Year: 2024
June’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the June training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.
Featured Course of the MonthOneDrive – Getting Started
June 18, 9:30 a.m.
Instructor – Michael Julian
Embark on a journey into the world of OneDrive, where the cloud becomes your ultimate ally for file storage, seamless document collaboration, and fortified data protection. Read Full Article →
MSU Educational Technology Summit, June 3-6
MSU Educational Technology Summit showcases leading technology tools
Join us for the 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit Monday, June 3 through Thursday June 6.
Visit the D2L learning community to enroll and visit the course home page to find the complete schedule and register for the sessions you plan to attend. Read Full Article →
MSU Print Consolidation
MSU Print is consolidating its efforts to provide a more efficient, affordable, and effective printing service to the campus community. This effort will strategically provide printers in places of historically high traffic and use on campus. Additionally, several old printer models will be retired in favor of newer and environmentally friendly models, which are faster and have more features. Read Full Article →
May’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the May training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register. As a bonus, participants are invited to share their feedback on the course anonymously through our End of Course Survey! Each completed survey earns you an entry into a quarterly drawing for a prize. Read Full Article →
Upcoming instructional technology and development opportunities from MSU IT
This month, learn how to add a 4.0 GPA scheme to your gradebook from D2L. Join us for several hybrid and virtual sessions that take a deep dive into course design and educational technology tools like D2L Brightspace, Packback, and Piazza, including how to leverage accessibility considerations and other technology-informed teaching strategies in your courses. Read Full Article →
April’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the April training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.
Microsoft Forms – Creating Forms and Surveys
April 23, 1:30 p.m.
Instructor – Michael Julian
Forms can help survey classmates, students, coworkers, or any group where feedback is needed. Read Full Article →
Call for Presenters 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit
This summit provides an opportunity for instructors, instructional designers, support staff, and vendors to showcase or discuss the use of educational technology available at MSU. We are inviting you to present to your campus peers about the ways you use technology to enhance teaching and learning in your classrooms.
We would like to offer you the choice of four 60-minute presentation opportunities:
- Demonstrate the use of one or more specific technology tools for teaching and learning.
New era of Microsoft Teams
Beginning on March 31, 2024, users will notice a new, updated Microsoft Teams. Microsoft will make this change automatically, so no action is required. New Microsoft Teams will more closely align with other Microsoft applications and introduce some new features and remarkable performance and security improvements, including 2x faster speeds and 50% reduced memory usage, providing a smoother and more responsive experience. Read Full Article →
Planon replaces MySoft for MSU IT service billing
Beginning with February 2024 billing information, customers who purchase services through MSU Information Technology (MSU IT) will find service billing information, including invoices, statements, reports, etc., in the new integrated workplace management system, Planon. Customers can still find MSU IT billing information before February 2024 in MySoft.
On January 22, MSU IT, in partnership with Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities (IPF); Financial Analysis; Institutional Space Planning Management; Student Life and Engagement; and University Procurement and Logistics, launched Planon to facilitate how units manage work orders and process billing for the campus community. Read Full Article →
Share Your Insights! Join Us in Shaping MSU IT Educational Technology Training
The Instructional Technology and Development team at MSU IT Educational Technology would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions about our training offerings.
Instructional Technology and Development creates and refines training related to course design and technology integration. We value your feedback and suggestions about the training topics, formats, and timing as we continuously strive to enhance our offerings. Read Full Article →