Learning Remotely
Learning Remotely
Learning Remotely
Information Resources & Technology provides many services that will allow students to continue their studies uninterrupted during prolonged campus or building closures or in other emergency situations.
I want to ...
- Access virtual desktops and applications
- Access Blackboard/Canvas
- Access email
- Download Microsoft Office
- Collaborate with classmates
- Join a Webex meeting
- Get help
Other Student Resources
Virtual Desktops & Applications
Rowan University is now providing students and employees with several different types of Windows virtual desktop solutions.
For more information, see our article on virtual desktops and applications.
Note: Due to the high demand for virtual desktops, please log out of your virtual desktop session when you are finished completing your tasks. After two hours of inactivity, your virtual desktop session will automatically log you out.
Access Blackboard/Canvas
Rowan University uses Blackboard and Canvas to provide an interactive learning and teaching space for students and faculty.
Access Email
Email for Glassboro Students and Online Students
Students on the Glassboro campus and online students are provided with a Rowan Gmail account for University communications that ends with @students.rowan.edu.
Email for Employees and Medical Students
Medical students are provided with an Exchange account for University communications that ends with @rowan.edu.
Use Microsoft Outlook to access your Exchange account, or visit exchange.rowan.edu to use the Outlook Web App.
Download Microsoft Office
Students may install Office 365, which includes the full Office suite such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, on up to five personal devices for free.
Visit portal.office.com to access the applications online, or download the Office suite to your computer.
| Operating System | Installation Instructions |
| Windows | Installation Instructions |
| Mac | Installation Instructions |
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Collaborate With Classmates
Google Drive
Rowan University students have access to unlimited file storage on Google Drive, a powerful tool for collaborating on files and documents.
Google Drive Help
Join a Webex Meeting
You do not need a Webex account to join a Webex meeting.
How you join someone else's Webex meeting or event will depend on how you were invited. Watch Cisco’s video to learn the basics of joining, and connecting audio and video.
For more help, see our article on joining Webex meetings.
Get Technology Help
Online Self-Help Articles
Our online support portal contains a Knowledge Base with hundreds of articles about technology services at Rowan University.
Phone & Email Support
If you can't find the answers you need in our Knowledge Base, please contact the Technology Support Center for help.
Call 856-256-4400 or email support@rowan.edu.
Summer 2020 Hours
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LinkedIn Learning Courses
As we all navigate this new territory of teaching, working and learning remotely, you may want to check out LinkedIn Learning for resources that can help you during this time of change.
