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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Michigan State University has an ongoing safe computing campaign called SecureIT to help educate the MSU community on safe computing practices.
Tips to staying safe 1. Make sure your personal firewall is turned on.Learn more about how to configure Windows and MacOS X firewalls. Read Full Article →
MSU LEARNING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (LearnDAT) invites you to attend the next session in our ongoing Breakfast Series: Conversations on Online Pedagogy and Best Practices.
DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
PLACE: Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th Floor, West Wing
TIME: 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (8:30 a.m. Read Full Article →
IT Services updated technology in 14 classrooms for the fall 2013 semester. Instructors in those specific technology classrooms have received messages detailing the updates.
Select classroom updates are occurring in Anthony, Business College Complex, Center for International Program (CIP), Chemistry, Engineering, Eppley, Erickson, IM Circle, IM West, Jenison, and McDonel.
Technology updatesUpdates include the host computer on classroom technology carts will run Windows 7 and Office 2013. Read Full Article →
Starting in the fall 2013 semester, MSU is launching several new features in the MSU Desire2Learn (D2L) Learning Management System.
New features- New gradebook feature: Upload grades from the D2L gradebook directly to the Registrar’s Office has been added. Faculty will still need to go into the Registrar’s system to submit final grades, but the process of moving the grades from the D2L gradebook to the Registrar’s Grade System can now be done by pressing a link.
IT Services will upgrade the Kaltura MediaSpace video storage from version 2.0 to version 4.5 beginning on Monday, August 19.
This upgrade will offer MSU students, faculty, and staff an expanded portal that supports searching, sharing, and publishing of video and audio.
Upgrade detailsThe upgrade will occur Monday, August 19, starting at 8 p.m. Read Full Article →
To better support Michigan State University’s research faculty, IT Services formed a Collaborative Tools Team to analyze the needs for collaborative tools for researchers on campus. This team was sponsored by IT Services Content and Collaboration.
Interviews and observations were conducted by the Collaborative Tools Team with a small group of faculty researchers. Read Full Article →
About 215 attendees participated in the 2013 MSU IT Conference held on June 12 at the Kellogg Center.
IT Services hosts an annual IT Conference to recognize and share creativity and forward-thinking contributions made by information technology and the people behind the technology at Michigan State University.
Acting CIO Tom Davis kicks off the 2013 MSU IT Conference on June 12. Read Full Article →
The tech.msu.edu site provides a gateway to technology resources at Michigan State University, as well as technology help and support.
Check out the New Students link for technology information important to those newly accepted to MSU and new to campus.
Check out the Students link for a comprehensive list of technology resources. Read Full Article →
IT Services is in the process of upgrading to new 1.11.2 version of Kerberos. Further details and instructions on the upgrade are available.
This new version will introduce new features of Kerberos including file-less configuration using DNS and account locking for invalid password attempts.
Reasons to upgradeThis upgrade to Kerberos 5 current release is necessary for a number of reasons, including:
- Newer MIT Kerberos server software allows for more stringent password policies, including account lockout.
Results: Add captions for your video content. Time: Typically it takes about 5 minutes to caption 1 minute of video yourself. Paid captioning services can usually provide transcripts or captions back to you within 24-72 hours. Why this is important: Captions are important because they help provide access to your video content for the hearing impaired in compliance with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities act. Read Full Article →
