Issue No. 117– February 20, 2009

University of Montevallo TAC visits DSU

OIT will be hosting the Technology Governance Council (TAC) from Montevallo University February 23 and 24^th.  The TAC will be meeting with members of the DSU Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC) to hold the first of what we hope will be exchange opportunities between the two universities.  We welcome this group to the campus and look forward to more exchange opportunities in the future!

 

DSU Online Services Pin & Blackboard Password = One and The Same

Did you know that when resetting your DSU Online Services PIN, this also resets your Blackboard password?  Please allow at least an hour for the change to reflect in Blackboard and then try your new PIN/password. 

Important Tip:  When Changing your changing your PIN please remember to limit it to no more than six characters.  DSU Online Services will not recognize a password longer than six characters in length!!

 ELN: Faculty News Update!

Recession and Online Education
Want your teaching career to be more relevant in a recession? Review the Sloan findings in Steve Kolowich's article "Recession May Drive More Adult Students to take Online Courses" in "The Chronicle of Higher Education". For additional information on the topic, visit "The Recession and Your Education".

Professor Podcast Project
THE OIT-ELN is collecting and publishing exemplary faculty podcasts. The repository is an online space for faculty to share ideas about their disciplines as well as their techniques for developing and disseminating audio podcasts. Dr. Teri Herron is DSU's first professor to join the project fray; you can read about and listen to her podcast, "Indigenous Music in Early America," at the ELN site.. If you have a podcast that you would like to share with others in such a forum, please send your MP3 file with description to Susan Hines.
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 Who Really Owns your Facebook Info?

 
Do you have a Facebook page?  Does your company have a Facebook page?   Do you know who owns the data, photos, and information that you post on this site or other social networking sites?  Are you sure?  These questions have been posed over the past week by millions of Facebook account holders.  Why?  Facebook quietly made changes to their terms of use agreement which made it unclear as to who officially owns the right of all Facebook content. After the outrage from Facebook members, Facebook changed the policy again stating they would study it further.  Read more here.   

How do I access the campus network from my Wireless device, cell phone, or Game console?

It's simple!  Visit the DSU Device Registration Page and enter the requested information. You will need the MAC address for your device to register. If you are unable to find your MAC-Address, please refer to your product manual or contact the manufacturer of your device.

Once registered, OIT will contact you via email once your device has been registered with the campus network.

  Technology Training Opportunities

Need Banner Training?  OIT can help.  We can work with your department or one on one.  If there is something you need to know that you are not sure about, let us know.  Please contact OIT at 4760.

Upcoming Training Events:

·         Banner 101 - Introduction to the basic functions of Banner  Enroll

Workshops for Faculty

Instructional technology workshops are offered in the OIT Lab in Bailey Hall 114. Each workshop is limited to 8 participants. To sign up for a session, go to: ELN Workshops Registration Page.

·         Thursday, 2/19, 2-4 pm
ELN 201: Effective (and Efficient!) e-Pedagogies

·         Monday, 2/23, 2-4 pm
ELN 301: Designing Hybrid and Fully Online Courses

·         Wednesday, 2/25, 12-2 pm
ELN 302: Lecture Online: Podcasting for Professors

·         Friday, 2/27, 8-10 am
ELN 303: Beyond Powerpoint: Screencasting
 

Questions or comments ~ feel free to contact Beverly Fratesi, CIO at 662-846-4760 or email at bfratesi@deltastate.edu