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New IT Orientation series for all K-Staters

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

Beginning Sept. 3, the first of weekly, one-hour IT Orientation sessions will be presented for those new to K-State and those not so new to learn more about IT here at the university. Join us at one or at all of the IT Orientation sessions this September and October. Sessions are open to all K-State faculty/staff and students but require pre-registration. All sessions will be in 401B, Hale Library. The sessions include:

IT training opportunities for faculty/staff and graduate students

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

 IT training offerings are open for registration. All classes are free for K-State faculty, staff, and graduate students, but require pre-registration. Details are on the specific registration pages. Courses include:

  • K-State Online workshops
  • Introduction to HTML
  • Introduction to Dreamweaver
  • Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Working with CSS in Dreamweaver
  • Transitioning from Microsoft Word 2003 to Word 2007
  • Mail Merge in Microsoft Word 2007
  • Orientation to IT (Information Technology)

Microsoft Word 2003-to-2007 training Friday, Aug. 14

Posted on by bcad

The first round of training sessions on “Transitioning from Word 2003 to Word 2007” are being offered by the Information Technology Assistance Center (iTAC) and have been scheduled Friday, Aug. 14, in Hale 401 at the following times:

  • 9 a.m.
  • 10:30 a.m.
  • 1:30 p.m.

These sessions are open to all K-State faculty/staff and students. Each session will last an hour and will focus on interface and usability differences and “Where do I find..?” questions.

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Instructional Design presentations available for faculty

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

The Information Technology Assistance Center (iTAC) provides an Instructional Design presentation for departmental faculty that addresses some of the following topics.

  1. Moving Face-to-Face Courses Online
  2. The Quality Matters Rubric
  3. Creating Assessments
  4. Making Accessible Courses
  5. Intellectual Property and Open Source Resources
  6. New and Emerging Technologies
  7. Q&A

These presentations will be offered all over campus at the request of departments.  The aim of these presentations is to help faculty transition to teaching online and to building solid online courses. Continue reading “Instructional Design presentations available for faculty” →

iSIS tip: Changing the default Term field

Posted on by bcad

iSIS, K-State’s student information system, allows users the ability to save default values for certain fields to aid in searching or in data entry. One example of this is the Term field, the field used to identify which semester and year an action is to take place.  To set the default value for the Term field, perform the following:

  1. Log into iSIS.
  2. Click Set Up SACR.
  3. Click User Defaults.
  4. Enter the 4-digit code for the appropriate Term timeframe (i.e., Fall 2009 is 2095).
  5. Click Save.

This will have the Term field default to the saved value in searches and data entry, saving a little typing and time in the process.

Screen captures as a regular part of instructional design work

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Screen-capture software enhances instructional design work by allowing users to capture screenshots of any imagery conveyed through a computer screen.

This might involve an informal “screen grab” from a video. It may capture a slide during a live webcast, web conference, or webinar, to enhance live notetaking. Screen-capture software is useful to capture a desktop shot or a shot of software messages for remote troubleshooting. This software also enables the sharing of designs and ideas. Three-dimensional spaces may be “photographed” to freeze time and visuals, to share an experience.

Imagery that is captured may be output in a variety of digital graphical-image types, and these then may be pulled into a digital photo software for editing and re-output for different uses (such as print or Web use, integration into other websites or projects, and educational applications).

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K-State Online 9.0 now available; training opportunities

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State Online was successfully upgraded to version 9.0 Saturday, July 18.  Course owners and instructors will not need to complete any additional steps to begin using K-State Online 9.0. Courses will appear as before, but will include the version 9.0 improvements. This release includes many features requested by faculty, staff, and students, such as:

  • Improved efficiency and load time of Course Content and Message Board
  • A complete redesign of Course Content
  • A simplified method for granting assignment extensions

and much more. For the complete list of new features, improvements, and updates, see What’s New in K-State Online 9.0.  A PDF version is available for easy printing and distribution to other interested faculty. Continue reading “K-State Online 9.0 now available; training opportunities” →

iTAC to begin Microsoft Office training in August

Posted on by bcad

iTAC is developing training for Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Excel 2007 to begin in August. To design effective training sessions, we need to know the features that are important to you. Take a few minutes and complete the Microsoft Office Training Needs Survey to let us know which features in the Office Suite you use most and which applications to include in our training offerings.

July and August IT training calendar online

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

iTAC’s IT training calendar is now online. All classes are free for K-State faculty, staff, and graduate students, but require pre-registration. Details are on the specific registration pages. Courses include:

  • Various K-State Online classes
  • Introduction to HTML
  • Introduction to Dreamweaver
  • Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Working with CSS in Dreamweaver

K-State Online to be unavailable July 18 for annual upgrade

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State Online will be unavailable during the scheduled upgrade to version 9.0 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Service will be restored sooner, if possible.

Feedback received from faculty members, staff, and students has been used to create many improvements to K-State Online in this release. K-State Online 9.0 provides improved efficiency and load time of Course Content and Message Board, a complete redesign of Course Content, a simplified method for granting assignment extensions and much more.

For the complete list of new features, improvements and updates, see What’s New in K-State Online 9.0. You may also download a PDF of the information for easy printing and distribution to other interested faculty.

Course owners and instructors will not need to complete any additional steps following the upgrade. Courses will appear as before, but will include the version 9.0 improvements. Training will be available from iTAC following the upgrade.