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Student Survey: Use of Generative AI in Instruction

This is an ongoing survey study. Please consider taking it again this semester, even if you have previously taken it in past semesters. UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE) in the Division of Digital Learning is conducting a study on student knowledge and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to improve future support for students …

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October ’25 Tuesday Tip – Discussion Summary

This innovative tool empowers educators to distill complex, lengthy discussion threads into concise, actionable insights with just a single click. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Discussion Summaries accelerates your ability to identify central themes, key questions, and emerging trends within your course conversations. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.

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[RESOLVED] Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) Service Interruption Due to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Incident

WHAT HAPPENED? At 3:11 AM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began experiencing service interruptions, which resulted in Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and integrated applications becoming unavailable. WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW? At 7:17 PM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and our Vendor (Instructure Canvas) resolved the service interruptions and implemented a fix. Users …

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[ONGOING] Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) Service Interruption Due to AWS Incident – 6PM Update

What’s Happening?At 3:11 AM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began experiencing service interruptions. This issue is still ongoing. As a result, Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and integrated applications may remain unavailable or run slowly. Users may encounter: Our vendor continues to await full recovery as AWS works to resolve the issue. You can follow real-time updates on the …

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[ONGOING] Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) Service Interruption Due to AWS Incident – 4PM Update

What’s Happening?At 3:11 AM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began experiencing service interruptions. This issue is still ongoing. As a result, Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and integrated applications may remain unavailable or run slowly. Users may encounter: Our vendor continues to await full recovery as AWS works to resolve the issue. You can follow real-time updates on the …

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[ONGOING] Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) Service Interruption Due to AWS Incident

What’s Happening:At 3:11 AM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began experiencing service interruptions. This issue is still ongoing. As a result, Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and integrated applications may remain unavailable or run slowly. Users may encounter: Our vendor continues to await full recovery as AWS works to resolve the issue. You can follow real-time updates on the …

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UPDATE: Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) Issues or Interruption

WHAT IS HAPPENING? At 3:11 AM EDT on Monday, October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began experiencing service interruptions. As a result, Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and integrated applications may be unavailable or running slowly. Users may encounter: Complete loss of serviceSlowness or latency when accessing course content and integrated tools Our vendor is awaiting full recovery …

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Known Service Issues with Webcourses@UCF (Canvas)

What’s Happening: Due to an ongoing incident with Amazon Web Services (AWS), users may experience slowness, degraded performance, and error messages when accessing portions of Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) and some system integrations. What are we doing about it: Our vendor continues to monitor the issue and is actively working on a resolution. Please review the Canvas Status page for …

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Learn, Teach, Work, and Stay Connected on the new MyUCF

The new myUCF makes it easy to manage your schedule, emails, financial aid, holds, Parking, Workday, coursework, and much more! With faster search, customizable dashboards, and a built-in Webcourses@UCF widget, you can stay on top of grades and deadlines. Visit https://ucfmobile.ucf.edu/myucf/ to learn more. This notice is provided by the UCF IT.

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September ’25 Tuesday Tip – Enhanced Rubrics

Just a quick reminder that the Enhanced Rubric feature is available in Canvas to help streamline rubric creation and grading. If you haven’t used it before, it offers an improved interface and better functionality to support more efficient and consistent grading. For more information, refer to Canvas’ Enhanced Rubrics Instructor Guides. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.

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