This year IS&T will be making much of the software for teaching for the 2015/16 academic year available for virtual testing. This will be done through the University’s remote desktop services, vWorkspace. You can already access a beta version of the 2015 Managed Desktop through this service to test software such as Java 8 and …
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Testing software using the virtual 2015 Managed Desktop
May 11th, 2015 | Posted by in IT preparations for teaching - (0 Comments)Java 8 and the 2015 Managed Desktop
May 5th, 2015 | Posted by in IT preparations for teaching | New technology | Staff - (0 Comments)A beta version of the new September 2015 managed desktop (the suite of software we install on University PCs at the start of the academic year) is now ready for staff to test. It is available in vWorkspace, within the ‘MD Beta Testing’ folder. Not all the new software will be installed in the beta …
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Don’t get caught by phishing scams. This article on the BBC website shows how easy it is for people to be duped by phishing emails. Sheffield Hallam University runs virus protection and scam detection software and regularly deploys update patches to maintain security when vulnerabilities are discovered. The size of the University and the number of …
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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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Avoid email distractions during red week
April 8th, 2015 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
If you’re participating in Red Week or just want to make your email in box work better for you, have a look at this blog article by Miles Seecharan. Kevin Walker has compiled a Lynda.com playlist to help you too. Read more about Lynda.com and how to use it. …
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Looking for ways to engage shy students? Make your lectures more interactive.
April 2nd, 2015 | Posted by in New technology - (0 Comments)
Interactive voting is an easy way to draw responses from students and check their understanding during lectures and seminars. Participants can vote with TurningPoint voting pads (available in the University) or their own mobile devices (using ResponseWare).
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IT needs for teaching 15/16 – requirements needed by 30 April
April 2nd, 2015 | Posted by in IT preparations for teaching | Working in partnership - (0 Comments)
IS&T is working closely with faculties and directorates to understand their IT requirements for the next academic year. Requests for software have been submitted via business planning but we need some further information before 30 April.
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Howard Whiteley will be joining IS&T on 11 May at its new Chief Information Officer. Until the end of May, Leon Etherington will continue as Interim Director of IS&T and Emma Jeffrey will remain as Head of Corporate Systems. Howard has led major initiatives at Northumbria and Leeds Universities and, most recently, at the University of …
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Helping with the move to Furnival Square
March 24th, 2015 | Posted by in IT projects | Working in partnership - (0 Comments)By Chris Cook, IT Support FD & DID moved into their new building, 1 Furnival Square (previously known as Arundel House) last month. I have had the pleasure of representing IS&T on the Building ‘Steering Group’ and the related ‘New Ways of Working’ Project Board since April 2013. ‘New Ways of Working’ introduced challenges for …
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Select and release printing – to save paper and improve confidentiality
March 2nd, 2015 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)We’re introducing a ‘select and release’ system to manage staff print jobs. This means that, when staff collect their printing, they will log in and select which jobs they would like before printing them out. The new system will improve confidentiality and reduce waste. Why are we doing this? At the end of each day, …
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