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Emergency contact, current contact info required for students

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Beginning with the spring 2011 password-change timeframe (Jan. 1-Feb. 9), students will be required to have an emergency contact person on record with K-State and to confirm their contact information three times per year.

“This will ensure that we have the most current contact information for our students, including local and permanent address, phone numbers, and how to get in touch with the student’s emergency contact persons,” said Heather Reed, associate dean and director of the Office of Student Life. “In the event of an emergency, we need to be able to get in touch with the student’s chosen emergency-contact persons as soon as possible.”

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Axio Quarterly (the K-State Online newsletter) issue No. 15 now available

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Axio Quarterly provides K-Staters and Axio members with in-depth articles about new developments with K-State Online, community members, and e-learning topics.

Axio Quarterly issue 15
Axio Quarterly issue 15

This issue includes:

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Q/A: Axio Learning Conference Sept. 29-30

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Are you planning to attend the annual Axio Learning Conference, which is Sept. 29-30 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan, Kan?

We caught up with Shalin Hai-Jew, instructional designer at K-State, to ask her a few questions in anticipation of the event next week and find out what sessions she’s “deeply curious” about. Continue reading “Q/A: Axio Learning Conference Sept. 29-30” →

Faculty/staff: Archive your Oracle Calendar events

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The university transitioned from Oracle Calendar to K-State Zimbra Calendar over the summer. Oracle Calendar is still available as an archive, but will be decommissioned in early 2011.

Easy-to-follow instructions are available for you to export your Oracle Calendar data and then import it into K-State Zimbra. This will allow you to have a copy of past events from your Oracle Calendar accessible in your K-State Zimbra Calendar. Other Oracle Calendar archiving options are available if you’d rather not import your past events into K-State Zimbra.

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eID registration simplified; new help site available

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New K-State students, employees, and others should now have an easier time registering for a K-State eID through eProfile. The registration process has been streamlined and has several advantages:

  • Fewer steps to complete
  • When choosing an eID, the person can pick from several options based on their name or enter their own cpassword checkerustom eID.
  • Passwords are checked against K-State security requirements as they are typed. A red “X” is displayed until the password meets security requirements; then a green “OK” is displayed. Continue reading “eID registration simplified; new help site available” →

K-State Online 9.2 now available; training opportunities in August

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K-State Online was successfully upgraded to version 9.2 Monday, July 19. Course owners and instructors will not need to complete any additional steps following the upgrade. Courses will appear as before, but will include the version 9.2 improvements.

For the complete list of new features and resolved issues, see the K-State Online 9.2 Release Notes.

Additionally, watch InfoTech Tuesday for fall K-State Online training offered by iTAC that begins in mid-August. Continue reading “K-State Online 9.2 now available; training opportunities in August” →

K-State Online upgrades scheduled July 19

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K-State Online will be unavailable 7-9 a.m. Monday, July 19, during a planned upgrade to version 9.2. Service will be restored as soon as possible. For the complete list of new features and resolved issues, see the K-State Online 9.2 Release Notes.

Course owners and instructors will not need to complete any additional steps following the upgrade. Courses will appear as before, but will include the version 9.2 improvements.

October issue of Axio Quarterly (K-State Online newsletter) now available

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The latest issue of Axio Quarterly is now available on the Axio Learning website.

Inside this issue, you will find articles about the fourth annual Axio Learning/K-State Online Community Meeting and Conference. This issue also contains articles about Manhattan Area Technical College and Colby Community College, two Axio partners.

K-State Online / Axio Conference 2009 videos now available online

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Videos and presentation materials from the K-State Online / Axio Conference 2009 are now available on the Axio Conference website.

  • (Keynote and Provost Lecture Series presentation) A New Generation of Learning: Diverse Students, Emerging Technologies, and a Sustainability Challenge by Mark David Milliron
  • Axio 5 Overview by Scott Finkeldei and Joshua Works
  • Investigating ways to assess AXIO Learning Management Systems as blended/accelerated courses at Colby Community College: Part Two – Feasibility by Angela Dijanic
  • Using Axio Survey for Teaching and Learning, Virtual Team Decision-making and Educational Research by Shalin Hai-Jew
  • Improving Student Retention: The K-State Online Holmes Method by JohnElla Holmes Continue reading “K-State Online / Axio Conference 2009 videos now available online” →

K-State Alerts emergency channels to be tested Oct. 14

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K-State Alerts, the university’s emergency notification system, will be tested approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Emergency notification channels to be tested are text messaging, automated phone calls, e-mail to all K-State accounts, and the new alert beacons installed this summer in Eisenhower Hall and behind the front desks of residence halls on the Manhattan campus.

K-State Alerts is tested twice per year to ensure proper operation during an actual emergency. Following the test, a feedback survey will be e-mailed to anyone signed up for emergency text messages or automated phone calls.

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