New Method for Instructors to Initiate Grade Changes
Instructors now have a new method for initiating grade changes. Instead of completing a paper grade change card, instructors can initiate a change from within myOleMiss. This new service can be used to change a grade that has been submitted as complete during the normal window for submitting grades as well as afterwards. Also, it […]
Official Ole Miss App: Announcement of Survey Winners
In April, the University of Mississippi (UM) conducted a survey on the Official Ole Miss App ~ iPad Edition to gauge initial reactions and to gather input for future enhancements to the app. The survey was open to students, parents, employees, alumni, fans and other interested individuals who were age 18 or older. To be eligible to win, […]
Need a Summer Break from UM Today Daily Emails?
Summer is almost here and, if you are not teaching or enrolled in classes or if you are traveling, you may want to disable the daily UM Today email summaries. To do this, sign in to myOleMiss and choose “Preferences” from the upper right of the UM Today listing. Once here, you should see an […]
Need Input from Advisors
During the next few weeks, the Office of Information Technology (IT) will be considering requests for new features in the advising interfaces within myOleMiss. We would like to hear ideas from current advisors on how to make the interfaces more useful. The last big round of changes came in Spring 2011, and almost all of […]
SAP Tips and Reminders
There are currently 814 active users of the University’s Enterprise computer system, SAP. As the SAP Training Coordinator, I’ve probably spoken with or met every one of you! Since we’re soon to experience some quiet time with the students off for the summer, I thought it would be a good time to share some tips […]
IT Maintenance Announcements – May 2012
A brief list of the IT maintenance events along with the impacted systems and services.
Quick Sign-in for UM Wireless on iPad and iPhone
If you’re like me, you probably have two, if not three, devices you regularly use on the UM Wireless network. You may have also noticed that your iPad or iPhone running iOS 5 refuses to remember your WebID when connecting. Although you can register gaming devices for password-less authentication, this isn’t an ideal solution for devices […]
Higher Education Meets eBay: An Online Marketplace for Course Notes
Instructors and students have been sharing course materials online for over fifteen years. In the early years of the Internet and web browsers, instructors posted course materials on a personal web page or a file transfer (ftp) site. In recent years, web-based learning management systems have replaced these personal course web pages. Products such as […]
Find Your Phone!
Have you ever misplaced or lost your phone? Maybe it was stolen? Was your device returned to you? In the wake of recent iPhone thefts, Apple’s free iCloud service, paired with their free Find My iPhone app, offers some peace of mind. The iCloud service and the Find My iPhone app work together to provide […]
Standing Desks in the Workplace
In recent years, we have seen continued publicity about the health benefits of a standing desk environment. Health web sites such as WebMD cover the possible problems of sitting too long. If you and your doctor think a standing desk configuration is right for you, below are some alternatives to consider. Choices to Consider The […]