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April 2013                                Syracuse University
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Bringing Peck Hall into the 21st Century  Peck Hall

Peck Hall may be 117 years old, but recent efforts enable it to function as a 21st century facility for Falk College's Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). The work of Falk's IT team and ITS will be essential to its success. Read more. 

Blackberry Z10
Following the recent release of BlackBerry's Z10 smartphone, ITS is planning to decommission SU's Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) architecture by summer 2014. Users who wish to purchase a new BlackBerry device should choose a new BB10 device. Read more.  
 
Online Learning Services logo The Online Learning Services (OLS) team, which helps faculty enrich their teaching environment through the adoption of appropriate technologies, has moved into a new location in 1-245 CST, immediately adjacent to the ITS Service Center. Read more.  

Discovery Dogital publication

Enrollment Management, in collaboration with SU Publications and Information Technology and Services (ITS), has launched a digital publication meant to inform, excite and comfort new members of the SU Abroad Discovery Program. Read more.  
  
Perspectives
Dr4Ward

Using social media to market your business or collaborate internally means more than having a presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. To teach college students that lesson, Professor William Ward at Syracuse University adopted HootSuite University's certification program. Read more. 

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What is it like to teach 10,000 or more students at once, and does it really work? The largest-ever survey of professors who have taught MOOCs, or massive open online courses, shows that the process is time-consuming, but often successful. See the story at the Chronicle of Higher Education.

 

Mobile Stats graphic You probably don't need to read the research to convince yourself that many people are addicted to their mobile devices, but EdTech compiled some study results anyway, just to make sure any shred of doubt is erased. See some statistics that examine the growth of mobile devices at EdTech magazine.com 
Tech Updates

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SU leads in contributing computing power to the Einstein@Home project; Library staff now have access to National Information Standards Organization (NISO) webinars; SU Library ranked among the leading social media friendly college and university libraries. Read more.  

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In This Issue
Bringing Peck Hall into the 21st Century
ITS Will Decommission Blackberry Enterprise Server
Online Learning Services Relocates
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Leads to Great Discovery
Social Media Certifications Prepare Students
The Professors Who Make the MOOCs
Some Impressive Statistics About Mobile Device Use
Tech Updates
Staff News
Professional Development Opportunities
Professional Development Opportunities

The third annual Security and Network Engineering Technical Summit will convene May 16 from 8:30am to 4:50pm at the CBIS Auditorium at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Registration costs $75 and includes breakfast and lunch. Click here for the registration page.

  

 

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NYSERNet will be hosting a two-day workshop for engineers interested in further development and instruction for IPv6 in a campus environment. This Train the Trainer workshop will be held at their Syracuse Training Facility on Thursday June 13 and Friday June 14. For more information, including travel and parking details, visit their registration page. 

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