SERVICE STATUS
All Services Online
All services are running normally and there is no upcoming scheduled maintenance.
ONLINE SERVICES
Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is an enterprise web conferencing solution for online meetings, eLearning, and webinars used by leading corporations and government agencies. For more information, contact the 100 Help Desk.
Email
The Student and Faculty Email systems are the official methods of communication on campus at OCAD University. Learn more.
Blog.ocad.ca
All faculty and students have access to their own OCAD U hosted Wordpress blog for academic discourse. To make a request for a group blog, go here or contact the 100 Help Desk for more information.
Wikis.ocad.ca
IT Services maintains a MediaWiki server for academic and administrative use. For more information, contact the 100 Help Desk.
Lynda.com (or rather http://lynda.external.ocad.ca)
Lynda.com is a rich online resource of software instruction available to all OCAD University staff and Laptop Program students, and students who pay the Wireless Internet Fee. There are over 100 different titles including the Adobe Creative Suite, AfterEffects, Final Cut Studio and InDesign.
My Courses
My Courses allows faculty to post course notes, key images and downloads for students. It's a home-grown learning management system (LMS). We're also concurrently running a pilot of My Courses Powered by Canvas a new platform that we're testing out for a small group of faculty and students.
My Courses Powered by Canvas
Learn more about our Instructure Canvas pilot for 2011-12 at OCAD U.
iTunes U
All institutional public and private podcasts are hosted at http://itunes.ocad.ca. Watch a video on how to access video and audio podcasts on iTunes U.
Temporary Storage
Students: Need somewhere to temporarily store your files on campus? This is it.
Webspace.ocad.ca
Doing a bit of HTML/CSS that you need to SFTP up to a server to view? Every faculty and student has a webspace. Get started now.
Wireless
The internet tubes, to your computer, through the air.
If you require any assistance or more information about the above services please visit the 100 Help Desk.
Last Modified:1/24/2012 12:57:31 PM
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AV Help Desk
Room 341, 100 McCaul
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416-977-6000, Ext. 227
IT Help Desk
Room 317a, 100 McCaul
ITHelp@ocadu.ca
416-977-6000, Ext. 277
Laptop Help Desk
Room 664, 100 McCaul
laptophelpdesk@ocadu.ca
416-977-6000, Ext. 444