OIT News
WIIFM - "What's in it for me"
Wednesday, October 21
11a.m.-12 noon and 1:30-2 p.m.
Bluebonnet Ballroom North E. H. Hereford University Center
For the first time, departments that offer technology services to employees are coming together so you may explore all of the technology choices available to you. Get the information you need to do your job.
Examples include:
Academic Support
- Classroom Technology Support Services, providing faculty computing stations, projectors, and more
- Lecture Capture - come speak to Engineering representatives who have been using Echo 360 to capture lectures on video, voice, and more. Learn more about the upcoming demonstration to be shown on campus.
- Distance Education- speak with representatives about WebCT and other technology tools used in teaching/learning (distance as well as face-to-face)
- Continuing Education - speak with representatives about technology classes that are available to you.
- Library, to
- Office of Research - learn more about the Profile System and other faculty services
- OIT - Learn about research high performance computing opportunities
- OIT - Did you know OIT provides statistical analysis support? Speak to Dr. Nancy Rowe about her services to the campus.
- OIT - Learn more about OIT's computing labs
Campus Support
OIT Management
- How does the new IT Governance process work? How does Project Management fit into the picture?
OIT Tools
- Learn more about the ImageNow capability to scan and store electronic copies of paper documents, with availability to tie into MyMav if desired.
- Speak to someone about Blogs/Wikis/MavSpace/Email
OIT Information
- Speak to HelpDesk and Desktop professionalsInvestigate IT Security information to protect your computer and its data, including research
- Speak to someone about Network files, access from home,
- Do you need someone to explain confusing IT policies and procedures
OIT Service
- Learn more about available IT Training classes. Let us know if you have ideas for additional IT classes
- Do you need someone to manage your purchased departmental software and its associated hardware?
- Learn more about their data center services to house your critical servers
- Explore virtual servers. See the differences between standard and virtual servers.
- Learn about the new data backup capabilities, allowing choices between levels of backup services and pricing models.
- Visit with Computer Store representatives about their products and services.
NEW: Automatic Issue and Maintenance Notification! (January 7, 2009)
If you wish to receive immediate notification any time an IT problem or scheduled maintenance is being logged, you can Join IT_STATUS on the UTA listserv. It will send you an email every time the System Status page is updated with a new problem, when a problem is updated with new information, when a problem is resolved, and when system maintenance is scheduled. This new tool will keep you informed of system changes that impact your daily operations and improve your ability to respond accordingly.
Educause Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2008 (January 6, 2009)
“For today’s traditional-age undergraduates, information technology (IT) plays an integral role in their everyday lives. They actively use many different technologies for school, work, and recreation. They adopt new technologies when they perceive the benefits and costs are aligned. They report a wide range of preferences, uses, skills, and opinions about IT in the academic context. And many of these views and practices change quickly over time. “ of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2008. See the Executive Summary (or the full report) for more information.
New E-mail System for Students! (November 15, 2008)
UT Arlington has negotiated with Microsoft to host student e-mail, providing all UT Arlington students with a 5Gb mailbox size 125 times the previous allocation. Even better, students can keep the new e-mail address for life! MyMav has been updated with the new e-mail address and the campus e-mail system will be updated with new e-mail addresses in the near future. See www.uta.edu/email for more information.
New Network File Storage System for Students!
UT Arlington students are eligible to participate in Windows Live, a hosted service for UT Arlington student email users. This includes SkyDrive, 5Gb of network storage with private, shared, and public folders that you can control and manage yourself. Windows Live offers many other services as well. See www.uta.edu/email for more information.
TechBytes Newsletter
The Office of Information Technology is pleased to share the latest edition of the TechBytes campus newsletter. We hope the campus community will find many articles of value and interest. In this issue we look at how OIT and our campus community partners are involved in projects such as: blogs, teaching in SMART sympodium classrooms, the expansion of MavSpace for departments, technology security information, support of research and UT Arlington´s expanding presence in the UT System shared services and regional data center initiatives. OIT invites you to view the on line version of the TechBytes or if you would like a printed copy please email the Office of the CIO at cio@uta.edu. As always we welcome any comments and suggestions.
