Supervisors or other designated officials have discretion in deciding whether an employee is a candidate for telework, please refer to your supervisor for guidance on approved work procedures.
Remote Tools for Access to Secure University Services
The university has several tools available to faculty and staff that can assist with working remotely.
Visit remote.appstate.edu to explore remote tools and to get guidance on selecting the right tool for the right job.
- uDesk will allow access to secure services such as Banner9, Web Focus, and Eprint.
- uStor will allow access to files located on M: and P: Drives
- Pulse Secure VPN creates an encrypted tunnel into Appalachian's secure network, access your office computer from home
- Visit remote.appstate.edu for installation and setup instructions for these services.
Jabber Client for University Phone Lines
Maintaining reliable and familiar communications channels are critical to business continuity.
(Note: If you are not able to answer your campus line, all inbound phone calls will go directly to voicemail. Every voicemail you receive will automatically be sent to your AppState email with full call details.)
- If your department has a business need to answer incoming university calls remotely, you can use Cisco Jabber.
Tutorial: https://confluence.appstate.edu/x/rAF6Aw
Webinars/Meetings
ZOOM Video and Web Conferencing
- Hold meetings for up to 300 participants
- Allows users to join by phone
- Login: https://appstate.zoom.us/
- Tutorial: ZOOM Self-serve Online Conferencing: Classes, Meetings, Professional Development, and Beyond...
Hangouts Chat
- Casual group meetings
- Domain Directory invites with video meeting
- Login: chat.google.com
- Create meeting rooms, share and collaborate work
- Tutorial: https://support.google.com/hangoutschat
Video and Lecture Capture
Screencast-o-matic
- Screencast-o-matic is a simple and intuitive video recording and editing web-based tool.
- Tutorial: https://cae.appstate.edu/learning-technologies/teaching-and-learning-tools/video-support
Panopto
- Panopto's all-in-one video platform brings video recording, webcasting, video content management, search, editing and more to any laptop, desktop, podium or iOS device.
- Tutorial: https://confluence.appstate.edu/display/public/ATKB/Panopto
Additional Resources
- Teaching Continuity - Center for Academic Excellence: https://cae.appstate.edu/learning-technologies/keep-teaching
For additional information or questions, please feel free to contact the Help Desk at 828-262-6266.