IT Services

Annual Teaching Software Refresh

Each summer, IT Services refreshes all academic applications on Exeter campuses that are used in Teaching and/or is required by Students. This ensures that these applications are fully updated and are available in the learning spaces where they are needed. This includes open access areas and classrooms as well as on the Virtual Desktop Platform.

(For Penryn Campus, FXPlus undertake a similar programme - Please submit or amend your software request here : Exeter Software List)

Summer 2024 Programme

IT Services will continue to upgrade computers in Learning Spaces to Windows 11 over the summer so all existing software applications will be removed. Only standard applications such as web browsers and Microsoft Office will be reinstalled.

As colleagues will need to identify every software application that they require for teaching in the coming academic year. Please remember you’ll need to identify all software, regardless of whether it’s currently installed or not.

Room Information

We know the final teaching timetable hasn’t been published yet, however it would be useful to know if you have a specific expectation on where you'll be teaching (for example, if in previous years you've always taught in the same room). If you do not know at this point please enter ‘TBC’ in the app.

We will be liaising with the timetabling team to ensure that your requests are ready in the rooms you are timetabled to teach in however you may also let us know any additional locations where you'd like it installed as well in the comments section, for example, if you expect Students to be using specific additional learning spaces as well as the timetabled classroom for independent studies.

Feel free to make use of the fields at the end of the form to let us know of any other important information that hasn’t been captured by the initial fields.

Please note: this review does not include any personal software requests, or changes to EdTech Teaching Tools, which is supported by the Technology Enhanced Learning Team.

Help us to help you

In order to guarantee requests, we’re asking all academic colleagues to complete the form by Friday 14th June but we would be very appreciative if it can be completed promptly so that work can begin as soon as possible.

Please note:We cannot stress enough that all computers are being wiped so every software requirement must be identified, regardless of whether it’s currently installed.

After you have submitted your request, the team will work on getting this ready, but please be aware that we may need to contact you again to request that you test the software so that it works for you as expected. As we know that many of you will be taking a break this summer, we have included an Application Tester(s) field as a required field in case you need to delegate the testing to someone else if you are away.

Please submit your requests via this App

If you have submitted requests in previous years, you will be able to see those previous requests listed for your information.

Feel free to make use of the fields at the end of the form to let us know of any other important information that hasn’t been captured by the initial fields.

Please note: this review does not include any personal software requests, or changes to EdTech Teaching Tools, which is supported by the Learning Design Team.