18 Sep

ELF archive installations available only from the MU network

For security reasons, ELF archive installations will only be accessible from the MU campus network or via VPN.

11 Sep

Make learning more attractive with the H5P module in ELF

Are you wondering how to make learning more interesting, interactive and attractive for students? How to engage them in online learning? How to create online self-study materials more effectively? And have you tried the H5P module?

5 Sep

A collaborative space for sharing experiences on the use of AI

We have established a faculty-wide team in MS Teams, which will serve to share experiences with the use of AI.

5 Sep

New features in ELF 23/24 and later launch of the new installation

As every year, we are going to switch to a new installation of ELF, but due to the ongoing repair of Medial and its connections to ELF, we had to postpone the launch.

30 Aug

For some time now, MS Teams has had a faculty Microsoft Office 365 user support team where we regularly inform about new features in Office 365 and address user questions.

Automatically add FF staff and PhD students to the Microsoft Office 365 user support team

24 Aug

Plánovaná odstávka internetu a pevné linky v budově K a L

24 Aug

Sharing experiences: AI in education

Come and get inspired by your colleagues who are using AI tools in their teaching and find out how you could use them too.

17 Aug

Termination of the TS Relay service

Due to the technical obsolescence of the TS Relay application and low interest in using this program, we have decided to discontinue its service on our servers.

31 Jul

Medial outage and later launch of ELF 23-24

On August 2, there will be a long-term shutdown of Medial, as previously announced. The outage is also related to the need to postpone the launch date of the new version of ELF.

12 Jul

Evaluation of classroom equipment

In the autumn of 2022, thanks to the project support of the NPO, we organized a questionnaire survey to detect experiences, problems and wishes related to classroom equipment.

11 Jul

Odstávka Medialu v srpnu

As of August 2, there will be a planned shutdown of Medial and unavailability of associated services (playback or recording and streaming from classrooms).

23 Jun

Non-functional editing in Umbraco June 28, 2023 at 16:30 - 17:15

Next Wednesday (28 June 2023), between 16:30 and 17:15, the Umbraco editing interface will be down due to the migration of the database to the new version.

19 Jun

New Life Cycle of ELF for 2023/2024 academic year

As in previous years, we are expecting a new installation of ELF (Moodle) for the next academic year.

19 Jun

Internet unavailability on 14 July in the K and L building

Please note that on July 14th, the internet connection will be unavailable in Buildings K and L for the entire day. The outage will affect both wireless and wired connections.

8 Jun

Switching from Google Analytics to Matomo

In Umbraco you can now find the new analytical tool Matomo, which will make it easier for you to analyse your website traffic.

29 May

Sharing experiences: AI in education

We are looking for teachers who would be willing to share with their colleagues how they use AI to prepare lessons.

26 May

Teach interactively with Mentimeter

We have several app licenses available to engage students in learning.

25 May

Present your topic at the conference Digital Data from a Humanities Researcher's Perspective

23 May

Revize napájení a s ním spojené riziko výpadku serveru

On Saturday, 27 May 2023, there will be a short power outage at the Faculty of Informatics of MU, whose servers are also used by FF MU.

3 May

We have opened applications for the scholarship programme to support the use of technology in teaching

13 Apr

We are looking for a programmer to join our team

We are looking for a programmer who will be in charge of the Moodle platform.

12 Apr

We are looking for a new team member - Copywriter/Webmaster Digital-humanities.phil.muni.cz

We are looking for a copywriter and web administrator for Digital humanities.

11 Apr

ELF outage on April 20

The ELF system will be completely unavailable on Thursday 20 April from 8.30am to 11.30am due to a system upgrade.

5 Apr

Please help us test the classroom for hybrid learning

Most of the classrooms in Buildings A, B1 and B2 will be revitalised next year. We are currently working on an audiovisual technology (AVT) refurbishment project in CIT.

22 Mar

Openmoodle system outage

On Tuesday 28th March from 9.00 to 11.00 there will be a complete shutdown of the Openmoodle system.

15 Mar

We met with teachers to find out how to innovate classrooms

At the beginning of February, we held a meeting where we found out from the teachers what they liked and what was missing in the classrooms.

21 Feb

Offer of free licenses for activation tools

16 Feb

Windows 11 on classroom computers

All classroom computers now have Windows 11 installed.

13 Feb

Cancellation of VGA ports in buildings K and L

In buildings K and L you will no longer find a connector for the VGA cable.

9 Feb

Workshop: How to Use Interactive Whiteboards and Activation Tools in Teaching

Get an overview of interactive whiteboards and activation applications in face-to-face and hybrid learning.

Ideální učebna

Meeting with teachers ahead of planned classroom innovations

17 Jan

We have extended the application period for the scholarship programme

You can apply until 21 January 2023

5 Jan

How to Do Hybrid Teaching and Peer Teaching in It?

The workshop is aimed at mastering hybrid teaching and subsequent peer-to-peer visits to support the sharing of experiences between teachers.

13 Dec 2022

Will you need an online database, web interface, etc. for your project? Read more about the possibilities of cooperation with Digitalia MUNI ARTS

If you are preparing a project whose output is an online database, web interface with research data, etc., then you have the opportunity to use the consultation of the Digitalia MUNI ARTS faculty infrastructure team.

8 Dec 2022

Recommendations from CIT FF: How to reduce the risk of correct mail ending up in spam

It happens to all of us from time to time that Outlook sometimes misjudges an email message and puts it in junk mail, even though it is not junk. How to minimize this behavior?

6 Dec 2022

O365 basics training

Attend online training on how to work with O365 programs.

5 Dec 2022

Applications are open for the scholarship programme to support the use of technology in teaching

We are announcing the next round of the scholarship program to support the use of technology in teaching.

2 Dec 2022

Výpadek elektřiny v budovách K, L a N

30 Nov 2022

Mobile and activation tools MS Office 365

At the workshop, we will try together selected activation tools that you can easily use directly in Office 365

29 Nov 2022

Conference of the E-learning Office of CIT FF MU 2022

Thank you to all those who decided to spend Friday in the company of their colleagues and deal with e-learning, online learning and activation applications in teaching.

23 Nov 2022

Zúčastněte se letošní online konference Digitální data perspektivou humanitního vědce

We invite you to the third edition of the specialised online conference entitled Digital Data from a Humanities Researcher's Perspective, which focuses on digital platforms and their use in research.

18 Nov 2022

Meeting on the use of learning materials from a legal perspective

The importance of law in the preparation of study materials should not be underestimated, so we hope that this meeting will help many of you get a better understanding of the topic.

15 Nov 2022

Recommended devices for purchase - Lenovo ThinkCentre M75 q Gen 2 + TIO4 LCD 23,8“

If you're considering which computer to buy for your workplace, we have a tip for one that meets today's requirements.

9 Nov 2022

Attend the online conference Digital Data from a Humanities Researcher's Perspective

Attend the next edition of the Digital Data from a Humanities Researcher's Perspective conference on 29 November.

2 Nov 2022

Legal issues and copyright in online teaching and e-learning

27 Oct 2022

Invitation to the internal conference of the CIT FF e‑Learning Office

Accept our invitation to a meeting aimed at sharing experiences among teachers who work with e-learning, teach online or hybrid. Learn what (doesn't) work for your colleagues in teaching or course development. You can also share your experience.

The programme will also include an opportunity to consult with the e-learning office team and a presentation of our activities.

19 Oct 2022

Výpadek funkcí služby Medial

18 Oct 2022

Reminder of the upcoming workshop: peer-to-peer hospitality in online/hybrid learning

14 Oct 2022

We are looking for a new team member for the video studio section

We are looking for a production assistant to join our video studio.

14 Oct 2022

Planned Outage of IT Services

The smooth running of the academic year is also ensured by reliable and secure IT services, which must undergo necessary technical maintenance once in a while. For this reason, some IT services are scheduled to be out of order from 5pm on Friday, 21st October until midnight on Sunday, 23rd October. Some IT services will be either completely unavailable or its usage will be limited during this period.

11 Oct 2022

New selection procedures at the Centre for Information Technology of the Faculty of Arts

We are opening a vacancy for the position of coordinator of editorial activities and digitization services. Another newly opened position is a Project Manager / Manager.

10 Oct 2022

Observations in online/hybrid learning (also in e-learning)

Are you interested in getting feedback from other teachers on your teaching and, at the same time, providing it to your colleagues based on the teaching observation? Join us for our first meeting to learn more about the process.

5 Oct 2022

Have you tried the new features in the H5P module?

The H5P interactive module, which was added to ELF last year, offers new types of content.

4 Oct 2022

Workshop: (non) fulfilling learning tasks in e-learning

We would like to remind you that another of our workshops will take place next Thursday - this time focusing on the fulfilment and non-fulfilment of study obligations.

30 Sep 2022

Find out more about the services and upcoming activities of the E-Learning Office or Videostudio at our meeting

On Tuesday, October 4, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., a meeting on e-learning topics will be held in room C43.

29 Sep 2022

More workshops on e-learning starting soon

26 Sep 2022

WiFi network outages

20 Sep 2022

Invitation to two seminars

We invite you to two seminars that will focus on study materials in e-learning and completing study tasks in e-learning.

20 Sep 2022

Na Filozofické fakultě MU se uskutečnil letošní MoodleDay

How did this year's MoodleDay look like, which took place at the Faculty of Arts of MU?

16 Sep 2022

Activating mobile forwarding after a PBX upgrade

After telephone central software upgrade, cancelled redirects to mobile phones can be active again.

15 Sep 2022

Wave of phishing messages in FF users' inboxes

Once again we are dealing with a wave of phishing emails in the inboxes of our users, the details of this attack are described in the article.

13 Sep 2022

MU telephone network outage on 15 September from 19 to 21h

The MU voice network requires a system upgrade due to an unsupported software version. For this reason, an upgrade will be performed on Sept. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m., during which the entire landline network will be unavailable.

5 Sep 2022

Recommendations for online publication of articles/journals

When publishing articles or entire journals, it is important to be aware of formal flaws that are often overlooked, despite the fact they are very important. What are the details to remember?

1 Sep 2022

Change to the new ELF installation on Monday 5 September.

On Monday, September 5, the general address https://elf.phil.muni.cz/ will be redirected to the new installation for 2022/2023 (https://elf.phil.muni.cz/22-23/).

31 Aug 2022

Warning: phishing campaign to misuse bank identity

We draw your attention to a phishing campaign that has been running since around the beginning of August. It uses the offer of a housing allowance from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs as a motive. Fraudulent messages are spread via e-mail or text messages.

17 Aug 2022

Deadline pro posílání projektů do Stipendijního programu na podporu využití technologií ve výuce

9 Aug 2022

We are looking for a new team member - user support section

We are looking for a new member of the user support team in the Office of e-learning CIT FF MU.

29 Jul 2022

How do I request the decommissioning of a technique?

How do I request that workplace technology be decommissioned at FF?

25 Jul 2022

July News in MS Teams

Microsoft developers have prepared another batch of (not only) MS Teams application improvements for users. Meetings' organizers will be pleased with the new role of "co-organizer" and other tweaks to facilitate work and study, such as the possibility of dictating in the Czech language or adjusting the calendar in MS Lists.

18 Jul 2022

První aktivity z Národního plánu obnovy pro výuku na FF

18 Jul 2022

Switching to a new ELF installation for ac. Year 2022/2023

We have made available a new ELF installation for the 2022/2023 academic year.

14 Jul 2022

Changes to conditions when calling Ukraine from a business number

From 1 August 2022, revised conditions for calls to Ukraine will become valid.

13 Jul 2022

Warning of a wave of phishing emails

Recently, we have registered several phishing emails where attackers are trying to extort passwords from users. These messages come in various forms, read more about them in this article.

7 Jun 2022

Invitation to seminars

The e-learning office of CIT FF MU is preparing two seminars for teachers in June, which are thematically related to each other. You can participate in both of them or choose only one of them. You can always find the registration below the annotation. We are looking forward to meeting you!

2 Jun 2022

MUNI National Renewal Plan 3.2.1 - Development in Distance Learning, Online Learning and Blended Learning

The Centre for Information Technology of the Faculty of Arts is currently working on a project funded by the National Renewal Plan. We are preparing several activities that we believe will promote the use of technology in teaching.

2 Jun 2022

WARNING: Did you receive an email with an attachment you weren't expecting? Be careful before opening the attachment as

We warn of a security weakness in MS Office that could cause an attacker to delete your data when opening an unknown email attachment.

26 May 2022

MS Teams Features You May not Known About

Did you know that a message can be pinned in a team chat so that important information does not escape any member? Or that you can turn off notifications to better focus on the ongoing meeting? Read about these and other improvements of MS Teams in a clear update.

25 May 2022

OpenedX will be unavailable on May 31

OpenedX will be unavailable on Tuesday 31 May 2022.

24 May 2022

Úvod do virtuální a rozšířené reality pro vyučující a zaměstnance FF MU

In the Makerspace of the Central Library of the Faculty of Arts, in cooperation with CIT FF, a practical workshop for teachers and staff of the Faculty of Arts will take place.

23 May 2022

Planned outage of Network Drive R

Please note that Network Drive R will be completely unavailable for maintenance on Thursday 26 May 2022 from 6am to 10am.

12 May 2022

Stay cautious when reading emails and don't fall for phishing messages

4 May 2022

Upcoming transfer of courses to the new ELF installation

The new installation will be available from around the middle of the summer holidays and important dates will be announced to users in advance.

3 May 2022

Nearpod Premium Licenses

FF MU has the opportunity to provide its teachers with premium licenses to the Nearpod application.

29 Mar 2022

Attend a workshop about the use of chatbots in an academic environment

We invite everyone to a seminar where you can learn about chatbots.

18 Mar 2022

CIT Newsletter also available in English

In addition to the Czech version, we will always send out the English version of the newsletter. If you have foreign colleagues who would be interested in FA technology news, please forward this information to them.

16 Mar 2022

Vyzkoušejte si virtuální a rozšířenou realitu na FF

10 Mar 2022

Changed conditions when calling to Ukraine from Vodafone

All customers on the Vodafone network have 100 free minutes for calls and SMS for CZK 1 without VAT from 5 March.

8 Mar 2022

Czech to Ukrainian translator in developement

Colleagues from Charles University are developing a translator that will allow an automated translation between Czech and Ukrainian. You can access it now by contacting the developers of the program.

4 Mar 2022

Undelivered notifications from ELF

From 21.2. to 1.3. the notification mails from ELF (moodle) did not work - therefore the automatically generated messages were not delivered to the addressees during this period.

3 Mar 2022

Warning of a wave of fake emails

A warning about the current wave of scam emails going into the inboxes of some users (on and off the university domain).

The new website will help you set up and use O365 programs (transferring mail to O365, setting up OneDrive, etc.)

We have prepared a new website focused on O365 applications, where you can learn, for example, how to transfer mail from the faculty server to O365, how to use OneDrive storage, etc.

24 Feb 2022

Microlearning: the (r)evolution of e‑learning?

The CIT FA Office of e-learning is preparing seminars for the spring semester to share experiences with online learning. This time we offer a webinar on microlearning.

18 Feb 2022

Free licenses for Padlet and Socrative

We have several licences for Padlet and Socrative available for teachers.

16 Feb 2022

To use MS Office 365 desktop applications, you must have an A3 license set up

Every FF MU employee has access to the MS Office office suite. However, in order to use some functions, you need to set up an A3 license instead of the default A1 license.

16 Feb 2022

Replacement of the network distribution layer 21. 2.

On Monday, February 21, between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m., the faculty network connection will be rewired.

11 Feb 2022

When buying PCs and laptops for your workplace, choose only those with Windows 11 compatibility.

Buying computers that support Windows 11 will ensure that you can use them in your workplace for as long as possible.

8 Feb 2022

Medial outage from 21 to 23 February

Due to the increase in the storage size of the media library, Medial will be completely unavailable from February 21 (8.00) to February 23 (inclusive).

7 Feb 2022

Registration for Coding da Vinci Ost³ 2022 is open

Coding da Vinci is the first hackathon that focuses on the use of open data in culture and cultural heritage. It is a platform for those interested in the field of open data and who want to participate in creating innovative projects through applications, websites, the use of VR / AR, interactive installations, and data visualizations.

4 Feb 2022

Internet outage on 8. 2. in building D

Please note that for technical reasons it will be necessary to briefly disconnect the internet connection in Building D again on 8 February 2022 between 5:00 and 6:00.

2 Feb 2022

Workshop: Zabezpečené zkoušení v Safe Exam Browser

2 Feb 2022

Workshop: Tvorba atraktivnějších studijních materiálů pomocí modulu H5P

2 Feb 2022

New material with recommendations for hybrid teaching and our training possibilities

We have added new material describing the basic recommendations for hybrid learning to the online learning website.

31 Jan 2022

Short planned internet outage on 2 and 3 February in Building D

27 Jan 2022

Find out more about assessment in e-learning at our seminar on 8 February

We invite you to the next meeting organized by the Office of e-Learning CIT FF, which will focus on sharing experiences in online learning among educators.

21 Jan 2022

Technici CIT FF vám pomohou řešit technické potíže i při práci z domova

21 Jan 2022

Listen to a series of lectures from the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities

The Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities invites you to a series of lectures on Digital Humanities.

19 Jan 2022

New solution for secure classroom testing

We have changed the technical design of secure classroom testing to make the testing regime easier and more stable.

17 Jan 2022

All micro-courses are now available with English subtitles

We have finished working on all the English subtitles for the micro-courses. All the materials are now more accessible to foreign students.

8 Dec 2021

Seminar in memory of Peter Sagall (1926-2019)

Come to the seminar dedicated to linguist Petr Sgall and listen to interesting lectures in the field of linguistics.

2 Dec 2021

LEVYNA and HUME Lab invite you to a lecture and workshop

In his lecture and workshop, evolutionary and cognitive anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh will elaborate on his research on the origins of three religious so-called super-attractors and discuss with participants the possibilities of analysis within large cross-cultural databases.

30 Aug 2021

Digital Humanities and Education - where is DH taught at MUNI?

Interested in digital research trends? Then you will definitely be interested in the courses offered at MUNI in the field of Digital Humanities.

13 Aug 2021

Spatial Humanities - when a map says more than a thousand words

Maps serve not only to orient in space, but also in the context between phenomena and their location. The spatial aspects of cultural phenomena reveal phenomena studied by the humanities through a new perspective in relationships to the place, which can provide new explanations.

19 Jul 2021

New version of ELF for academic year 2021/2022

10 May 2021

New Features and Tweaks in MS Teams

The beginning of May brings new functionalities and tweaks for MS Teams. For example, you can enjoy a more transparent display of meeting participants, news in Breakout Rooms, or the possibility of an immediate meeting via Outlook.