#07 – Always up to date
How do you get your news about TeachCenter (TC) and TeachCenter Exam?
We at the OU Educational Technology are constantly developing the TC and TC Exam and try to accommodate the wishes of teachers and students as much as possible. In addition, updates to new Moodle versions mean that new features are added all the time.
In this article, you will find out where, how and when you will be informed about updates in TC and TC Exam, so that you are always up-to-date with the latest TC features and can back up all your courses in time or prepare them for the coming semester.
What happens when in the TeachCenter year?
Every second Thursday of the month: regular update, providing solutions to reported problems and/or new features
Mid-February and mid-September: semester change in the TeachCenter
Irregularly, in summer: update to a new Moodle version, bringing major changes and new features
TC announcements on maintenance windows, events and updates
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News is communicated after each monthly update and in between updates via announcements in the TeachCenter. You can also subscribe to email notifications for the announcements forum. Maintenance windows during which the platform is unavailable are also announced a few days in advance as a banner at the top of the page.
Semester change in February and September
The date of the TeachCenter semester change (= the day on which students of the current semester gain access to the courses and students of the oldest semester lose access) is displayed in advance on the dashboard.
Two weeks before the semester change in the TeachCenter, teachers with affected courses will receive information about their courses by email. In the FAQ for teachers, all teachers can find the most important information about the semester change in the TeachCenter.
Save documents in good time before the course reset or semester change. If individual students still need access to the documents, please contact the support team.
FAQs for teachers and students
Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and basic information about TC and TC Exam can be found on the FAQ pages.
Plug-in page for an overview of plug-in installed
Information about the currently installed TeachCenter plug-ins such as specific activities, question types or course blocks can be found on the plug-in page.
This page also provides information on how long the plug-ins are expected to be supported.
Events by Educational Technology, the Vice Rectorate for Academic Affairs and other media of TU Graz
You can learn about new – or existing, but as yet unknown to you – features in the TeachCenter, for example, at training courses offered through in-house training or at an individual consultation as part of TEL coaching. All offers can be booked through the in-house training.
In addition, you will receive the ‘Teaching and Learning News’ twice per semester, a newsletter by the Vice Rectorate for Academic Affairs announcing new features and dates.
New features or changes in the TeachCenter and TeachCenter Exam are also communicated on a regular basis at events organised by Educational Technology (LLT) and the Vice Rectorate for Academic Affairs, such as the LLT breakfast, which takes place once a semester.
You will also be kept informed about new developments in other TU Graz media:
Aktuell an der TU Graz in TU4U (in German)
TeachCenter how-to guides
You can find step-by-step guides to individual TC activities and plug-ins directly on the TELucation website under the menu item ”User Guides“. The how-to guides are always kept up to date by the TC support team.
Feedback and Contact
We are always happy to receive feedback on the TC or TC Exam. Are you missing a particular feature in the TC or TC Exam? Have you discovered a bug? Would you like to add a question and answer to the FAQs or would you like a how-to guide on a particular activity? Feel free to contact the Support Team.
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