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Drupal Office Hours

changed 11/19/2010 - 10:04am

ITS - Educational Technology and University Relations are now offering Drupal "office hours" twice monthly. Any faculty, staff, or student can attend and get help with any UNI Drupal website. Drupal experts will be on hand to help field theming, site building, and content editing questions. Fall 2010 office hours are scheduled for December 7 and 21 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM in the Production House, ITTC 108.

For more information, contact Brandon Neil.

Reduced Operations

changed 05/04/2011 - 12:57pm

ITS offices will operate at a reduced-service level from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 28-30. This includes the Computer Consulting Center, ITT 36; Educational Technology Production House, ITT 108; Telecom Operators, CBB 25; ITS Administrative Office, ITT 120; and ITS Operations, CBB 15.

Integrating e-Portfolios into Your Assessment Strategy

changed 11/11/2010 - 8:51am

Integrating E-Portfolios Into Your Assessment Strategy, from Academic Impressions, is being co-sponsored by the Office of Academic Assessment and ITS-Educational Technology.

Wednesday, November 17
Noon-2 p.m.
Oak Room, lower level of Maucker Union

Feel free to come late and/or leave early, as your schedule allows. Bring your lunch and something to drink; cookies will be provided.

Blended Course Development Awards

changed 11/08/2010 - 9:38am

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 before the Spring 2011 Semester begins. Two tracks are being offered to meet faculty needs depending on your level of experience and availability. Questions or comments?

eLearning Workshops

changed 11/02/2010 - 9:19am

ITS-ET is offering introductory workshops during November for faculty who would like to create a course using UNI's eLearning system or who would like a review of common eLearning tools. For more information, visit the eLearning 101 workshop description page.

Way Up Conference

changed 11/01/2010 - 8:25am

The Way Up conference will take place Thursday and Friday, Nov. 4 and 5, in Cedar Rapids. Plan now to attend this conference designed for women leaders and administrators in higher education in Iowa. Several of the conference concurrent sessions will be presented by UNI faculty and/or staff.

Security Awareness Resources

changed 10/21/2010 - 2:49pm

Security Awareness

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. The ITS security team has assembled many resources on various security-related issues. This week the focus is on information for bosses. Resources for parents, children and schools have already been covered. More resources will be added throughout the month.

Kaparthi Named UNI's First CIO

changed 11/01/2010 - 11:49am

Shashi Kaparthi, director of the UNI Office of Institutional Research, and a faculty member in the College of Business Administration, has been named UNI's inaugural Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Turning Technology Clicker Presentations

changed 10/05/2010 - 1:03pm

Lora McKee Anderson from Iowa Wesleyan College, is a Turning Technologies Distinguished Educator who will discuss the pedagogical reasons for using student response systems. Lora will share the ways she develops different types of questions and how they are formatted. This is your chance to increase product knowledge, network with peers and to see how others are using response technology.

Digital Signage Website Launched

changed 09/28/2010 - 11:34am

A UNI digital signage website has been launched by University Relations and Information Technology Services. The website includes a submission form for publicizing content across campus, digital signage best practices, and an overview of the centralized digital signage system.

The new digital signage website is available at http://www.uni.edu/signage