In support of this national initiative, OIT is sponsoring a number of activities designed to help the UMass Amherst community stay safe online. Each week in October will have its own cyber security theme.
Category: Announcements
August 2010 Workshops
This August, Academic Computing is offering several workshops on a range of instructional technologies to help you gear up for the start of the semester. August Workshop topics include: PowerPoint Basics for Windows and Mac Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations Basics of Using Keynote, Apple’s presentation tool Screencasting with Camtasia for Windows and Mac Getting Started…
Microsoft Licenses Available for UMass Amherst Faculty and Staff
Starting this summer, UMass Amherst faculty and staff can obtain licenses for popular Microsoft software and desktop operating systems for University–owned computers at no additional cost. Licenses will be available through the Microsoft Campus Agreement (MCA) for: Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus and Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise for Windows (includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook,…
Visit the NEW Instructional Media Lab
Academic Computing’s Instructional Media Lab has moved down the hall to a new space in LGRC A205. Our new space features more faculty consulting space, windows, and a quiet room for audio recording. More photos on our Flickr feed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teachoit
Summer Instructional Technology Workshops from OIT Academic Computing
This May and June, Academic Computing is offering instructional technology workshops for faculty and instructors. Topics include building course websites with SPARK, exploring new and emerging technologies such as wikis and social media, and producing audio and video content on Mac OS and Windows. Many are hands-on sessions where you can learn new technologies while…
Round Table Discussion: Writing with Technology in the General Education Classroom
Please join the 2009-2010 Gen Ed Fellows on Tuesday, April 27th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm for a round-table discussion on Writing with Technology in the General Education Classroom. Two of our 2009-2010 General Education Fellows will present what they have learned from their year-long fellowship and highlight key accomplishments in integrating writing assignments into their courses. Participants will then select…
Linking to a Syllabus from SPIRE
Due to recent legislation that requires the University to make textbook and course material available to students during registration (HEOA Textbook Provision(PDF)), a new Class Overview page has been added in SPIRE to allow instructors to publish course information (in the Schedule of Classes). The page includes an option to link to an online syllabus.…
Instant Message Us for Help!
Academic Computing’s Instructional Media Lab is constantly in pursuit of the best ways to help serve our faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants to best utilize technology in (and outside) the classroom. For this reason we are announcing a new way of requesting help for all of your Instructional Media needs, instant messaging! Chat Clients / …
Spring 2010 Technology Workshops from Academic Computing
This February and March, Academic Computing is offering workshops on a range of instructional technology topics, including: Working with Digital Images Copyright Issues for Faculty Designing Effective Presentations PowerPoint and Keynote for building presentations iMovie and MovieMaker for working with Digital Video Tips and Tricks for Mac Users Where the @&#$ are My Pictures? An…
Classroom Workshops Spring 2010
As a regular service of Academic Computing, we can visit your class for a demonstration or workshop on a wide range of technology topics. Recent topics include building PowerPoint presentations, creating Podcasts, getting set up with Blogs, and working with Digital Images. Recently, we have had an increase in the number of requests for this…
Start of Semester Instructional Technology Workshops at Academic Computing
This January and February, Academic Computing is offering workshops on a range of instructional technologies, including building course websites in SPARK, using Excel for grading, and setting up blogs with the Blogs at UMass Amherst system. Most sessions are only 50 or 75 minutes long! To view the full schedule and register online, please visit:…
Classroom AV Equipment Demonstrations
On Friday, January 15, 2010, the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) will be offering demonstrations of the standard presentation and audio-visual technologies available in many campus classrooms. Two concurrent sessions are being held between 11 am and Noon in Herter Hall. If you teach in a large auditorium, please attend the session in Herter 227.…