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Checklist – when a student can’t find your Sakai course

Scott Claybrook January 12, 2018 January 12, 2018Faculty, Sakai, Tech Tip

Your student comes to you and says they can’t find your Sakai course when they log in. Here is a handy checklist to walk you through various possibilities.

Wake Forest Software Center

Don R. Shegog, II January 12, 2018 January 19, 2018Tech Tip

Does your computer nag you to update during the middle of your work? Have you had an update try to process while you are teaching a class? Part of your problem may be in the setting of the Wake Software Center program. The Software Center program is designed to allow IS to install necessary software on your computer remotely. It also allows you to indicate when it is OK to install software.

Qualtrics – Using Quotas

Jeff Nichols November 13, 2017 November 13, 2017Qualtrics, Software, Tech Tip

Qualtrics is an excellent tool for scheduling student presentations in your class, creating a signup for a class you may have over multiple days, or even scheduling professor/student conferences. However, there may be instances when you will want to limit the number of students that can sign up for a…

Qualtrics – Scoring for Tests & Quizzes

Richard King October 8, 2017 October 8, 2017Qualtrics, Software, Tech Tip, Uncategorized

The Scoring feature built in to Qualtrics is a very powerful tool for Tests and Quizzes in your classes. The scoring subsystem includes Categories, so that you can setup different scoring systems for different question sets. You can even use the scores within the same survey. For example, by utilizing…

Qualtrics – Creating a Printed Report

Jeff Nichols July 9, 2017 October 9, 2017Qualtrics, Software, Tech Tip

You can use any browser with Qualtrics but I find using Firefox works best with Printed Reports. Open up a survey and click on Reports. Click on Printed Reports Click Create New Report Click Create Choose the layout that fits your needs. I usually choose the second option. You may…

“Get Organized with OneNote”

Jo Lowe April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017Tech Tip

Are you still using a paper spiral notebook to keep your notes in? Do you have digital notes, bookmarks, research spread over several files and programs? Do you wish you could get all of these organized digitally? Well look no further, we have Microsoft Onenote! OneNote…

WebEx Personal Meeting Room

Kiersten Bowman March 15, 2017 March 14, 2017Tech Tip

Can’t make it to campus for office hours? Need to hold class on a snow day so you don’t get behind on your course syllabus? Use WebEx Personal Meeting Room! You can even interview potential job candidates who cannot make it to campus! Each faculty, staff, and student has a unique…

Accounts Compromised

Tommy Murphy March 14, 2017 March 15, 2017Apps, Google, Internet, Software, Tech Tip, Training

Phishing emails have become very convincing (even to techies) and are getting much harder to spot. More and more people are falling for these devious plots to steal personal information. There can be serious ramifications when your account is compromised, up to and including Identity Theft. One way to help mitigate these…

Qualtrics – Using Authentication in your Survey

Jeff Nichols February 21, 2017 February 21, 2017Qualtrics, Software, Tech Tip

Using Authentication in your survey will accomplish a couple of important tasks for you. The authentication protocol will first limit your participants to WFU users allowing the use of an anonymous link instead of having to create a contact list in Qualtrics. The second thing authentication accomplishes is that it…

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