tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:27:50 +0000http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/noreply@blogger.com (OIT)Blogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-6080074762234939125Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:08:00 +00002008-07-09T12:27:50.939-05:00 Using networking contacts in Maryland a member of Washington College's Office of Information Technologies (OIT) learned of significant amounts of IT equipment declared surplus by the Baltimore County Public School system as BCPS installs new network equipment. OIT rented a truck, drove to the Baltimore County Public Schools warehouse and returned with network equipment valued in excess of http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/07/oit-receives-free-network-equipment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-6366870057292270651Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:36:00 +00002008-06-30T12:40:05.114-05:00Over the last week, we've welcomed the newest students to Washington College at our annual Summer Advising Days. It was great to see so many fresh faces and to talk with the students that will become part of our campus community this Fall. The OIT website also played a part in welcoming everyone. Over the same time period, our site played host to over 700 visitors. To anyone who is returninghttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/06/summer-advising-days-thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-8068072873271216956Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:49:00 +00002008-06-20T09:00:34.949-05:00We are here in Goldstein 100, set up and ready for our first round of the Class of 2012 to arrive for their technology orientation. We have set out roughly 70 notebook computers and have a really useful presentation lined up that will guide our new students through the basics of OIT services. We've also put together a very nice OIT Resource Guide that explains to students the Help & Support http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/06/summer-advising-days-have-begun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-8851766283662016437Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:39:00 +00002008-06-05T14:44:52.163-05:00Instructional Technology has been diligently working on Washington College's own public iTunes U site over the last few months. Today, we are pleased to announce that we will be launching our initial content during the Fall 2008 semester. In order to make the iTunes U launch as successful as possible, we would like to ask all faculty, staff and students for their audio and video content. http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/06/itunes-u-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-8231518274259557687Wed, 28 May 2008 14:16:00 +00002008-05-28T09:17:15.540-05:00Harford's elevator is is out of service today while its phone service is undergoing maintenance. Harford and Western Shore emergency phones are also out of service for a time today.http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/harford-elevator-and-emergency-phones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-9201503398099780475Tue, 27 May 2008 18:26:00 +00002008-05-27T13:28:06.178-05:00Telephones in Harford, the Western Shore residence halls are out of service in preparation for their replacement. The elevator and fire alarm lines remain connected.http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/north-campus-telephone-disconnected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-7165866588755528752Thu, 15 May 2008 13:01:00 +00002008-05-15T16:16:24.202-05:00Microsoft has just released a second major update to Office Mac 2008. The new Service Pack 1 update includes a number of bug fixes and performance improvements and is critical to all Office Mac 2008 users. To find the update: Open an Office Mac 2008 application, like WordChoose Help > Check for UpdatesIn the resulting Microsoft AutoUpdate window, click the Check for Updates buttonYou should seehttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/office-mac-2008-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-6501402359530389974Wed, 14 May 2008 18:21:00 +00002008-05-20T10:44:37.016-05:00Missed It? Download a PDF of the presentation. A wide and varied crowd turned out today for Dr. Barry Adams and his presentation "21st Century Learning." From new language faculty to retiring education professors, the liberal arts education community was well represented and eager to learn about the changes afoot in higher learning. Dr. Adams presented on behalf of Apple - and with support http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/new-learning-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-5698095572778076585Tue, 13 May 2008 14:16:00 +00002008-05-13T09:21:08.396-05:00Tomorrow from 10:30 - 11:30 am, Apple & OIT are partnering to bring you a presentation by Dr. Barry Adams entitled "21st Century Learning: New Communities, New Content, New Conversations." This evocative session will take place in Litrenta (Toll SG-10) and is free to all faculty and staff. To learn more and register, visit: oit.washcoll.edu/trainingandtutorials.phphttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/dont-forget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-1612934553386070540Wed, 07 May 2008 19:06:00 +00002008-05-07T14:06:53.470-05:00All network and cable television services for the Western Shore and Harford residence halls and for the Schottland Tennis Center will be turned off effective May 19th, the day after commencement. The reason is that the entire fiber optic and cable television system in that area will be replaced during the summer period. There will be major configuration changes that require a significant http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/restricted-it-services-for-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-7449273560689792974Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:00 +00002008-05-07T13:54:02.914-05:00As a result of additional electrical work at Daly Hall this afternoon cable television will be out of service beginning at 3:15 PM today. There will be no power in Daly Hall, therefore there will be no IT services at all in Daly from the same time. The outage is expected to last between 45 minutes and one hour. The outage is not an OIT project. Please contact the Maintenance Department for http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/cable-tv-daly-hall-outage-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-3170162465895132484Tue, 06 May 2008 12:55:00 +00002008-05-06T08:20:38.756-05:0021st Century Learning: New Communities, New Content, New Conversations is an evocative session that will examine some of the trends in teaching and learning in active education environments - and look to understand how we can offer new, exciting information transfer systems to our students. This session will be offered on Wednesday, May 14th from 10:30 am - 11:30 am and will take place in http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/05/21st-century-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-4883797969356442221Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:59:00 +00002008-04-22T08:02:55.657-05:00The OIT website homepage has just finished transitioning into the exact resources you wish to see. Following our OIT Wesbite Usability Survey, we began work on maximizing the usefulness of the OIT wesbite according to your feedback. Already detailed in a previous News Blog post, the search, navigation, Express Menu and News Blog widgets have all been updated. Today, though, we are pleased to http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/oit-homepage-finishes-renovations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-4689864569684716312Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:37:00 +00002008-04-21T14:37:50.673-05:00 The MPC is proud to announce the launch of a new look for its website! The brand new interface ties the MPC in with the look of Instructional Technology and provides a unified navigation style for all IT services. The changes are not just aesthetic, though. The MPC front page features a widget from a tips, tricks and tutorial blog - The MPC Feed - to show you all that the MPC is exploringhttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/new-mpc-website-launches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-5717792339138420691Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:26:00 +00002008-04-23T10:59:39.573-05:00 Introduction to Photoshop - Friday, April 18th The Introduction to Photoshop workshop is designed a little differently than how many other organizations are approaching it. Photoshop’s interface has an exhaustive number of palettes, tools, filters, and features. Rather than go through every tool’s use, this workshop addresses a subset of the most commonly used tools, and some of the more http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/instructional-techology-happenings-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-3578501081728464869Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:47:00 +00002008-04-15T08:48:24.424-05:00OIT must shut down the network to perform emergency maintenance today. Please try to be off of the network by 12:00 Noon today, Tuesday, April 15th. The maintenance will begin at 12:05. The outage should be only 10-15 minutes. Once the maintenance is completed, users will need to log on to the network again. Users in Bunting, Public Safety, B&G, and HR should not be impacted.http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/oit-must-shut-down-network-to-perform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-4590181268325495324Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:04:00 +00002008-04-15T08:05:26.790-05:00There is a problem making long distance calls. Local and toll-free calls are not impacted. We are working with the long distance carrier to correct the issue.http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/long-distance-phone-problems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-3954952962031418967Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:35:00 +00002008-04-11T11:39:22.845-05:00This month's Tech Tidbits have been made available for registration. The following three lunch time workshops will be offered: Tuesday, April 29th - Crash Course on FacebookWednesday, April 30th - Digital StorytellingThursday, May 1 - Mac Open Q&AAs always, these sessions run from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm and refreshments are provided in the Beck Instructional Lab, so no need to worry about missing http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/tech-tidbits-for-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-8939704290508288882Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:27:00 +00002008-04-09T11:27:27.157-05:00 Last night’s 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival was a tremendous success! We filled Litrenta for the awards ceremony and everyone left with a stylish tote bag, a few t-shirts and giant smiles on their faces. The Center for Environment & Society was on hand, too, to tell everyone about George Goes Green and their excellent green efforts. Without further ado, I’d like to congratulate our http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/congratulations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-1613481240135641304Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:36:00 +00002008-04-08T09:52:20.811-05:00Last month, we asked you to participate in our first ever OIT Website Usability Survey. Over 100 members of the campus community responded to our request for feedback and provided us with some really great ideas for how to evolve this site towards a more usable form for you. We listened and have been working hard to improve how you access our online resources. So far, we've: Changed the OIT http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/you-asked-we-answered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-5010951752384616286Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:10:00 +00002008-04-07T09:13:05.317-05:00You shot your videos, you submitted your entries and now you want to know: who won?! Well, tomorrow evening is your chance to find out! Join Instructional Technology in Litrenta at 8:00 pm for the 4th Annual 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival! Judging is wrapping up today and the feedback so far points to this being the best 60 Seconds or Less yet. Not only do we have great entries for our Rookiehttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/04/tomorrow-60-seconds-or-less-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-7853091897342328277Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:58:00 +00002008-03-31T09:59:07.320-05:00 Today is the deadline for submitting your 4th annual 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival entries! Have you turned in your video project yet? If you haven’t yet entered the contest, visit: http://wcmc.tv Top prize this year is a MiniDV camcorder and we’ve added a new Green George category thanks to our partnership with the Center for Environment & Society. There are many chances to win 100shttp://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/03/dont-forget-to-submit-60-seconds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-3157006763792464471Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:13:00 +00002008-03-24T15:16:48.822-05:00The fourth annual 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival is now in full swing. Enter to win on of several prizes including a MiniDV camcorder, various cash prizes and an iTunes gift card for the new George Goes Green category. All entries are due on Monday, March 31st by 12:00 pm, so please submit your works as soon as you can! We look forward to seeing your short creative masterpieces!http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/03/60-seconds-or-less-in-full-swing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-3444900419006423618Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:30:00 +00002008-03-21T08:33:23.856-05:00Brian has rescheduled the 24 Hour Digital Video Challenge presentation and awards ceremony for next Thursday, March 27th. The event will be held in Litrenta Lecture Hall (Toll SG10) and kicks off at 8:00 pm. Come out and see who won this year's 24 Hour DV Challenge! Free popcorn and drinks for guests! Contact Brian Palmer (bpalmer2) if you have any questions about the event.http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/03/24-hour-dv-challenge-presentation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400491288931727171.post-1124657461502005998Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-03-20T16:38:38.933-05:00DV: Videography - Tuesday, March 18th DV: Videography teaches users the fundamentals of good ideography. It covers pre-production and production, including storyboarding, shot lists, legal issues, framing, stabilization, lighting, sound, and other techniques to acquire high quality video. This workshop includes both demonstration and hands-on learning. Learn more and sign up at http://http://oitblog.washcoll.edu/2008/03/instructional-technology-events-318-329.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OIT)