Author: Ciesa Design
Join the MSU Computer Store–Help and Repair for a Computer Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 110 of the Computer Center.
See the new 27-inch iMac along with Windows touchscreen technology. Additionally, demo the latest educational software. Vendors will be available to answer your questions.
The first 500 students will receive free Skullcandy earbuds. Read Full Article →
On May 9, MSU IT Services will upgrade Desire2Learn (D2L) from version 10.0 of to version 10.1, making new features available to instructors.
In addition to the new version, D2L will incorporate integrations with ePortfolio and a Learning Object Repository (LOR).
D2L updatesThe D2L system at https://d2l.msu.edu will be down during the upgrade on May 9 beginning at 8:00 am. Read Full Article →
Congratulations to Claire Layman, the grand prize winner in the Go Mad for an iPad Mini bracket drawing held by the MSU Computer Store April 8 to celebrate March Madness.
She says, “I am so excited to win! I’ve been planning to save for one. I’ll be contributing to two Institute websites, and will use the iPad to take photos and edit video to put on those sites.” Read Full Article →
IT Services will offer two days of no-cost workshops on research and instructional technology on May 7 and 8, 2013. These seminars are also open to graduate assistants.
The workshops are designed to support faculty, academic staff, and graduate assistants in their teaching and research roles by providing seminars led by experts in online learning, and instruction in the use of a variety of software tools. Read Full Article →
Starting on May 10, 2013, courses that are two years old, development courses that have been inactive for two years, and groups that have been inactive for six months in MSU’s ANGEL system will be deleted.
Associated content and records for these courses will also be deleted.
The processThe ANGEL User Support Team is sending specific messages out to affected course and group administrators listing the courses and groups scheduled for deletion. Read Full Article →
IT Services Technology Training launched a new website to showcase its training opportunities to the MSU community. This new site includes broader training information, search functionality, and an updated design.
The new training site is part of the tech.msu.edu site that features technology services and resources.
Technology trainingIT Services offers a variety of noncredit technology courses and workshops for the MSU community. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Services will go through the process of expiring mail.msu.edu email and AFS storage accounts for past students this spring. This time IT Services will also add past faculty, staff, and affiliates to the expirations.
Official retirees are not included in these account expirations. They will maintain their MSU email and AFS accounts. Read Full Article →
D2L Conversion Labs will be held around campus to provide instructors with a hands-on course conversion experience to facilitate smoother transitions to Desire2Learn (D2L).
Conversion labs are held through MSU IT Services and co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty and Organizational Development.
Conversion lab detailsD2L Conversion Labs will be held in computer labs around campus and openings per session will vary. Read Full Article →
Last week a serious Java-based vulnerability was identified by security experts. The vulnerability allows criminals to exploit the opportunity to silently install malware when a hacked site is visited while using the insecure browser plugin.
Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Java (currently, it is Version 7 Update 11) immediately, and to only allow Java code to run from known safe sources and that is properly digitally signed. Read Full Article →