IT News
For
the first time, educators from the
Learning Technology Consortium (LTC), a
group of nine higher education
institutions that meets twice a year to
discuss current learning technology
practices attended a virtual conference
sponsored by UD on its Second Life
islands.
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The
latest e-mail
“phishingâ€
scam has a subject line that says,
"Urgent news - please read." The sender
is listed as "University of Delaware,"
and the message says, "Please read our
latest and important news using the
link below," which takes readers to a
URL. Do not follow the link included in
this message.
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Mathieu
Plourde, project leader in IT-Client
Support and Services at the University
of Delaware, has been named a 2009
Sakai Fellow. He was one of only six
people worldwide selected for the
honor.
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Do
you have a personal computer that is
infected with a virus? If so, you can
bring your computer to a convenient
campus location to have the virus
removed. To increase network security
for the entire UD community, the Office
of Information Technologies (IT) is now
providing a virus cleanup service for
non-UD owned computers. The new service
begins Monday, June 15, and applies to
computers owned by faculty, staff and
UD retirees.
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The
University of Delaware's Learning
Management System (LMS) Committee held
its summer retreat June 16 at the
Marriott Courtyard Newark-University of
Delaware hotel on campus. The theme of
the retreat was Using Sakai to Engage
Learners.
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Are
you planning to revamp your Web site?
Effective June 1, the University of
Delaware's Office of Information
Technologies (IT) is extending the
UDrupal service to more departments who
want to use the Drupal open source
content management system to develop or
update Web sites.
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What
are the implications of social
networking to education? How can
educators use social networks to engage
the new generation of
“publicâ€
students? The University of Delaware
Summer Faculty Institute's keynote
session, “Harnessing
the Power of Social Networks in
Teaching and Learning,â€
presented by Alec Couros of the
University of Regina in Canada,
provided some answers.
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“A
virus-infected computer can readily
pass its troubles to other computers on
the UD network,†Ron
Nichols, manager, IT-User Services,
said. Do you have a personal computer
that is infected with a virus? If so,
you can bring your computer to a
convenient campus location to have the
virus removed.
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The
University of Delaware's IT User
Services is offering several
LearnIT@Lunch and hands-on training
sessions this summer. * If you're
interested in Web page design,
functionality and creation, sign up for
the “Web Presence
Strategies†LearnIT@Lunch
session. This lunchtime seminar will
help you understand what's involved in
designing a Web site and what tools are
available to you and your department.
The seminar also introduces Drupal, a
new way to manage your Web content.
(New class)
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Over
the past few years, the world of
education has changed significantly as
more teaching combines traditional
face-to-face classes with online
opportunities. Web-based communication
has exploded, in large part, by the
emergence and increased popularity of
social networking web sites such as
Facebook and Twitter. What are the
implications of social networking to
education? And how are educators using
social networks to not only engage
their students but also connect with
each other?
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The
University of Delaware will test its UD
Alert System on the afternoon of
Monday, May 4.
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The
University of Delaware Library has
announced that, in response to numerous
requests of students and faculty,
additional wireless and electrical
access has been installed on the second
and third floors on the east side (the
fountain side) of the Morris
Library.
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