As a new semester starts, it is vital to remember what tools are available for pedagogues at the university and how they can help in addition to teaching also with other work activities.
We recommend using the Outlook application to manage mail. There, emails can be divided according to subjects, projects, topics, or other criteria. You can also sort and filter emails or add and group contacts. In addition, it is possible to use the calendar that is part of Outlook - both to organize your own time and meetings with colleagues.
Outlook is available through a web interface and as a desktop and mobile application, so you can access your mail whenever you want.
The classic package of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel office applications creates the core of Office 365. They are free of charge to MU employees and can be used both via the web interface and in desktop and mobile applications. Thanks to cloud storage, documents are available from anywhere, and prepared materials (not just PowerPoint presentations) can easily be used during online lessons in MS Teams and shared with your students. In addition, PowerPoint allows you to record a voice directly to the presentation - this can be useful if you want to share a pre-recorded lecture with students.
You can use MS Teams in many situations, as we have all already tried during the pandemic measures at the university. It allows you to plan and organize online lectures, but also to communicate with students and colleagues throughout the semester. In addition, the application is available at any time via the web, a computer, or a mobile phone or tablet.
Store and share your files with OneDrive, which provides up to 1 TB of storage space. You can easily upload files and manage their versions. You can edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents online and set whether you want to share your data with someone. All this works through the web interface as well as the desktop and mobile applications.
Need more information and tutorials on MS Teams? You can find them directly on the MS Teams page.
If you did not find the answers to your questions in the previous links, there are several options where you can ask for help.
As of 1 August 2024, the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop licence, which was previously available to all MU employees and students, will no longer be available at Masaryk University. As an alternative, we recommend switching to the more modern ArcGIS Pro, which offers a modern user interface, greater stability, more advanced features and better user support.
Do you want to know the news about Microsoft 365 tools used at the university? What changes and improvements await us in 2024? We have prepared a webinar for you, where we will not only summarize all the current information, but also look at tips on how to work (together) more securely and efficiently in Microsoft 365.
