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 OIT's
Masquerade was a Ball
We would like to thank the faculty, instructors, GTAs and staff who attended OIT Support's Faculty Meet and Greet on the 5th floor of Greve Hall. Guests toured our new office space
and learned about OIT's teaching, research, and other support services, explored innovative technologies in the Mobile Learning Lounge, and chatted with faculty at the Faculty Lounge.
Here's what attendees said:
“This was AWESOME, so neat to meet everyone face to face and learn about services that aren't widely known.”
“Very informative and fun.”
“FUN! Enjoy(ed) the food and learning about all the services.”
Let's keep the conversation going. If you have ideas or need our assistance, fill out a
Request for Assistance. View event photographs and prize winners
on our website.
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 Blackboard
Collaborate Survey
The Office of Information Technology - Instructional Support group is conducting a brief survey (no more than 5-10 minutes) on your experiences using Blackboard Collaborate,
the synchronous online classroom software.
If you have used Blackboard Collaborate, we invite you to participate and can do so by clicking the following link:
http://tiny.utk.edu/Vr9pT. The survey will run from Tuesday,
November 6th through Tuesday, November 20th.
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Project
RITE 2013 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. 2013 Project RITE proposals are due on Wednesday, November 21. You may access the Call for Proposals online.
For more information about the Project RITE program, visit our
website or contact Christina Goode at 974-6470 or
[log in to unmask].
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 Autodesk/AutoCAD
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2013, which consists of engineering, design and modeling software developed by Autodesk, Inc., is available for free to faculty and staff at UTK and
UTSI for installation on University-owned computers. The Suite 2013 includes more than two-dozen individual applications, including AutoCAD for 2D and 3D design and drafting for Windows and Mac. The OIT online Autodesk/AutoCAD installation document includes
a list of all the applications. The Suite 2013 applications and the applications from the three previous versions are available from the Autodesk Subscription Center.
UT recently acquired an Autodesk Subscription contract for faculty and staff. Under the Subscription option, each AutoCAD user has immediate access to the latest software releases and incremental product enhancements as soon as they become available via download
from the Autodesk Subscription Center. Before you can use the Subscription Center, you need to create an Autodesk account. To get started, download the OIT online installation document by selecting Autodesk/AutoCAD after logging in at
Software Distribution.
To learn about the applications, go to the
Autodesk home page.
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Faculty
First 2013 Call for Proposals
The Office of Information Technology, Support Organization invites applications for the Faculty First Program 2013 from individual UTK faculty members.
The Faculty First Program aims to support the UTK faculty’s effective uses of technology in teaching. This is accomplished through a partnership between a faculty member and OIT in the design and development of instructional materials to reshape an existing
course or course component. You will offer the content and serve as a subject matter expert, and the OIT consultants will do the development for you, incorporating the appropriate technology into your course.
Proposals are due Thursday, January 24, 2013. Learn more about the Program and access the full
Call for Proposals. Please contact Iryna Loboda with questions: 974-5735 or
[log in to unmask].
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Technology
Tidbit
Your computer and malware
Did you know that a large percentage of HelpDesk calls and computer fixes are associated with computer malware or malicious software such as viruses, worms, etc. designed to destroy individual computers and/or computer systems or just to wreak havoc with your
data? What are you doing to protect your computer? Visit the OIT Security website for information on securing or hardening your system againt hackers.
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SAS
9.3 & SAS/STAT 12.1 Available
SAS, one of the most popular software packages for statistical data analysis and graphics, now plans to release product updates and has revised its product update release notice
to every 12 to 18 months. Product updates for SAS 9.3 with SAS/STAT 12.1 are now available. A comprehensive overview of the new features can be found at this
website.
To update pre-installed SAS 9.3, download the correct version of the software package and run the regular installation according to the installation instruction. SAS licenses are for all University of Tennessee campuses and can be installed on personally-owned
and UT-owned computers. A single-user license for academic use is available for free to students, faculty and staff. The program with license included can be downloaded from
http://oit.utk.edu/software. A SAS license for campus administrative use costs extra and is available to staff through OIT.
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