Following last weekend’s Blackboard upgrade, a refresh of shuspace is now underway. This has been driven by student feedback which highlighted a need to reduce clutter on tabs, make the most used tools more prominent and improve access from mobile devices. Some of the modifications include: A new banner and colour scheme throughout shuspace. A …
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New Chromebook service for the Libraries
February 7th, 2017 | Posted by in IT improvements - (0 Comments)Following a successful pilot last year, DTS and L3S are introducing a new Chromebook loan service from Monday 13 February. This service is for students to use while they are working in the library. Chromebooks are different from traditional laptops and many students find them better for studying than laptops or PCs. They are faster …
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By Simon Alexander and Gavin Moore Two new features are currently being distributed to Managed Desktop workstations which will improve the experience of staff and students using computers at SHU for 2016/17: Application Jukebox Application Jukebox allows you to use a piece of software without the application being installed on the PC. This will enable …
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TurningPoint for Charles Street Lecture Theatre
May 23rd, 2016 | Posted by in IT improvements | Uncategorized - (0 Comments)TurningPoint voting keypads have now been installed in the Charles Street Lecture Theatre. The pads are located underneath the work surfaces. To use, just slide towards you, as shown below: The TurningPoint software allows you to easily add interactive content to presentations, lectures and training sessions via a Power Point plug in. Fixed voting keypads …
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Changes to Outlook – from Wednesday 11 May
May 10th, 2016 | Posted by in IT improvements | IT projects - (0 Comments)Outlook web app change in preparation for a move to exchange 365.
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Desktop futures
January 12th, 2016 | Posted by in IT improvements | IT preparations for teaching | IT projects | New technology - (0 Comments)(By Simon Alexander, Networks and Infrastructure) Application Jukebox The University has invested in an application virtualization technology from Numecent called Application Jukebox. This will enhance our ability to quickly deliver software to Managed Desktop workstations, allowing applications to be more widely available whilst improving the overall workstation performance. It is envisaged that most …
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By Miles Seecharan From the start of term, IT help will be available to staff and students through two new service channels. IT Help Points IT help will be available directly from IT specialists at walk-up help points at City and Collegiate every day. This has been designed primarily as a student-facing service but is …
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Unified Comms comes to IT Help
April 14th, 2015 | Posted by in IT improvements | Unified Comms - (0 Comments)On Thursday 16 April, the IT Help phone lines will move to the new Unified Comms system. This upgrade will allow us to improve how we communicate with staff and students. The new system means we will be able to push messages directly to users and, in the long run, it will give us more options …
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By Simon Alexander We’re evaluating Application Jukebox to see if it could help with software distribution at SHU. IS&T is currently testing new technology on a number of computers in the Norfolk building. The product could help us speed up the distribution of software at …
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WebEx meeting tools in Outlook
February 19th, 2015 | Posted by in IT improvements | IT projects | Unified Comms - (0 Comments)
WebEx tools are currently being rolled out to all staff to enable you to easily collaborate online through your Outlook calendar. To initiate an online meeting you will need to set up a WebEx account which you can do by following these instructions. Any member of staff will be able to participate in a meeting …
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