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Archive for August, 2009

Spread the Word: New Online Training Opportunities

lynda.com logoAs part of a four-month pilot project, all IU students, faculty, and staff statewide get fee-free access to the entire lynda.com elearning library from August 20 through December 20. Lynda.com is a leading provider of video-based elearning primarily focused on Adobe applications, multimedia, and web development.

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Windows 7 availability

IU students, faculty, and staff: IU’s Microsoft Agreement means you’ll soon be able to purchase Windows 7 media at a very low cost.

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IU Bloomington TLTC supports enhancement of teaching and learning

Whether you are a new faculty member or associate instructor or have been teaching at IU Bloomington for a while, the UITS Teaching and Learning Technologies Centers (TLTC) are your resource for advancing teaching excellence using IT. The TLTC offers teaching support through workshops and one-on-one consultations.

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IUPUI CTL supports enhancement of teaching and learning

Whether you are a new faculty member or have been teaching at IUPUI for a while, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is your resource for advancing teaching excellence. The CTL offers teaching support through workshops, symposiums, and one-on-one consultations.

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Jaguars: Be sure to visit the IUPUI YouTube channel

With nearly 300 videos, the IUPUI campus YouTube channel will quickly become one of your favorites.

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Automate Adobe CS4 with ActionScript and JavaScript

Want to eliminate repetitive Creative Suite 4 (CS4) tasks and hone your Flash skills at the same time? Join the IU Flash User Group in welcoming local Flash master Mark Baltzegar to help you do just that.

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Students: Take part in the geosciences cloud workshop

Consider the implications of cloud computing on the geosciences while networking with some of the leading researchers in the field — participate in a workshop on “Cloud Computing and Collaborative Technologies in the Geosciences.”

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Make plans to add to your IT skills

The fall STEPS workshop schedule is now online. Choose from over 80 topics — from basic computing to programming in SQL, Perl, and XML. A new video curriculum includes a basics workshop and a workshop on Adobe AfterEffects.

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News IU Webmasters can use

To provide the university community with a place to publish department, group, and organizational information, University Information Technology Services (UITS) maintains central Web servers for IU Bloomington, IU Northwest, IU Kokomo, and IUPUI.

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September 15 is Data Services Day

Rapid technological advances now offer new research opportunities through the explosion of digital data. However, researchers are finding manual processes and traditional tools are no longer adequate. IU’s Data Services Day event is meant to help.

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Learn to use HUBzero and the Rappture Toolkit for simulations

The HUBzero Platform is a web framework for the easy creation of an entire scientific hub. IU is hosting a one-day, hands-on workshop to teach you how to create scientific simulation tools using the Rappture toolkit, and how to deploy the tools on a site powered by HUBzero.

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Community Grids Lab: Virtual Block Store system

The fast development and deployment of cloud computing systems create needs for a standalone block storage system which can provide flexible in-line and off-line services to virtual machine instances and virtual clusters. This talk presents the Virtual Block Store (VBS) system.

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Call for Student Participation: Geosciences Cloud workshop

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The IU Pervasive Technology Institute Data to Insight Center (D2I) is seeking poster abstracts from students on all IU campuses and at universities from across the United States. Up to twenty students will receive funding to support participation in the workshop.

Students are encouraged to take part not only to explore the implications of cloud computing, but also to network with some of the leading thought leaders in the field. August 20 is the submission deadline.

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Keep teaching in times of high absenteeism or campus closure

IU has two key resources on remote teaching and collaboration technologies: keepteaching.iu.edu and the KB.
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  • Need training? Check out the spring STEPS schedule

    The spring STEPS workshop schedule is now online. Choose from over 80 topics — from core Adobe and Office applications to programming in SQL, Perl, and XML.