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IT Security Threats blog now available for K-Staters

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The IT Security Threats blog is now available to alert K-Staters about the latest threats to K-State information and technology resources. The blog will be updated by K-State’s IT security team with news and alerts about malicious software (malware) and other types of security attacks; vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems used at K-State; patches to those vulnerabilities; and the latest e-mail scams to appear in K-Staters’ inboxes.

“We needed a way to improve communication with the campus about IT security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches, and reach as many people as possible by providing the information through multiple channels,” said Chief Information Security Officer Harvard Townsend. “With this blog, people can choose a method for receiving information that best fits their communication preferences.”

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Wesch publishes, is publicized

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Wesch Academic CommonsAssistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and U.S. National Professor of the year Michael Wesch continues to impress educators and lay-people alike worldwide. On Jan. 7 his article “From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Learning in New Media Environments” was published in the Academic Commons Magazine, and on Jan. 12 an article about his background and teaching methods was published in the Christian Science Monitor.

After first making a name for himself on the international stage with his hit YouTube videos, Wesch is pushing forward by sharing his teaching methods with the masses. In “From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able,” he argues that new media environments force us to rethink the classroom because information acquisition can no longer be the prime motive in our lecture halls. Instead, he suggests that students need to be able to “find, sort, analyze, share, discuss, critique, and create information.” In essence, as the title implies, the shift is from becoming “knowledgable” to becoming “knowledge-able”.

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Tegrity transition to MP4 video format

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K-State is transitioning Tegrity services to a non-proprietary MP4 video format. Converted lectures have been uploaded into courses, and Web Presentation Services will complete the process before the start of the Spring 2009 semester. The streaming capabilities of the Tegrity server will be turned off at 5 p.m. today, Jan. 13. Continue reading “Tegrity transition to MP4 video format” →