Research Computing Support
OIT’s Research Computing Support team offers a wide range of free support. The software we support includes ArcDesktop, Atlas.ti, LabVIEW, Maple, MATLAB, Provalis' QDA Miner and WordStat, R, SAS, SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Text Miner, and SPSS. Our consultants can help you plan your research study; determine sample sizes; design surveys and deploy them on web pages; scan and score Scantron forms, acquire and manage data; analyze or mine data, text, and images; visualize data through interactive or presentation graphics; and interpret the results. We can also help you solve mathematical problems and create maps or geographic information systems. If you have large amounts of data or have a problem that is computationally intensive, we can help you use our powerful Newton cluster. Assistance is available by appointment via the Help Desk at 974-9900 or by walk-in at Hoskins 109.

For more information, see http://oit.utk.edu/research/

IT CoP Brown Bag Luncheon Features Conversation and Demo
OIT's IT Community of Practice (IT CoP) is a monthly brown bag lunch meeting where faculty gather to discuss trends and issues in teaching and learning. September's meeting featured Q&A on the updated Online@UT (Blackboard), and comments on new techniques faculty are incorporating in their classes as a result of the Summer Teaching Institute.Additional conversations on teaching with the iPad included testing iPad use with the TEC equipment. The next IT CoP will be held Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at 12:30-1:30pm in Hoskins 110.

For more information, or to be added to the IT CoP mailing list, contact Christina Goode at 974-6470 or [log in to unmask]

OIT to Host Audio-Visual Trade Show
University of Tennessee Audio Visual Trade Show 
Presented by CCS Presentations and Epson 
OIT's Instructional Technology Engineering Services (ITES) Group is sponsoring an Audio-Visual Trade Show Thursday, October 13, from 12-5pm, in Rooms 223-224 of the University Center. Committed supporting vendors include AMX, Samsung (doc cameras), Chief Mounts, NEC (displays only). Feel free to drop by and ask questions about the current and next generation of equipment used in the classrooms and discuss potential projects or requirements for teaching in our TECs.

For more information, contact Mike Berger at [log in to unmask]

Project RITE 2012 Call for Proposals
UT Knoxville and UT Martin are offering Project RITE (Research of Instructional Technology in Education) grants to faculty who plan to study the impact of using technology-mediated instructional strategies on student learning outcomes. 2012 Project RITE proposals are due on Thursday, October 13. You may access the Call for Proposals online.

For more information about the Project RITE program, visit or contact Christina Goode at 974-6470 or [log in to unmask]

Offerings in October include:

Instructor-Focused

• Introductory SharePoint
• Share Point for Team Site Administrators

Registration is required for all workshops. To view descriptions and register for sessions, visit the OIT Training page. If you have questions or need help with registration for any of the workshops listed above, contact the HelpDesk at help.utk.edu or 974-9900.

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Learn more about all of our services and events at our Website, http://itc.utk.edu.