The Daily Bulletin

As we begin the spring 2024 semester, the staff members in Instructional Design and Distance Learning (IDDL) would like to let you know about some updates to the technologies we support at Buffalo State.

Brightspace
D2L and SUNY are also continually updating the features of Brightspace, which now include options for copying announcements to other courses and copying assignments to other courses, as well as several other improvements. More information on Buffalo State Brightspace updates can be found in the D2L Brightspace Updates article.

YuJa Video
Several new features have recently been added to our YuJa Enterprise Video platform, including a new “YuJa Video” mobile app, which allows you to access your account and add video files from a mobile device (available for Apple and Android), new features in the Video Editor, and the ability to award partial points in Select Multiple questions in a Video Quiz. More information can be found on YuJa’s Enterprise Video Platform Updates page.

Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams Meetings continues to become more streamlined and add new features, including Share options for PowerPoint Live, which keeps live links in your slides active for all viewers, and Collaborate Live, which allows you to share a file that everyone can work on together in Word or Excel. For more information on the latest updates to any Microsoft 365 apps, see Microsoft’s What’s New page.

TurnItIn
Buffalo State has renewed its contract with Turnitin for 2024 but did not add Turnitin’s AI detection tool. The decision was made in the best interests of our students and faculty by constituents from Academic Affairs and the College Senate who reviewed the tool and expressed concerns about how the product exactly works and the reliability of the results. Turnitin resources are available to support academic integrity in the age of AI. For more information on TurnItIn updates, please see the Release Notes page.

For assistance or with questions about any of these technologies, please feel free to make an online appointment through our IDDL Bookings page or check the Educational Technology section of our IT portal Knowledge Base.