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• Engage - Opting Out of Digital Materials   Aug 17, 2022, 2:38 PM CDT
  

  Students may choose to opt out of Engage materials for their course. This news item is for students whose instructors are choosing to utilize an Engage eText or publisher digital learning tool (DLT). If you are unsure if your instructor is using Engage, please contact them to verify.

• Engage Ordering Period for Spring 2023   Aug 17, 2022, 2:36 PM CDT
  

  The Engage ordering period for the spring 2023 semester has been set!

• UPDATE: New Minimum Zoom Version Requirement Effective August 29, 2022   Aug 31, 2022, 5:23 PM CDT
  

  Update: Zoom recently released an updated version of the Mac Zoom computer application to address a security vulnerability. In response to the security vulnerability, we are updating the minimum client version for the Mac Zoom computer application to 5.11.9. In addition to this change and in response to feedback, we are reducing the minimum client version for the Windows Zoom computer application to 5.11.3 .

• Training: Zoom and Web Conferencing Inside and Outside Your Canvas Course   Aug 9, 2022, 1:58 PM CDT
  

  This 30-minute session provides a quick overview of best practices and sound pedagogy when employing web conferencing tools during remote instruction.

• Zoom no longer supports computer/mobile app versions older than 5.3.0 starting 08/06/22   Aug 4, 2022, 10:53 PM CDT
  

  On August 6, 2022, Zoom will retire significantly older computer Zoom application versions, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Phone, Virtual Room Connector, SDK, and VDI to address a security vulnerability.