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iPad user group meeting Jan. 9: How to use AirPlay

Smaller logo K-State Today uses to meet their max image sizesBy Mary Hammel

Join us as we take a look at AirPlay noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, in 16A Bluemont Hall. The meeting is open to all K-Staters. “Play content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on your HDTV,” says Apple’s AirPlay website. Continue reading “iPad user group meeting Jan. 9: How to use AirPlay”

iPad user group meeting Dec. 12: Entertainment Apps for Fun and Learning

Smaller logo K-State Today uses to meet their max image sizesBy Mary Hammel

Join us as we take a look at some entertainment apps for the iPad noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in 16A Bluemont Hall. The meeting is open to all K-Staters.

The agenda will include:

  • Educational puzzle games for all ages
  • Interactive apps for relaxation
  • Interactive music generation apps
  • Art exploration apps
  • Podcasts app

Continue reading “iPad user group meeting Dec. 12: Entertainment Apps for Fun and Learning”

McHaney, Spire and Boggs publish chapter in book edited by Hai-Jew

By Rosemary Boggs

Roger McHaney, professor of management information systems; Lynda Spire, assistant dean, Division of Continuing Education; and Rosemary Boggs, program coordinator, Division of Continuing Education, recently published a chapter in “Packaging Digital Information for Enhanced Learning and Analysis: Data Visualization, Spatialization, and Multidimensionality.”

The book is part of the Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design series and was edited by Shalin Hai-Jew, an instructional designer for the Informational Technology Assistance Center.  Continue reading “McHaney, Spire and Boggs publish chapter in book edited by Hai-Jew”

College of Education hosts iPad events in January

By Patrice Scott

The College of Education is sponsoring two iPad-related events from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 2014, in Bluemont Hall. iCamp is for educators; and iPad Initiatives + Implementation is for school district technology directors and administrators. The cost is $25 and includes lunch.  Continue reading “College of Education hosts iPad events in January”

Tips and tricks eNewsletter training Nov. 19

By Communications and Marketing

Developing eNewsletters help colleges, departments and units communicate with alumni, friends and other audiences. Join us for a training session on eNewsletters Tuesday, Nov. 19, in 407 Hale to learn helpful tips and tricks.  Continue reading “Tips and tricks eNewsletter training Nov. 19”

Social Media Round Table meeting today [Thursday, Nov. 14]

By Cindy Hollingsworth

The Social Media Round Table will meet today from 11 a.m. to noon in the Hemisphere Room on the fifth floor of Hale Library. University photographer, David Mayes will share how to access and utilize official university photos for social media accounts.   Continue reading “Social Media Round Table meeting today [Thursday, Nov. 14]”

Presentation on using electronic social network analysis to understand online relationships

By Rosemary Talab

Social Network Graph

Shalin Hai-Jew will speak about the use of the freeware tool Network Overview, Discovery and Exploration for Excel for mapping online relationships from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday,Nov. 14, in 21 Bluemont Hall.  Continue reading “Presentation on using electronic social network analysis to understand online relationships”

University using Twitter to reach out to potential job applicants

By Communications and Marketing

Anyone can now keep abreast of the latest job openings at Kansas State University by following @KStateJobs on Twitter.

The university’s affirmative action office began posting job openings on the social media site in June to increase the diversity of the university’s job applicants, expand K-State’s presence on social media and as a cost-effective advertising method.  Continue reading “University using Twitter to reach out to potential job applicants”

Cybersecurity algorithms, techniques being developed through anthropology methods

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013

MANHATTAN — Experts in anthropology and cybersecurity at Kansas State University are examining the unspoken knowledge shared by cybersecurity analysts as a way to develop new automated tools that help analysts strengthen their cyberdefenses.

Xinming “Simon” Ou, associate professor of computing and information sciences, and Mike Wesch, associate professor of anthropology, recently received nearly $700,000 from the National Science Foundation to fund a three-year project that takes an anthropological approach to cybersecurity. Data will be used to develop algorithms for improved cybersecurity.  Continue reading “Cybersecurity algorithms, techniques being developed through anthropology methods”