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Archive for November, 2009

Keep teaching in times of high absenteeism or campus closure

Keep Teaching

A flu epidemic or service outage due to weather can cause serious disruption of classes.

IU has two key resources to provide you with information about remote teaching and collaboration technologies: The keepteaching.iu.edu web site and the IU Knowledge Base (KB).

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GIS Day 2009: Discovering the World through GIS

GIS Day 2009

On November 18, IU will celebrate GIS Day with informational booths and activities showing off the exciting work that Indiana researchers, staff, government agencies, and businesses are doing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Be sure not to miss Nobel Laureate Dr. Elinor Ostrom’s keynote, “Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Study the Effects of Diverse Institutions.”

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USA Today to pilot new e-Edition at IU Bloomington

You can now access USA Today’s e-Edition from any on-campus location or opt-in to receive a morning Campus Buzz email notification alerting you of your e-Edition delivery. Try both of these services free of charge, and let USA Today know what you think.

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Secure your mobile devices: They know a lot about you

Computing systems — including desktops and laptops, networking equipment, cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices — store many kinds of personal and institutional data. From text messages to emails and contact lists, this data is often sensitive in nature.

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UITS services over Thanksgiving break

Many UITS services remain available during the majority of Thanksgiving break.

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Coming soon: Adobe Captivate on IUware

Adobe Captivate is now included in IU’s new agreement with Adobe, which extends to December 2013. Thanks to your requests and to the implementation of Empowering People, the IU community will soon be able to download this professional Windows software from IUware.

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Be sure not to miss out on IU-negotiated discounts

Microsoft and Adobe software on IUware generates a lot of buzz. In addition to those agreements, IU has locked in over a dozen other vendor discounts to help you boost your connectivity.

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Need IT instructions for class materials? Use the KB.

The IU Knowledge Base (KB) is a collection of answers to common questions about IT services and applications at IU. It’s also a key resource for instructors, both for personal and professional use.

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Lynda survey ends 11/20: Be sure to share your thoughts

As part of a four-month pilot project, all IU students, faculty, and staff statewide get fee-free access to the entire lynda.com course library from August 20 through December 20.

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Peebles recognized as distinguished scholar, IT leader

IU has awarded the Thomas Hart Benton mural medallion to professor emeritus of anthropology Christopher Peebles. Recognized for his prominent achievements and dedicated service, Peebles is an expert on the ancient past whose contributions to IU’s high-tech present and future also are acknowledged with this honor.

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IUCAT on Facebook

Facebook users can now use IUCAT, the statewide online catalog of the IU Libraries, within the popular social networking site.

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Students: Apply for Bepko communications internships

Looking for a paid internship that provides hands-on experience? As a Bepko communications intern, you can build valuable on-the-job skills, while helping us extend the IT community and develop UITS messaging, media coverage, and marketing strategies.

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IT Help Quickcast: What is IUware?

The latest UITS IT Help Quickcast (short how-to podcast) features IUware, IU’s software distribution service for students, faculty, and staff.

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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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