April

NYU Blackboard Training: More classes for faculty and an easier way to register

by Brian Schiesser Apr 27, 2010
In response to faculty requests for increased support and training near the end of the term, ITS' Faculty Technology Services is pleased to announce that Blackboard faculty group training sessions will be offered at the end of the fall and spring semesters! A range of topics from the most common to the most pertinent end-of-semester needs will be covered.
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Open Education: NYU's Pilot Project Continues

by Lillian Moran Apr 27, 2010
As one of the first institutions of higher learning to explore the concepts of "open education" and "open content," the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) introduced its OpenCourseWare (OCW) pilot initiative in 2002 with 50 courses. This initiative has shown annual growth, and in 20091 boasted 1,950 courses published, including content such as audio/video, images, and exams (although the MIT initiative is not credit-bearing or degree-granting2). Some course content has even been translated to Spanish, Portuguese, Persian, Thai and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.3
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Connect - Information Technology at NYU, Teaching and Learning | Article
Digital Scholarly Publishing: Innovative publishing services for NYU

by Monica McCormick Apr 27, 2010
What can "digital scholarly publishing" mean at NYU? It is commonplace to say that we are in a period of extraordinarily rapid innovation, with new multimedia forms and tools—blogs, wikis, micro-communication services like Twitter, and image- and video-sharing services like Flickr and YouTube—offering novel ways for scholars to share their knowledge.
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High Performance Computing Made Easier

by NYU HPC Support Team Apr 27, 2010
Using NYU's High Performance Computing service (NYU HPC) got easier this semester when ITS released the new NYU HPC support wiki on January 25.
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Connect - Information Technology at NYU, Research, High Performance Computing | Article
Introducing NYU Wikis

by Chad Curtis, Terrell Johnson & Meredith Rendall Apr 27, 2010
NYU Wikis is ITS’ newest collaboration tool for the NYU community. Perhaps you've heard of wikis, but aren't quite sure what they are or how they can be used in your research or teaching. In general, a wiki is a web-based tool that enables you to create and edit any number of interlinked web pages easily, using a visual (WYSIWYG-like) text editor within a web browser or a simple markup language.
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Research Using the NYU HPC Service: A sample of current projects

by Joseph Hargitai & Shenglong Wang Apr 27, 2010
NYU's high performance computing systems are a vital resource for University research in the sciences and across the disciplinary spectrum. Here, a sample of current projects.
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Connect - Information Technology at NYU, Research, High Performance Computing | Article
NYUiLearn: The New Link to Professional Development at NYU

by Sharon Chavez Apr 27, 2010
Thanks to NYUiLearn, administrators, staff, and faculty have easier and broader access to professional development opportunities at NYU.
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Moving a Data Center: Data center transformation

by Sherif Samaan Apr 27, 2010
This modern, robust, much-needed facility, at that time still under construction in downtown Manhattan, was being built to accommodate the University’s growing requirements for IT resources.
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Web Content Management: Behind the NYU.edu Redesign

by Dana Rasso Apr 27, 2010
NYU’s web presence is as essential to its image as its physical presence in Washington Square and beyond. And like the University itself, NYU.edu, the University website, is organic — constantly evolving and always reflecting new innovations.
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Simplifying Access to NYU Applications Through Enhanced Sign-On Services

by Gary Chapman Apr 27, 2010
A key moment occurs in the use of most online services: the moment of "sign on" (or "log in"). This is when you are asked to identify yourself by entering your username and password. Signing on enables a service or application to retrieve information uniquely associated with you as a user of the system, and then present you with the features and options to which you specifically have access.
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Spring/Summer 2010 Podcasts

Apr 27, 2010
Digital Scholarly Publishing: Innovative Publishing Services for NYU, Web Content Management: Behind the NYU.edu redesign.
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Connect - Information Technology at NYU, Podcast | Article

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