In this issue, we’re sharing highlights from recent workshops and events, upcoming opportunities to learn and connect, and new resources designed to support innovation across campus.
You’ll also find updates on ongoing initiatives, ways to engage with emerging tools and practices, and invitations to future programs.
Together, these stories reflect the creativity and collaboration that continue to shape our work throughout the semester.
We hope you find something here that’s immediately useful and something that sparks a new idea for what’s possible next.
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Mike Griffith, PhD
Executive Director - Strategic Digital Innovation | Information Technology
Director - Innovative Learning Center
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Teach Anywhere Office Hours
Mondays and Thursdays
12pm to 1pm
No appointments necessary, both online via zoom and in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Suite 300 for all pedagogy and academic technology needs.
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Schedule Your Teams Messages (and protect everyone’s downtime!)
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Do you ever find yourself struck with a great idea after business hours—but hesitate to send it because you don’t want to disrupt your colleagues’ evening?
Many people switch to email so they can use “Schedule Send,” but did you know Microsoft Teams also offers the same feature?
Scheduling a Teams message lets you work when inspiration strikes without pinging your coworkers outside their working hours. Here’s how to use it:
How to Use Schedule Send in Microsoft Teams
1. Open any chat (1:1 or group).
2. Type your message.
3. Desktop or Web: Right‑click the Send button.
Mobile app: Press and hold the Send button.
4. Select Schedule send.
5. Follow the prompts and finally click Send.
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Designing and Measuring Learning with Video: Explore YuJa's Advanced Features
12pm to 1pm | Hybrid | Register
Hypothesis: Introduction
1pm to 2pm | Hybrid | Register
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AI for Course Design, Assessment, and Student AI Use
W.A.V.E. Series
1pm to 2:30pm | Hybrid | Register
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| BioRender 101 with New & Advanced Features
Tulane Libraries: Love Data Week
3pm to 4pm | Hybrid | Register
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Academic Tech Liaisons Monthly Meet-Up
12pm to 1pm | Hybrid | Join Meeting
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| AI for Research – From Literature Maps to Drafts
W.A.V.E. Series
3pm to 4pm | Hybrid | Register
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Adobe Academic Innovation Cafe: Transforming the Student Experience at Tulane University
10am to 11am | Online | Register
Zoom Flair: Add Personality to Your Zoom Meetings
10am to 10:30am | Online | Register
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Building a Second Brain with AI
W.A.V.E. Series
1pm to 2:30pm | Hybrid | Register
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Helpful Strategies for Program Alignment: A Practical Guide to Curriculum Mapping
11am to 12pm | Hybrid | Register
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Beyond the Scroll: Increasing Readership and Participation
12:30pm to 1:30pm | In-Person | Register
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Beyond the Scroll: Increasing Readership and Participation
12pm to 1pm | Online | Register
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Duo Mobile App for Multi-factor Authentication
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Duo Security - Tulane’s Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) provider used when accessing email, VPN, and most other cloud applications- has announced an important update that will affect anyone using the Duo Mobile App for Multi-factor Authentication.
To ensure users are not locked out of Tulane resources, all users should check their Duo Mobile App version.
Any Duo Mobile App that is not on version 4.85.0 or later (4.102.0.0 is ok since it is a later version than 4.85.0) by the end of February will be unable to use the Duo Mobile App for authentication and will be blocked from any resources protected by MFA.
If the version of Duo Mobile is lower than 4.85.0 later (4.102.0.0 is a later version than 4.85.0), then please update the app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store by searching for Duo Mobile.
Outdated Devices:
To update the Duo Mobile App, all devices must be at or above iOS 16 or Android 11. Older devices on earlier OS versions will not be able to update the Duo Mobile App and will lose MFA functionality at the end of February.
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If you need assistance updating your device or checking your version, then please contact the Service Desk or IT Security.
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By Blaine Fisher, Ph.D., MS, MA, NRP, PG-Cert
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A job posting tells a truth. It arrives in plain language without fanfare, which is usually how important truths show up when you are actually looking.
OpenAI posted a role called Head of Preparedness.
I keep thinking about the title. It's not glamorous. Nobody puts "Head of Preparedness" on a conference lanyard to impress people. But a company building frontier models chose to fund a leader whose work centers on risk, with real authority and a real budget. That choice says someone there understands what happens when power leaves the lab and lands in the hands of people using tools in ways you did not plan for and cannot fully steer.
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Innovation brings risk. Power meets real life, and real life brings users with conflicting incentives, strange edge cases, and adversaries who look for the space between intent and outcome because that is where opportunity lives. No technology gets around this. You can design a perfect engine, but you can't design the driver who decides to see what happens if they shift into reverse at seventy miles an hour. AI fits into that pattern because the pattern is about power moving through human systems.
Preparedness starts when you stop pretending you can build powerful things without someone getting hurt.
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Unlocking the Future of AI
January 2026
Highlights from the Zoom AI Education Summit
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Last week, Tulane had the pleasure of hosting representatives from Zoom for a two‑day Zoom AI Education Summit, and we had a great time learning alongside faculty and staff! While not everyone was able to attend, we’re excited to begin sharing some of the most valuable tools and takeaways with you over the coming weeks.
One of the standout tools we explored was Zoom’s AI Companion Lecture Summary feature. This tool allows faculty to automatically generate a clean, well‑structured summary of any recorded lecture and then easily share it in Canvas. Even better: all AI processing for these summaries happens within Tulane’s closed, secure environment. That means your course content stays protected, nothing is shared with public AI models or external services.
The AI Companion offers several formatting styles, and our favorite is the Lecture Summary option which is especially clear, organized, and helpful for students. If you’re already using Zoom to record your lectures, you can begin benefiting from this feature immediately. And if you're not currently using Zoom for in‑person classes, it’s simple to incorporate, even when every student is physically in the room.
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These AI‑generated summaries can serve as powerful learning supports for students and a convenient personal archive for faculty.
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February 4 - 10, 2026
Tulane University Libraries (TUL) and the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science (CAIDS) invite the entire Tulane community to celebrate Love Data Week 2026 from February 4-10.
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Featured IT Events
2/5 | 2pm - 3pm | Intro to Data Analysis Options on HPC
2/6 | 11am - 12pm | Overview of Research Services for Data
2/9 | 11am - 12pm | Explore Globus for Research Data Transfer
2/9 | 2pm - 3pm | Data Security Basics for Research
2/9 | 3pm - 4pm | BioRender 101: New & Advanced Features
2/10 | 10am - 11am | Data Security Advanced for Research
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| This week-long series of events is designed to inspire, educate, and showcase the incredible data work happening across our campus.
From hands-on workshops and social gatherings to a stunning visual gallery and a prestigious contest, there’s something for everyone, regardless of your experience level.
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Contact the IT Service Desk
support.tulane.edu | help@tulane.edu | 504-988-8888
Hours | Mon - Fri 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Sat - Sun 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Use your Tulane email and password to access the support portal.
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