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ITS offers one-on-one consultation services to faculty and staff on a wide range of technology-related topics. Whether you’re planning a project, exploring new tools, or troubleshooting an issue, we’re here to help. Consultation topics may include software selection, infrastructure planning, data security, research computing, classroom technology, and more.

To get started, submit a request through the ITS Service Desk with a brief description of your needs—your inquiry will be routed to the appropriate technical lead for follow-up and scheduling.

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Executive Lead

Varies by Request

Technical Lead

Assigned per topic area

Support Team

ITS Community Services
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WebEx Video Conferencing service is provided at no cost to all members of the URI community. Through Webex faculty and staff can connect with students and colleagues both within URI and externally.

Executive Lead

Robert Viens

Technical Lead

Robert Viens
rviens@uri.edu

Support Team

ITS Community Services
Tier 2 Support

About the Service:

Features

Webex is an application-sharing and conferencing service that may be used for presentations, demos, training and support and is provided in a cloud-based, hosted format from Webex (www.webex.com). 

  • Host meetings for up to 1000 attendees
  • Screen sharing, virtual backgrounds, HD video
  • Breakout rooms for small group work
  • Closed captioning and meeting recording
  • Works on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android

Slido for Webex: Run live polls, quizzes, and Q&A sessions during meetings using Slido—available free with your Webex account.

Access

Access is integrated into the University Single Sign On (SSO) solution via the Office 365 portal. Accounts are automatically provisioned via a user’s initial access of WebEx through the Office 365 portal.

Visit myapps.microsoft.com or rhody.webex.com and log in with your URI email address.

Support and Training

Webex has a robust array of guidance tutorials and training videos on how to use various Webex features. See the Webex help site.

On-going training sessions are being offered by ITS for new and returning faculty and staff wishing to utilize new technologies. View upcoming sessions: its.uri.edu/training/