The College of Engineering information technology (IT) environment is continually evolving, and developments occur regularly. In order to keep the College community informed about what is going on with IT around campus, CAEN posts regular updates on this site.
In preparation for the Winter 2021 term, Nexus, CRLT-Engin, and CAEN invite you to a virtual Symposium on Engineering Teaching and Learning from January 11-13, 2021. This three-day event will consist of synchronous and asynchronous sessions that range from 60-90 minutes on curated topics based on faculty experiences, questions, and needs.
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In response to the need for faculty to stream and record their lectures for students learning remotely, the College has designated several classrooms as reservable self-service studios.
Instructors may schedule these rooms to stream their lectures via Zoom, while also taking advantage of the built-in CAEN Lecture Capture service:
There have been many changes to the CAEN student computer labs starting Fall 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following summarizes these changes:
Several CAEN computer labs have been designated as Reserved Seating Labs as part of Study Spaces at U-M. Areas in the Duderstadt Center also offer CAEN computers for reservation. This means that occupants in a space must first reserve an individual computer in order to use it. This requirement is intended to limit occupancy in Continue Reading »
When connecting to one of CAEN’s remote access services, such as the Windows Remote Desktop Service and the Linux Login Service, there are some simple steps you can take to improve your remote computing experience:
The College of Engineering student supplemental printing allocation will no longer be offered starting in the Fall 2020 term. This change is the final step of a four-year plan to phase out the supplemental printing allocation. Students will continue to receive the standard U-M student ITS printing allocation of $24/term.
In response to the need for faculty to stream and record their lectures for students learning remotely during the pandemic, the College has designated several classrooms as reservable self-service studios. Instructors will be able to schedule these rooms to stream their lectures while also taking advantage of the built-in CAEN Lecture Capture service:
With contributions from the College of Engineering, Information and Technology Services (ITS) has obtained a software license for Wolfram Mathematica that is available for all University of Michigan students to download to their personal computers at no cost.
To begin, students must first set up a Wolfram ID using their umich.edu email address, Continue Reading »
In response to the need for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Engineering has provided some guidelines for maximum capacity when using Engineering classrooms and CAEN computer labs. These new capacity numbers will be enforced for regularly scheduled courses or other room reservations, and should be observed during open/drop-in hours Continue Reading »
As part of the University’s license for MATLAB, MATLAB Online is now available to all U-M students, faculty, and staff. MATLAB Online allows individuals to run the software without the need to install it locally on their device. This can be especially useful for faculty to access MATLAB when using a tablet device while Continue Reading »
