On Wednesday, April 11, at 4:30pm, phone system maintenance is taking place to repair a faulty piece of equipment.  One hundred fifty campus phones will experience a 10-15 minute service interruption as the repair takes place.

We apologize for any inconvenience the brief outage may cause as work is done to improve phone service on campus.

Glass – formerly Google Glass, is a technology who’s developers are asking for help to shape the future of Glass.  While being an early part of Glass may be a long shot for most of us, just seeing what is being planned for Glass is very…  impressive, cool, (I can’t seem to find the right word – what do you think?).

Check out http://www.google.com/glass/start/

Here is another nice review from The Verge – This person was able to try out Glass.  This is his review.

Each year the Horizon Report outlines six areas of emerging technology that will impact teaching and learning in higher education.

MOOC’s (Massively Open Online Courses), Tablet Computing, Wearable Technology, and 3D Printing are a few of the technologies outlined in the report.

An upgrade to Banner is being applied between 5:00am – 7:00am on Tuesday, September 11th.  Access to Banner will not be available durning this time.

Thank you,

ITS

Dear Colleagues,

Many IWU organizations have unique e-mail accounts that we call “org accounts”. These accounts have traditionally been located on a server called “orgmail.iwu.edu” but are now being moved to Google, just as our individual mail accounts moved last year. This will help reduce cost, improve services and increase storage space.

In an effort to continue streamlining our email system, Information Technology Services (ITS) is  moving organizational (Org) accounts to Gmail on Wednesday, August 13.  No mail will be lost during this transition, but some old mail may resurface.

E-mail programs which currently point to organizational accounts will need to be updated to point to the Google servers. Users must first log into Gmail using the organization account at least once in order for desktop clients to work. The settings for accessing the Org accounts will now be identical to the settings for accessing personal accounts. Instructions for the changes needed to various common mail clients may be found at http://www.iwu.edu/its/mail/mail_clients.html.

Following the migration, you will be able to access your Org account via the Gmail web interface by logging in using the Org username/password rather than your personal one.

More information on the transition, as well as new features available to organizational users in the new system, can be found at http://www.iwu.edu/its/mail/org-mail.html

If you have any questions, or experience any difficulties after the transition, please feel free to contact ITS at 309-556-3900, or via email at helpatames@iwu.edu.

Thank You,
Trey Short and the ITS Staff

The current lease on campus copier equipment is coming to an end.  After much discussion, a decision was made to move the support for copiers located in departmental and public areas from Printing, Publications, and Mailing Services, to Information Technology Services.

Vendor support for copiers is moving from our current provider IKON, to CDS Office Technologies.  CDS will be delivering new Konica-Minolta multi-function copiers beginning 7/25/2012.  The new devices will be dropped off near current copier locations.    CDS will then work with ITS to install the copiers, update computers to print to the devices, and train individuals on the use the new copiers.  IKON will then come to campus to remove the old devices once the new copiers are installed and operational.

All billing, support, and service needs should be directed to the new Help@Ames Desk at 556-3900, or through the online support page once the new Konica-Minolta copiers are in place and in service.  Departments will continue to obtain paper for printing and copying through Printing, Publications, and Mailing Services.

In the coming months ITS, Printing, Publications and Mailing Services, and CDS will be working with the campus community to help reduce the environmental impact of printing and copying on campus.  We will also be working with the campus regarding copier codes, printing and copying cost saving strategies, and billing improvements.

This is an important project for ITS and the campus community.  we look forward to assisting the campus with printing and copying needs.

The ITS staff are holding an Open House for the members of the Alumni Technology Advisory Group who are returning to campus for Homecoming 2011 on Friday, October 21st, from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Tommy’s in the Hansen Student Center.

The ATAG is a group of Alumni who have interest in technology that provide expertise and guidance to Information Technology Services.

Take a look at this interesting Ted Talk – a little magic and a little technology combined.

The Magic of Truth and Lies and iPods

Teaching and Learning Workshop: Innovative Possibilities

The Office of the Provost, The Mellon Center and The Ames Library are hosting an Innovative Possibilities Open House in the Thorpe Center (Ames 301) on Thursday, March 31 from 3-5 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Join your colleagues and learn how they have been integrating new technologies into the classroom.

* 3:00 – 3:30 — Sonja Fritzsche — Integrating video clips

* 3:30 – 4:00 — Leah Nillas — E-Portfolios

* 4:00 – 4:30 — Diego Mendez-Carbajo — Using Moodle in a writing intensive course

* 4:30 – 5:00 — Allison Weiss — Engaging technologies in the language classroom (Skype, Flip videos, tablets)

Please indicate your interest in attending any or all of these sessions so we may provide adequate seating.

Also, feel free to drop in at any time during the event to see demonstrations of some new and emerging technologies:

* Tablets (iPad2, Samsung Galaxy Tab)

* Document cameras

* Interactive whiteboards

* Flip videos