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  • BuckeyeLearn Course Ratings and Reviews Feature

    Ric Hunter | February 2, 2024
    The BuckeyeLearn team is excited to share a new feature designed with the learner in mind -- the ability to submit reviews for the courses a learner has successfully completed. Every learner’s journey is unique, and beginning Friday, February 9, they can share their insights to help others on their own educational path through the use of new “Course Rating and Reviews” functionality.How to share ...

  • Change to Timeout Default Settings in Microsoft Web Apps

    Stacie Nelson | February 1, 2024
    Beginning February 9, 2024, Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 web apps ‘timeout’ in your browser. Currently, the Microsoft Outlook web app is set to a two-hour timeout period for Ohio State users and other applications are variable. COTC students currently experience a six-hour timeout period. Most Microsoft 365 web apps are moving to a standard timeout of 1.5 hours. This change affects m...

  • Changes Planned by Email Providers May Affect Email Account Forwarding 

    Beth Varcho | January 30, 2024
    As OTDI announced in December, anyone forwarding an Ohio State or BuckeyeMail account to another email can expect forwarded messages to possibly be blocked by new security measures designed to block spam. Specifically, changes announced by Google beginning in February 2024 may impact delivery to Gmail. Google has published resources to help you learn more about the changes to Gmail. Because ...

  • New Microsoft Teams Available February 1

    Sydney Kuehn | January 26, 2024
    A new version of Microsoft Teams is now available to all university faculty, staff, and students. This version allows Teams to operate faster and simpler than before with various updates. You may see the option to upgrade to the new teams now. On March 13, 2024 this version will become the default for all university users. Familiarize yourself with the changes below.To install the new versions of...

  • New "Business Processes Awaiting Action" Reports and Dashboard

    Richard Hunter | January 26, 2024
    A new series of reports has been released to help end users identify transactions that are still in draft status or have been submitted, but are pending approval steps. These reports also offer metrics to show the amount of time the transaction has been pending an approval step as well as length of time spent in progress. The business processes included in the new reports are Requisitions, Spend ...

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