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Fall 2011 UNI eLearning Courses

changed 04/14/2011 - 1:54pm

Integration between the Campus Solutions Student Information System (SIS) and Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) will permit automatic creation of Fall 2011 courses. An eLearning site will be created for all courses entered into the SIS. Instructors that elect to use the LMS will only need to login to the UNI eLearning system and make their course available. No action is required for instructors that choose not to use the LMS. Fall 2011 eLearning courses will be populated with students in August before classes begin.

UNI DEPARTMENTS ONLY ! ! ! - 158 FREE DELL DESKTOP COMPUTERS

changed 04/14/2011 - 2:08pm

Computers Available Coming From ITS Student Computer Centers - Spring 2011

Requests must be submitted “through your college or division technical coordinator”
to get consideration on or before Friday, April 29th.

Request Form/Instructions: http://www.uni.edu/its-old/us/sccs/OldPCsSpring2011Notice.htm

Blended Course Development Awards

changed 03/22/2011 - 11:11am

Faculty members are invited to participate in technology related workshops focused on blended course development (any combination of face-to-face and online elements) and other supportive tools the week of May 23rd. Two tracks are being offered to meet faculty needs depending on your level of experience and availability. Questions or comments? Please email us at idds@uni.edu or call us at 273-2309 and ask for information about the Blended Course Development Awards.

LIVE Streaming - Percussion Ensemble, Kaji-Daiko & West African Drum Ensemble

changed 03/09/2011 - 2:57pm

http://live.uni.edu/

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm Under the direction of UNI percussion professor Randy Hogancamp, the UNI Percussion & West African Drum Ensembles will offer the first of their spring concerts along with UNI’s Taiko drum ensemble Kaji-Daiko. This event is free and open to the public.

This event will be streaming live by The Production House - ITS Educational Technology.

Phishing attempts rising [Northern Iowan]

changed 02/16/2011 - 11:45am

The University of Northern Iowa is seeing an increasing number of fraudulent inbound e-mail messages asking students and staff to provide personal information. "Phishing" is any attempt to steal private information by falsely claiming to be someone else through e-mail.

Continue reading this article on the Northern Iowan website.

ITS computer based testing center now open in Sabin Hall

changed 01/28/2011 - 11:34am

The ITS Computer-Based Testing Center (CBTC) is available for faculty to proctor their computer-based tests usually administered with UNI's eLearning system. Located in Sabin Hall 102, the CBTC offers 40 student machines and one instructor machine. A projector, document camera, printer and multimedia control system are also available in the room. The CBTC is available at no charge to faculty who use the room for testing.

Spotlight Day

changed 01/14/2011 - 11:17am

On Friday, February 25, ITS Educational Technology will be sponsoring the annual Spotlight Day. The focus of the Spotlight Day is on science and math projects that integrate technology in the PreK-12 curriculum. The Spotlight Gallery (table displays) from 9:30 - 11:30 am. in ITTC Student Lounge. Spotlight Presentations (20 min presentations, every 30 min) from 1:00 - 3:00 pm in ITTC Studio IT.

Telephone Lines Newsletter

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The Fall 2010 Telephone Lines newsletter was sent out with November 2010 telephone bills. You can also download it to read it online: Telephone Lines newsletter in PDF format.

Spring 2011 eLearning Course Request

changed 12/07/2010 - 1:47pm

UNI faculty using the Blackboard/WebCT learning management system in conjunction with spring semester courses should submit a request using the form at http://elearning.uni.edu/forms/course_request.html.

Courses will be populated with students the week of Jan. 3, and enrollment changes are processed on a daily basis throughout the semester.

Intersession Technology Workshops for UNI Faculty, January 3-7

changed 12/09/2010 - 9:28am

ITS-Educational Technology invites faculty to register for workshops being offered the week before classes resume for the Spring semester. Workshops address eLearning, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML, Preparing Course Materials for the Web, Lecture Capture using Panopto, and Video Conferencing using Adobe Connect. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Visit http://www.uni.edu/its/training/winter-intersession for a schedule and to access online registration.