Office of Information Technology:

493 Fitch Street - TE-7
New Haven, CT
(203) 392-5019

For comments on this newsletter:

oitnews@southernct.edu

Faculty Technology Walk-In Center:

Suggestion Form
   (printable .pdf)

Hours and Location:

   Buley 316
   (203) 392-5061

   M-TH: 8:30am - 7pm
   F: 8:30am - 4pm
   S: 8:30am - 12pm

Help Desk Hours:

   M-TH: 8am - 8pm
   F: 8am - 4pm
   (203) 392-5123

Contributors:

W. Alvin Chai
Joe Brignola
Shermaine Cooke-Edmonds
Bob Cuddihee
Todd Jokl
Ray Kellogg
Stan Walonoski
Kevin Zibluk

Editor:

Jeff Crakes
The Office of Information Technology
Newsletter - Winter 2006
(Last Updated: 1/25/06)
 
Communication and Pedagogy:
   
Communicating with our Users - The Help Desk Website
  The Help Desk website, http://helpdesk.southernct.edu, is updated dynamically with information on scheduled and unscheduled outages, recent problems and threats, and new services that are soon to be available.  
The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Plagiarism Detection Software
  While the rapid growth of the internet and the trend toward ubiquity of access have opened up new possibilities in education and communication, they have also made plagiarism easier, and more tempting, for unprincipled students.  
The Continuing Success of Wireless Writing Labs
  The Office of Information Technology has been happy to support the English department in its development and use of wireless writing labs since the fall of 2002.  
Emerging Trends and Experiments in Technology and Education
  Information and links concerning innovative uses of technology in educational settings (ePortfolios, recent developments in podcasting, Palm and "Pentop" computing).  
   
A Message for Faculty from the Office of Information Technology

With the wide availability of course-related software and technology support on campus, and the pending upgrade to WebCT Vista, our goal is that every course at the university will have some kind of web component. Faculty do not need a lot of technology training or experience to establish presences in cyberspace, nor do these presences need to be extensive. With little difficulty, instructors can post syllabi, course outlines, lecture notes, discussion questions, assignments, links, and other educational materials online for students to access. As always, IT and our STARS students will be happy to support any faculty interested in getting course materials online.

One of the tools available, the MySCSU Course Studio, provides a user-friendly interface for creating web content and facilitating online communication both with and among students. The newsletter page “Introducing the MySCSU Course Studio” (accessible below) describes the capabilities of the MySCSU Course Studio in greater detail.

Comments on this newsletter: oitnews@southernct.edu
   
Resources and Tutorials:
   
Tech Tips for Faculty from Academic Computing (December 5, 2005)
  New Password Protocols, Changing Your Password in Your Email Client, MySCSU Basics, Introducing your H: and U: Drives, WebCT Basics, WebCT Course Shells, Creating PDF Files  
An Introduction to the Microsoft eLearning Library
  "MELL" is a newly available computer software tutorial program that will help you to use Microsoft Office in the classroom.  
Introducing the MySCSU Course Studio
  The MySCSU Course Studio provides a user-friendly interface for creating web content and facilitating online communication both with and among students.  
   
 
*** Security Incident Website ***

The Office of Information Technology has published a new website providing information on the July 2005 security breach and relevant issues. The site can be accessed at the following address:

http://oit.southernct.edu/securityincident
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