IT Resources

Online Learning Resources

Online and remote learning is becoming a cornerstone of College of Engineering, Design and Computing course offerings and will continue to expand as CU Denver adapts to the ongoing pandemic and the needs of our students and the community. The resources found on this page are intended to support College of Engineering, Design and Computing students in preparing for and working through the tools and systems needed to work in this distance-learning environment. The content here will continue to expand and grow as more tools, resources, and tutorials are made available.

Low-Income Resources

Online and remote learning is especially challenging for low income households, as access to computing resources and Internet connectivity can be especially difficult. There are some programs that can help with this.

The Loving Lynx fund is available to assist students in need to assist with unanticipated events (such as a pandemic).

Notebooks for Students is a nonprofit organization that provides students with discounted laptops for primary, high school, college, and homeschool.

Comcast’s Internet Essentials offering provides free and discounted internet access to those who qualify.

Other low income internet plans are also offered from multiple service providers.

Canvas: The Canvas Learning Management System is used for all courses to distribute content, process grades, and much more. For those unfamiliar with using Canvas to access course content, please visit this page for guides, videos, and more.

Zoom: Zoom is the primary video and web conferencing tool for CU Denver and will be used by all faculty to meet with students and record content. Faculty will typically distribute meeting links via Canvas or other communication tools. Students may also use this tool to meet with each other! Learn about the basics here.

Microsoft OneDrive: Microsoft OneDrive is available to all CU Denver students, faculty, and staff for free and provides 1TB of cloud storage to each user. Files can easily be stored, shared, and distributed for individuals or groups.

VPN: CU Denver VPN is available to assist students, faculty, and staff with accessing certain on-campus resources. The VPN connects you to the campus network as if you were physically on campus and connecting via WiFi or ethernet. This can be used to remotely access systems such as CEDC computer labs, CSEGrid, and more. Instructions, tutorials, and downloads can all be found at this link.

Remotely Access CEDC Computer Labs

CEDC computer labs are available for remote login to students enrolled in Engineering courses only. This provides access to a myriad of engineering software applications, including ones that cannot be installed on student laptops. Please reference the College Software webpage to find out which software you can install at home and which you must remote into the labs to use.

WARNING: All data on these computers is reset upon logoff. Please be sure to backup to another location, such as Microsoft OneDrive.

1. Head over to https://remote.ucdenver.edu
   
2. On the left side of the page, select "Install VMWare Horizon Client." This will take you to VMWare's website to download.
   1. VMWare has a client available for every platform, including Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iOS, and Android. Download and install the client for your device.
      
   2. NOTE: Our computer labs do not work with HTML access.
3. When you run the client for the first time, you will be asked for a server to connect to. Type in the address: remote.ucdenver.edu
4. You will then be prompted to login. Login with your University credentials. If prompted for a domain, be sure to select UNIVERSITY.
5. Login to the pool you need! Currently available:
   1. CEDC-Labs
   2. CSCI-Labs
   3. ELEC-Labs
   4. CEDC-Trimble-Labs

Connecting to CSEGrid: Students enrolled in many Computer Science courses at CU Denver will be asked to remotely use CSEGrid. CSEGrid is a clustered Linux server environment designed for students to compile and submit code for programming assignments. The same environment is used by instructors to test students’ submitted code to ensure a homogeneous compiling and coding environment.

1. While off campus, connect to the campus VPN first. While on campus, no VPN is necessary.
   1. Information on installing and connecting to the campus VPN can be found here: https://ucdenver.edu/vpn
2. Open an SSH client (we recommend Putty for Windows, Mac and Linux can both use the built-in Terminal).
3. In the SSH client, connect to the address: csegrid.ucdenver.pvt
   1. The full command for Mac/Linux is:
      ssh csegrid.ucdenver.pvt
4. Login with your University username/password.
   1. NOTE: Your email address will NOT work. If you don't know your username, contact us and we can help!
      
5. To transfer files, you will need to use a Secure FTP (SFTP) client. For Windows, we recommend WinSCP. For Mac, we recommend CyberDuck.
6. In the SFTP client, connect to the same address: csegrid.ucdenver.pvt

Using Microsoft OneDrive: Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage tool which provides 1TB of storage space and is available to all CU Denver students, faculty, and staff for free. Some basic tutorials for using this tool are included below. (under development)