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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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Faculty: Shoring Up Academic Honesty: How Respondus Can Help

Are you looking for tools to bolster the academic integrity of online exams in your courses? This hybrid workshop will explore how to effectively use Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor, which are available to all academic course instructors, to deter and detect AI-assisted engagement during online assessments. Attendees will gain hands-on experience in configuring exams, …

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Faculty – Important Things for Your Fall 2025 Classes in Webcourses@UCF (Canvas)

Dear Faculty,  UCF and the Center for Distributed Learning are here to assist you and your students with Webcourses@UCF (Canvas), Zoom, and Panopto. Please review the following resources we have curated for faculty using these platforms, regardless of the course modality. Contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.  Required Course Elements  Important! New Webcourses@UCF Updates  Webcourses@UCF Reminders  Campus Resources  …

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REMINDER FOR STAFF & FACULTY: Enroll in Microsoft MFA to Sign In To UCF Apps

On March 4, UCF faculty and staff will transition from DUO to Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) when signing on to the majority of university applications. Students have already successfully transitioned to Authenticator.  What Do You Need to Do?  For questions or assistance with Microsoft Authenticator, contact IT Support: This notification was provided by UCF IT.

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Coming May 1 to Webcourses@UCF – Updated Discussion/Announcement Interface

On May 1, Webcourses@UCF will receive an update to the interface for the Discussions/Announcements tool. To view the new user experience before May 1, visit the course Settings and enable the redesign feature under Feature Options. Learn more about this new interface by exploring the Discussions/Announcement Redesign Guide. Contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.