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UCit now Winter 2008
Instructional and Research Computing
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It's the Teaching and Learning, Stupid |
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by Fred Siff, VP and CIO
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Consistent with Cincinnati humility, we don’t often recognize what a leader UC is in the new teaching and learning space, among other things.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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FTRC and Blackboard Offer New Service and Documentation |
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by Leslie McCoy
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The FTRC now offers assistance to faculty in creating customized animations and graphics for their courses. The FTRC has implemented an upgrade to Blackboard and revised its instructors guide.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Introducing UCit@Langsam,
a 24/7 Computer and Study Space |
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by Melissa Norris, Director of Library Communications
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Why not kick off the new year with a visit to the spacious, new, 24/7 computer and study space on the 5th floor of Langsam Library?
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Elluminate Live - an Online Meeting Place |
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by Sujata Prakash
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UCit has upgraded Elluminate Live to its latest version, 8, for winter quarter.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Instructors Use PRS to Assess Students' Understanding |
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by Jason Litmer
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Personal Response System technology allows UC instructors to increase student involvement, take attendance, and employ a supplemental method of grading.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Podcast Lectures Big Hit with Students |
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by Chris Collins
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Positive feedback from students spurs growth in this area.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Statistical Software Available |
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by Ellen Davis
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UCit's Instructional and Research Computing Software Distribution Office distributes media and licenses for JMP, Mathematica, SAS, SPSS, SigmaPlot, SigmaStat, and ZoomText.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Streaming Online Video Available for Courses |
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by Doug Martin
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Are you looking for a way to get video content online? Let us help.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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The Cameras are Rolling:
Pass the Salt, Grandma |
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by Kent Meloy
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PTSG stands for Presentation Technology and Services Group. We do streaming media, digital video production, video conferencing, virtual and distance learning support. If you can view it on a monitor and it moves, we probably have our fingers in it.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UC's Second Life Community Looks Ahead |
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by Chris Collins
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More than 250 members of the campus community are exploring Second Life as an educational tool. At this point, what have we learned, and what's ahead?
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UCFileSpace: 1 GB of Storage, and More! |
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by Don Rainwater
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You can use your UC user ID to access your own personal online storage space – your UCFileSpace.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Zimmer Auditorium Renovation Nears Completion |
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by Jay Bunthoff
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As 2007 draws to a close, Zimmer Hall's occupants have cause to rejoice. As the noise and dust settle from the rennovation of Zimmer Auditorium, we look forward to the reopening of the university's largest teaching space.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Security —
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IDM Team Implements Improvements |
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by Quinn Shamblin
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Over the past few months, the Identity Management (IDM) Project team has been working to streamline and simplify user accounts at UC. Soon, the team plans to use these new features to address an issue we have had for many years.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Shred it! |
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by Quinn Shamblin
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The "Shred it" program gives faculty and staff a secure, simple way to dispose of paper records, in accordance with their respective records retention policies.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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UC Implements Additional Security in Wireless Network |
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by Diana Noelcke
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UCit will enable the new WPA2 wireless security standard on all access points beginning January 2008. This new level of security breaks away from using SSIDs and WEP keys to authenticate onto a network and relies on the wireless client’s ability to authenticate onto a network with a username and password. It then encrypts the data with a higher Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— UC Mobile —
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Make IT UC Mobile
Student Application Development Competition |
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by Mark Faulkner
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During winter quarter, each team will begin the development phase of the competition toward producing a prototype by the end of the quarter. We will announce the winners in the spring.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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— Other News —
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Office Mac 2008 Available Soon |
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by Amin Shafie
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Microsoft will officially launch the new Office Mac 2008 on 15 January 2008. The university expects to have the software available for faculty and staff university purchases by mid- to late February.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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Blu-ray vs. HD DVD Format War Continues into 2008 |
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by Mary J. Clark
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This month, Blu-ray may have won a decisive battle in the war for supremacy in high definition DVD technology. Will we have Blu-ray Disc drives in PCs soon?
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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IBM Considers OIO for UC |
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by Mark Young
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UC and IBM will discuss the possibility further early in 2008.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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In the Event of an Actual Emergency... |
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by Bill Lewis
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A major accomplishment in UC's disaster recovery planning is a reciprocal agreement with The Ohio State University computing center. In the event of a disaster at either location, mainframe applications could be restored at the other university's location within twenty-four hours.
For more information, please click here, or on the article title.
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