This November, Academic Computing is offering several workshops on a range of topics, from building PowerPoint presentations and posting files online with UDrive, to setting up a course or research blog and discussions of “emerging technologies.” Workshop topics include: • Designing Effective Presentations in PowerPoint • Setting up a class or research blog using the…
Category: Announcements
Morrill 212 in Action!
If you haven’t seen our newest and largest Computer Classroom in person check out these action shots we’ve posted on Flickr: Morrill 212 in Action Photos
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
In support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, OIT is sponsoring events & activities designed to help the UMass Amherst community stay safe online. UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff are invited to come to a Cyber Security Clinic, attend a presentation, or enter to win prizes by taking our online quizzes. To promote cyber…
Newest Computer Classroom Opens in Morrill
The OIT Computer Classrooms group is pleased to announce the opening of a new computer classroom in Morrill III, room 212. To celebrate, OIT is hosting an open house on Friday, October 3, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. All members of the campus community are invited to attend. With 39 PCs, Morrill is OIT’s largest…
October Workshops
This October, Academic Computing is offering many workshops on a wide range of topics, from working with digital images and building PowerPoint presentations, to editing digital video and discussions of “emerging technologies.” Workshop topics include: • Working with Digital Images • Designing Effective Presentations in PowerPoint • Previews of the video editing tools iMovie and…
New SPIRE Features for Instructors
You are most likely familiar with SPIRE as the place to go to see your class rosters and submit grades at the end of the semester, but more and more feature keep getting added into SPIRE. Over the summer OIT added a variety of new tools that can help you with managing your courses. Some…
Taking Our Show on the Road
This fall we are looking for departments who would like to have someone from Academic Computing come to you and talk to faculty and graduate students about the teaching technologies available on campus. In particular, we think new faculty or graduate student instructors would find these sessions helpful. Are you and your colleagues interested in…
SPARK Continues to Grow: Fall 2008 Numbers
SPARK popularity continues to grow with even more instructors using it for Fall 2008. There are currently 772 instructors using SPARK this semester, up from 532 in Spring 2008. Also exciting to note is that 81 departments represented (we’ve been seeing a lot of new faces in the Instructional Media Lab and our SPARK workshops!)
Classroom Demonstrations and Workshops
As a regular service of Academic Computing we can visit your class for a demonstration or workshop on a wide range of technology topics. Popular recent topics include building PowerPoint presentation, creating Podcasts, getting setup with Blogs, and working with Digital Images. Recently we have had an increase in the number of requests for this…
First Week of Classes Survived!
We have made it through the busy first week of the semester! Over the course of the last week we have worked with over 60 instructors through SPARK workshops and Instructional Media Lab consultations. This covered a wide range of topics including SPARK, Blogs, assorted emerging technologies, and scanning. We still have many workshops comming…
Getting Started with Blogs in September
We have added a “Getting Started with Blogs” workshop to our September workshop list. It is scheduled for Wednesday September 17th 1:20-3:20. If you are looking for an easy way to build a web presence for a course or your research the UMass Blogs tool is worth exploring! Registration is online at: http://www.umass.edu/accoprod/workshop/register.php
September 2008 Faculty Workshops
Academic Computing is offering many short, hands-on workshops this September that will get you started with your technology of choice and also fit your busy schedule. Topics include: Managing Student Grades in Excel Getting Setup with SPARK for posting course materials online Managing the SPARK Grade book Advanced features in SPARK (discussion, quizzes, assignments) To…