Mini Laptops Facilitate Language Teaching
In late April, the Office of Information Technology (IT) teamed up with the Provost’s Office to purchase 16 Dell Latitude Mini laptops for the Department of Modern Languages. This decision came about from observations in the dissertation titled, “Instructors’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Technology at the University of Mississippi,” written by Dr. Julia Bussade, […]
Introducing “Ole Miss Today”
The first version of Email to Groups was introduced more than twelve years ago, and it underwent a major revision in 2004. This month it will undergo another major revision. Since October 1, 2009, about 12,000 messages have been sent using Email to Groups each to different groups of students and employees. Although they may […]
Freshman Attendance-Based Program: Keeping UM Freshmen Under Control!
In the Fall of 2001, the UM Academic Support Center (ASC) launched the Freshman Attendance-Based Initiative program (FABI). The ASC is responsible for advising freshman and sophomore Liberal Arts undecided majors and Pre-Health Professions track students. The ASC is also home to FABI and other outstanding programs such as: STARS, EDLD courses, and E-Advisor. FABI […]
Student Laptop Rental Program
Need a laptop for a class presentation? Computer down for repairs? The IT Helpdesk provides students an economical solution to short term or surprise problems through the student laptop rental program. Each Dell laptop includes Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010, and Symantec EndPoint Antivirus. All laptops are ready to work with wired and wireless networks and […]
Classroom Technology 2010
Classroom Technology has been on the move! This year, 6 new rooms were added in Old Chemistry, including one full multimedia classroom and 5 wall plate/projector classrooms. There were 4 classrooms added in the new Guyton Annex with lecterns, desktop computers and Extron controls. In connection with the North Residential College, two new full lectern classrooms were also […]
Podcasting on iTunes U
Are you looking for ways to enhance your technology skills, learn about various subjects, study different languages, find extra study materials for a class, etc.? Try iTunes U. According to Apple’s Web site, there are more than 250,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other resources from universities and public learning institutions that are available on […]
Employee Self-Service
Employee Self-Service is a software application which allows employees to go online to perform common tasks such as change of address, review/change their benefits information, record their working time, and other similar tasks. When fully implemented, it will offer University employees the ability to use the myOleMiss portal to update information that previously required a […]
Introducing “Ole Miss Blogs”
Does your office need a way to distribute information but is reluctant to sacrifice trees for printing newsletters? If so, then let me introduce you to Ole Miss Blogs. At its heart, a blog (short for “web log”) is a Web-based content management system that enables non-webmasters to post information on the Internet. More simply, it […]