CIT Bulletins
Live Transcript will now be available in Zoom!
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 09:45
This Friday, February, 5th live transcription will be available for your meetings in Zoom. Zoom has partnered with Otter.ai to provide an artificial intelligence auto captioning service. These...
A New Way to Organize Your Box: Introducing Collections
Friday, January 15, 2021 - 10:00
If your department, office, or group uses Box frequently, you know that it can be challenging to find what you're looking for. Your colleagues or friends may use a different naming convention...
Zoom Refreshers: Participant Screen Sharing and Student Accounts
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 13:30
Participant Screen Sharing
When creating new meetings, some users have discovered that Zoom does not allow participants to share their screen, even when the global account settings are...
Upgrade to Zoom 5.0 before May 30
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 12:00
Zoom 5.0 is now available. The new version includes many security enhancements with support for AES 256-bit GCM encryption, which provides added protection for meeting data and greater resistance to tampering.
One-on-One Multi-Factor Authentication Help Meetings
Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 12:30
Passwords are no longer enough. They can often be stolen, guessed, or hacked, and each year, sophisticated phishing schemes lead to many ObieID accounts becoming compromised. For that reason, CIT...
Microsoft Office Transitioning to Okta Single Sign-On
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 15:00
On Tuesday, April 7, Microsoft Office 365 — both desktop and web-based versions — will be integrated with Okta. This means that you will have to sign in with your ObieID and password...
Use eduroam to connect to wi-fi in Oberlin and abroad
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 16:45
You're not always in Oberlin, Ohio. After all, our students and faculty represent more than 50 countries across the globe.
Wherever you are, though, you need simple, fast access...
Planned Network Architecture Improvements: Brief Wireless Interruptions in Residential Buildings Possible
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 14:30
CIT will be performing network architecture improvements on the North and South campus residential wireless network on Wednesday, February 19 and Monday, February 24 between 7:00 AM and 4:00...
Zoom Now Available for Active Oberlin College Faculty, Staff, and Students
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 09:00
All of Oberlin now has access to Zoom, a videoconferencing and collaboration platform that allows people to connect and share content from remote locations.
Blackboard Ultra Training Available February 5 & 6
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 17:00
Staff in the OCTET office (Mudd 052) will be available on Wednesday, February 5 and Thursday, February 6 between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM to assist in testing and migrating your course to the more streamlined Ultra view.