p>Make your presentations dynamic, collaborative and impactful! With MS Forms, it’s easy to bring your audience into the experience, enabling instant engagement and interaction. Get started today and take your presentations to the next level!</p> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:26:45 +0000 admin 51723 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/change-classroom-telephones-autodial-behavior-360458 <p><b>After October 18, </b>Classroom telephones <b>will no longer</b> automatically call the Audiovisual support hotline when you remove the telephone receiver from the base.</p> <p>This change will prevent accidental calls to the hotline.</p> <p>After that date, you will have to use the press the <b>AV System Support</b> button on the lower-left side of the telephone’s display screen to call the Audiovisiual support hotline. (See below)</p> <p></p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:14:28 +0000 admin 51680 at /scsd /scsd/channels/news/scsds-distinguished-alumni-award-ceremony-360428 <p>SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony will take place on Friday, October 25<sup>th</sup> 2024 from 4:30pm to 7pm</p> <p>Kindly RSVP to (<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">admin.scsd</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span></span>) before October 21<sup>st</sup>.</p> <p>Refreshments will be served following the talk.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:54:30 +0000 khuluwd.scott@mcgill.ca 51679 at /scsd