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“NVivo 10 / 11 Advanced” presentation slated for Oct. 23

“NVivo 10 / 11 Advanced” is a follow-up presentation from the “Introduction to NVivo 10 and 11” offered the prior month. This training is 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in 401B Hale Library.

A Screenshot of the NVivo New Project Interface

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“Introduction to NVivo 10 (and the new NVivo 11 Plus suite)” presentation Sept. 18

An “Introduction to NVivo 10 (and the new NVivo 11 Plus suite)” training will be offered 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at 401 Hale Library to all faculty, graduate students, and staff who may be using this qualitative (and mixed methods) data analysis tool.

A Screenshot of the NVivo New Project Interface

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Media Development Center fall 2013 schedule starts Aug. 26

The Media Development Center, 213 Hale Library, switches to its extended fall semester schedule on Monday, Aug. 26 (but closed Monday, Sept. 2, for the Labor Day holiday).  Fall hours are

  • Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
  • Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Saturday noon-5 p.m.
  • Sunday 1-10 p.m.

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

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

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Student demand for MDC technology goes up at semester’s end

The Media Development Center in 213 Hale Library experiences a spike in demand as the end of semester nears, with few empty seats in sight and students crowding around large-screen monitors working on group projects.


Composite image of photos taken December 2010 showing students using the Media Development Center
Students doing group projects in the Media Development Center near the end of fall semester 2010


Spotlight: New 46-inch monitors in Media Development Center

New to the Media Development Center (MDC) are two 46-inch Panasonic screens added to the video-editing area. One is connected to a PC, and one to a Mac.

4 students using a new 46-inch screen in the MDC
Student group using a new 46-inch computer screen in the MDC

This large-format screen will greatly benefit:

  • Groups working on multimedia projects
  • Users with vision challenges
  • Projects that require working across multiple computer windows

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Free multimedia mini-classes: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, ProTools, iMovie

The following free, one-hour classes are scheduled this fall in the Media Development Center (MDC) in 213 Hale Library. Classes are open to all K-Staters, and no registration is needed. Most topics are offered on two dates to afford K-Staters more opportunities to attend.

Intro to Photoshop — 6-7 p.m. — Oct. 24 (Sun), Nov. 14 (Sun)
This class will help patrons understand the basics of Adobe Photoshop.

Introduction to iMovie — 6:30-7:30 p.m. — Oct. 25 (Mon), Nov. 29 (Mon)
This class will teach the basics of video editing using iMovie HD.

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Spotlight: Pixenate.com, a photo-editing tool

Check out pixenate.com, a simple, web-based photo editor. How does it work?

  1. Upload your photo to the website.
  2. Edit using any one of a number of photo-editing tools, including cropping, color balance, resize, rotate, and more.
  3. The edited photo can be saved or uploaded to a website such as Flickr.