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Spotlight: Temple Grandin, Ken Robinson videos available online

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

Videos are now available online from two recent presentations at K-State by world-famous authors.

Temple Grandin’s “Animals and Autism” presentation Tuesday evening, Nov. 9, was delivered to an estimated 1,400 people who overflowed both Forum Hall and the Union Ballroom, not to mention reportedly thousands of online attendees.  The presentation is posted in two videos on the blog site of Food for Thought, the student group that sponsored the talk.

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iSIS upgrade scheduled during fall break

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K-State’s student information system (iSIS), will be undergoing an upgrade during the week of fall break. As a result, iSIS will not be available from 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, through Wednesday, Nov. 24. The upgrade will provide improved features requested by faculty, staff and students, keep all components up to date for federal regulatory purposes, and update the system to the latest version.

Updates about the iSIS upgrade will be posted on the iSIS Upgrade News page.

“Finding your passion” author presentation Sept. 30

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Sir Ken Robinson, bestselling author and professor emeritus of Warwick University in the U.K., will present “The Element: How finding your passion changes everything” 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in McCain Auditorium. This event is open to all K-Staters. Free tickets can be obtained at the McCain Box Office and also during noon hours in the K-State Student Union’s ticket office near the Little Theatre.

According to the event webpage, “Sharing the personal stories of well-known high achievers, Sir Ken illustrates how ‘finding our passion’ helps us to meet the challenges of succeeding in the 21st century.” This event is sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

Mathematica 7 open training seminar Sept. 14

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

To support the Mathematica site license at Kansas State University, Wolfram Research will be on campus Tuesday, Sept. 14, to provide training for Mathematica 7. This training session will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. in 401 Hale Library, and there will be time after the training session to answer technical and licensing questions about Mathematica.

Mathematica is often thought of as useful for only math, but this training session will illustrate why Version 7 changes the pedagogy of teaching within biology, chemistry, economics, physics, engineering, and a number of other academic departments. Continue reading “Mathematica 7 open training seminar Sept. 14” →

Registration open for K-State Online conference Sept. 29-30

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Registration for the fifth annual Axio Learning/K-State Online Conference is now open. Come join us Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 29-30 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan, Kan. The conference will focus on:

  • The future of online education
  • Innovative distance learning methods
  • K-State Online/Axio Learning

The conference is free to attend, but pre-registration is encouraged. Register and view the full conference schedule at axioconference.org.

Conference highlights

Professor Michael Wesch of K-State will give the keynote presentation 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. Continue reading “Registration open for K-State Online conference Sept. 29-30” →

Digital signage demo Wednesday, June 30

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

A live, digital signage demonstration by Janus Displays will be 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, in Hale 401. All interested individuals are welcome.

Faculty and staff interested in this topic can request subscription to a new K-State LISTSERV discussion list, DIGISIGN-L@k-state.edu. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.k-state.edu with these two lines in the body of the e-mail (substitute your own first and last names):

subscribe DIGISIGN-L yourfirstname  yourlastname
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Spotlight: Consumer Electronics Show 2010

Posted on by Ryan Hagar

It’s that time of year again! The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is being held Jan. 7-10. CES is known for giving the Tech World a preview of the newest and most cutting-edge electronics being prepared for consumers by hundreds of different companies. CES attracts more than 140,000 attendees. Many companies choose this venue to make big announcements, such as the unveiling of the Palm Pre, and Bill Gates announcing his retirement.

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Watch this week’s inaugural events LIVE on K-State TV

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Kansas State University’s new president, Kirk H. Schulz, will be officially inaugurated this week, and President Schulz will also give his first State of the University Address that will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Watch these events live on K-State TV, or catch the encore airings.

  • 13th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, live at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. Encore airing at 8 p.m.
  • State of the University Address, live at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Encore airings at 10:30 p.m. that day; plus 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

No TechBytes program this week

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

There will not be a TechBytes program this week. The series will resume Thursday, Oct. 1, with “What’s Twitter?”

TechBytes seminars are free and open to the K-State community. The series is also video-streamed live for off-campus viewers and others who wish to view it from their desktop. Use the “View live video” link on the TechBytes homepage to watch the next live video as it’s being recorded.

IT security training event Oct. 5

Posted on by IT editors

Registration is now open for the October IT Security Training Event 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in the K-State Student Union. This free, full-day event is open to K-State faculty/staff and students, as well as IT professionals from other Regents’ institutions.

Like past events, this year’s training will include general sessions covering topics relevant to everyone, plus breakout sessions for more-technical and less-technical audiences. Topics include:

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