Virtual reality (VR) has historically been viewed as an important next-step in the gaming world. However, it also opens up exciting opportunities in education to broaden the scope of learning. UBC Studios, with support from UBC’s Learning Technology Hub, have worked to create a new lab…
UBC IT is updating the IT Bulletins platform and user interface to enhance usability and security. The IT Bulletins page provides the latest updates on service outages and upcoming service maintenance. New features for the webpage include responsive design, scheduled maintenance calendar, and high…
UBC IT is hosting its inaugural "IT @ UBC Town Hall" on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at CIRS Building, Room 1250 from 9:00am to 11:00am, focusing on the topic of strategy and transformation of IT delivery on campus. The event will include a presentation by Chris Howard, VP Research, from leading IT…
UBC IT will be hosting a presentation and panel discussion on "leading change in a digital world" on Friday, April 29, 2016 from 9:00am - 11:30am in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (Room 1101). The event will feature distinguished speakers from UBC, Gartner, and CopperLeaf Technologies who…
UBC IT’s 2014/15 Annual Report is now available! The report highlights our operations and accomplishments this past year for the UBC community through collaboration and innovation. Some of our features for this year’s report include: Enhancing Student and Administrator Experience…
Regardless how you are involved with UBC, working with confidential information and gathering information for research and feedback are essential tasks. To support your research needs, the UBC Survey Tool is now available to all staff, faculty, and active UBC students. The UBC Survey Tool is also a…
The BC Ministry of Education has recently announced that an unencrypted hard drive containing 3.4 million of student records from 1986 to 2009 has been misplaced. These records have sensitive information, such as health and behavior issues, birth dates, citizenship status, and GPAs. More…
Jennifer Burns was named the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The University of British Columbia on August 1, 2015. As CIO, Jennifer leads the information technology function at the institution to ensure the alignment between the IT delivery system and the faculties, research, and administrative…
UBC IT is launching a new self-service option called the IT Self Service Portal to our list of contact support options in order to better support your IT needs. This option is available to all current faculty, staff, and students. Here are some of the functionalities that the IT Self Service…
All active UBC students with a CWL will now be able to download Office 365 at no cost. (What do we mean by "active students"?) The installation of this software includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, which are also supported across multiple devices. Students running Windows will also be…
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