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Instructional design videos online: E-textbooks; teaching with the iPad; teaching science labs at a distance

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

These three videos can now be viewed online from the Fall 2012 Instructional Design & Technology Roundtable series:

  • E-textbooks and Beyond — Creating your own e-textbook; using a publisher’s e-textbook; learning about Open Educational Resources.
    (78 minutes)
  • Teaching with the iPad — Specific apps to use in the classroom and daily life.  (67 minutes)
  • Teaching Science Labs at a Distance — The challenges, choices, and solutions for teaching empirical science courses online (86 minutes). A separate vendors’ presentation video is also available (39 minutes).

For more videos about teaching and learning, browse the Instructional Design archive.

Taming the new Wild West: University cybersecurity expert selected for HP Innovation research program

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

By Communications and Marketing

Nearly undetectable, cyber criminals have turned the Internet into virtual Wild West. Helping to save the day is Kansas State University cybersecurity expert Xinming “Simon” Ou.

Although he may not be John Wayne, Ou, associate professor of computing and information sciences, is developing hacker detection tools in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard Co., or HP, as part of the HP Labs Innovation Research Program. Kansas State University is one of only 46 universities in the world to receive the 2012 award.  Continue reading “Taming the new Wild West: University cybersecurity expert selected for HP Innovation research program” →

Testers wanted for new K-State Online wiki and blog tool

Posted on by Amanda Tross

A new wiki and blog tool is available in K-State Online and we are looking for instructors to try it out and provide feedback.

Wikis and blogs can be a very useful addition to your courses. They can be used for group collaboration, journaling, responsive assignments and more.   Continue reading “Testers wanted for new K-State Online wiki and blog tool” →

How “Find My iPhone” app can be helpful

Posted on by Joshua Gibson

If you lose your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, help is on the way.  Here on campus, you take your iOS devices everywhere and you may lose them somewhere along the way.

It may be in a classroom, dining facility, or somewhere in your office or dorm room.  Find My iPhone app can help you locate your missing iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

You can access it through any iOS device or on your computer by going to www.icloud.com.  This makes it simple and easy to find your device.  Continue reading “How “Find My iPhone” app can be helpful” →

Faculty/staff: Use IT resources that save time, money, effort

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

This back-to-school guide for faculty/staff is provided by K-State Information Technology Services (ITS) about:

  • Free IT resources on campus that can save money, time, and effort
  • Information to give you a fast start on the fall semester

1. Wireless networking
WHAT:  Connect your mobile devices to K-State’s computer network
WHERE:  ”KSU Wireless” (all K-Staters), “KSU Housing” (res halls), “KSU Guest”
WEB:  wireless.k-state.edu

2. Equipment checkout of audio/video tools
WHAT:  3-day checkout of cameras, camcorders, tripods, and more
WHERE:  Website request form; equipment pickup at 214 Hale Library
WEB:  www.k-state.edu/its/checkout

Continue reading “Faculty/staff: Use IT resources that save time, money, effort” →

A preview of iOS 6, the new operating system for Apple mobile devices

Posted on by Eric Dover

The launch of iOS 6 is just around the corner and will be introducing new features as well as substantial changes to well-known functions and included apps. This is a brief overview of some of the more substantial changes as well as new features available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.  Continue reading “A preview of iOS 6, the new operating system for Apple mobile devices” →

K-State IT resources that save $$, time, and effort

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

Welcome, new and returning K-Staters! This back-to-school article provides:

  • Free IT resources that can save you money, time, and effort
  • Information to give you a fast start on the fall semester

— courtesy of K-State’s Information Technology Services.

 1. Wireless networking
WHAT:  Connect your mobile devices to K-State’s computer network
WHERE:  “KSU Wireless” (all K-Staters), “KSU Housing” (res halls), “KSU Guest”
WEB:  wireless.k-state.edu

2. Printing from your personal laptop
WHAT:  Wireless access to printers (and $10 of free printing in fall semester)
WHERE:  University computing labs, and K-State InfoCommons (Hale Library)
WEB:  www.k-state.edu/its/labs/#wirelessPrinting

Continue reading “K-State IT resources that save $$, time, and effort” →

Creating ebooks on an iPad

Posted on by Eric Dover

iPad options are springing up on the app store for ebook creation. Check out the Book Creator for iPad, a $4.99 app in the app store. This app uses the epub standard to create photo/art books, text-based books, albums, and almost any kind of book imaginable.

Content options for creating rich ebooks include:

  • The ability to select from more than 50 font options
  • Importing photos, videos, music, and recorded speech
  • Adding voiceover from within the app

Continue reading “Creating ebooks on an iPad” →

Amara, a free and easy way to caption video

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

Amara is a free and easy-to-use video captioning and translation service. Captioning video makes videos accessible for the hearing-impaired and improves the video’s search results.  In addition to captioning video, you can also translate it into other languages.

Oftentimes, captioning and/or translating video is very time-consuming. Amara has made the task virtually pain-free.   Continue reading “Amara, a free and easy way to caption video” →

Free SIDLIT conference has 60+ sessions on technologies, strategies for higher ed

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

“Re-imagining Education: Tools and Challenges” is the theme for this year’s annual SIDLIT conference on the latest technologies, strategies, and forward-thinking for higher education professionals. The free event is Thursday-Friday, Aug. 2-3, at Johnson County Community College, and registration is required. (Create a free account before registering. If you already have one, sign in and the registration form will appear.) Early registration is recommended as registration fills up fast.

This year’s schedule of presentations has 37 topics on Day 1, and 26 topics on Day 2. Attendees may find it difficult to choose between the variety of sessions, as up to 10 run concurrently during session timeslots. A sample of topics to pique your interest: