Home » Get Support » Webcourses@UCF Support » Webcourses@UCF Announcements and Updates Webcourses@UCF Announcements and Updates The Center for Distributed Learning frequently releases significant updates and announcement within Webcourses@UCF for both faculty and students. Announcements are focused on enhancing the teaching and learning experience, as well as optimizing the tools available within the system. Additionally, we offer a roadmap that outlines both past and upcoming features and updates planned for the future. This roadmap enables both faculty and students to anticipate changes and prepare for them accordingly. Retention of Alerts Announcements and updates for Webcourses@UCF are only available for the current semester. Webcourses@UCF Announcements Stay up-to-date with the latest announcements posted within Webcourses@UCF. To make it easier for you to access these announcements, we have compiled an archive of them below. Additionally, you can always stay informed about the current status of Webcourses@UCF by visiting UCF’s Status Dashboard page. Check back often to stay informed and get the most out of your time on Webcourses@UCF. For Students View All Student Announcements Urgent UCF Alert Update on Our Return to Normal Operations [Update: 10/11/2024]Posted on October 11, 2024Urgent UCF Alert Hurricane Milton: UCF Closed Today Through Friday [Updated: 10/8/2024]Posted on October 8, 2024Urgent UCF Alert – UCF to Close Tuesday Through Thursday Due to Hurricane MiltonPosted on October 6, 2024UCF Alert – Classes and Operations to Resume Friday, Sept. 27Posted on September 26, 2024UCF Alert UCF to Suspend Operations and Classes Thursday in Anticipation of Tropical Storm HelenePosted on September 24, 2024UCF Cares About Your Well-BeingPosted on August 27, 2024Students – Important Things for Your Fall 2024 Classes in Webcourses@UCFPosted on August 16, 2024Students – Discussions/Announcements Redesign is HerePosted on May 2, 2024 For Faculty View All Faculty Announcements Faculty – Simple Syllabus Changes Coming with the Spring 2025 SemesterPosted on December 9, 2024Faculty Survey: Use of GenAI in Teaching and ResearchPosted on November 25, 2024Faculty – Get ahead of the Spring 2025 semesterPosted on November 18, 2024UDOIT Scheduled DowntimePosted on November 8, 2024Faculty: Share Your Feedback about Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) 5-Minute SurveyPosted on November 4, 2024Urgent UCF Alert Update on Our Return to Normal Operations [Update: 10/11/2024]Posted on October 11, 2024Urgent UCF Alert Hurricane Milton: UCF Closed Today Through Friday [Updated: 10/8/2024]Posted on October 8, 2024Urgent UCF Alert – UCF to Close Tuesday Through Thursday Due to Hurricane MiltonPosted on October 6, 2024 What’s Changed and What’s Coming in Webcourses@UCF The posts below are significant updates that have been made to Webcourses@UCF over the past 12 months, and provides a glimpse into upcoming improvements planned for the next quarter. Please note that upcoming changes are subject to modification as we perform testing. If there is a tool or feature that you would like to test once it becomes available, please reach out to us at webcourses@ucf.edu. What’s New View All New Updates 12-05-2024 – Announcements, Discussions, Rich Content EditorPosted on December 5, 202410-23-2024 – Discussions, New Quizzes, AnnouncementsPosted on October 23, 202409-10-2024 – Assign To, Discussions, GradebookPosted on September 10, 202408-02-2024 – Calendar, New Quizzes, FilesPosted on August 2, 202407-09-2024 – Assign To’s, Discussions, AnnouncementsPosted on July 9, 202406-18-2024 – Gradebook, New Quizzes, PronunciationsPosted on June 18, 202402/19/2024 – Calendar, Grades and New QuizzesPosted on February 19, 202401/17/2024 – Calendar, Grades and New QuizzesPosted on January 24, 2024 On the Roadmap View All Roadmap Updates Q4 2024 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on October 23, 2024Q3 2024 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on August 2, 2024Q2 2024 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on June 18, 2024Q1 2024 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on February 19, 2024Q1 2024 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on January 24, 2024Q4 2023 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on January 24, 2024Q3 2023 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on August 7, 2023Q2 2023 Roadmap ObjectivesPosted on April 18, 2023 Impact Messages Below is an archive of student and faculty Impact messages that have been posted within Canvas. Impact messages are set to run in Canvas for a specified period of time and are presented in one of three ways: hint (tied to an element), pop-up (overlay on the page), or systray (bottom right corner of the page). This section will serve as a long-term repository for Impact messages that are no longer accessible in Canvas. For Students View All Student Impact Messages Webcourses@UCF’s Tuesday Tip – Sept ’24Posted on October 23, 2024 For Faculty View All Faculty Impact Messages Webcourses@UCF’s Tuesday Tip – Sept ’24Posted on October 23, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert Update on Our Return to Normal Operations [Update: 10/11/2024]Posted on October 11, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert Hurricane Milton: UCF Closed Today Through Friday [Updated: 10/8/2024]Posted on October 8, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert – UCF to Close Tuesday Through Thursday Due to Hurricane MiltonPosted on October 6, 2024
UCF Alert UCF to Suspend Operations and Classes Thursday in Anticipation of Tropical Storm HelenePosted on September 24, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert Update on Our Return to Normal Operations [Update: 10/11/2024]Posted on October 11, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert Hurricane Milton: UCF Closed Today Through Friday [Updated: 10/8/2024]Posted on October 8, 2024
Urgent UCF Alert – UCF to Close Tuesday Through Thursday Due to Hurricane MiltonPosted on October 6, 2024