#3 Choose the Right Font Choose one font for your Moodle page and stick with it. Keep in mind that sans-serif fonts such as Arial and Veranda are easier to read on-line than serif fonts (Times New Roman). You should avoid using narrow or decorative fonts as these can...
Moodle Accessibility – Tip #2: Organize
#2 Organize Choose an organization design and use it consistently in your Moodle sections. This can be as simple as always posting readings first, followed by a Powerpoint, video, or other resource, and then a discussion forum. You can use Labels to help identify sections (Assignments, Lectures, Discussions, etc.)....
Moodle Accessibility – Tip #1: Summarize
#1 Summarize Provide a summary of each week or section of your course. Weekly summaries should be brief, no more than a few sentences, written with the intention of informing students to your goals for the week. This will help students navigate your course and understand learning goals and...
Changing Reply Settings in Outlook Web Access
Seeing the occasional unintentional “Reply-All” makes me think this subject deserves an explanation along with a warning – especially since the default for replying to messages has changed to “Reply-All” within the web version of Outlook. Here’s how “Reply-all” works; someone sends a message to a group of people,...
Clutter feature added to Office 365
Many of you have received messages about the “Clutter” feature in Office 365. Microsoft is often adding new features, but some can create confusion and make it appear messages are being lost. In reality, it’s making decisions about what could be considered unimportant – decisions that are often wrong....
Castleton Hall outage
Last night (8/23/15) Castleton Hall experienced an internet outage due to a device plugged into the network that was performing a denial-of-service on the switch. That port has been disabled and service was restored around 7:00pm.
Why can’t I connect to CU-Community WIFI?
We get asked this question a lot and I will admit, a lot has to go right for a successful connection. Let me begin by saying this is the standard method for wireless networking you will find at most colleges and universities. We’re not Starbucks. The CU-Community WIFI uses...
WIFI on Android
Certain versions of the Android OS are unable to automatically detect the encryption settings for the CSC-Community network. The key settings are “PEAP” for the EAP method and “MSCHAPv2” for the phase 2 authentication. Those settings along with your correct username (identity) and password should make a connection.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Yes, it’s true. Sometimes restarting your computer, phone, device will fix a problem you’re having. Memory corruption, updates, or a program that didn’t close properly can be a drag on your resources. So reboot and refresh!