Our Projects and Initiatives page provides updates to the campus community on what is being worked on in Information Technologies. … [Read more...]
Canvas Implementation
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
During the summer, the University changed Learning Management Systems, and has now adopted Canvas as the LMS for UMW. Though we experienced some bumps along the implementation path, things have gone relatively smoothly – and we’d like to thank everyone who has worked to migrate content to the new system and to get things working as they should. One thing that we should all remember: Canvas operates with a SaaS (Software as a Service) delivery model. This means that Canvas will be updated more frequently than we were used to with Blackboard. Sometimes, we’ll have updates on a weekly or monthly basis. While this will take getting used to for some of us, it’s the way that the software industry is evolving now. It means that we’ll be provided with fixes to problems sooner – and will have new features coming our way more frequently than we’re accustomed to. To get help with Canvas, see http://technology.umw.edu/canvas. You'll find many helpful resources, links to other sites' … [Read more...]
The Help Desk Returned to Normal Hours
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dates: August 29 – December 16, 2011 Monday – Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday-Sunday: Closed University Holidays: Closed After Hours Contact: Voice Mail: 540-654-2255 Email: helpdesk@umw.edu … [Read more...]
Annual IT Report for 2010-2011
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The first IT Annual Report was published and made available to the University community. We plan to make this a regular report to let you know some of what we’ve accomplished over the year. We hope that you’ll review the IT Annual Report. … [Read more...]
The Information Technology Advisory Committee and the IT Strategic Plan
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Information Technology Advisory Committee is appointed by the president and charged to advise the Vice President for Information Technologies and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in matters related to UMW’s information technology environment. One of the charges to this group is to assist in the development of the IT Strategic Plan. The division of Information Technologies, in cooperation with the IT Advisory Committee, has completed an initial draft of the IT Strategic Plan. Please visit http://itplan.umwblogs.org/ for more details. The target is to have the final version to the Board of Visitors at its November meeting. … [Read more...]
Technology Training
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Technology Training page has a new look and feel - as do most of the Technology pages. You may sign up for Face-to-Face Training, or find help in the many self-help pages in the Technology Info section; there you'll find information on Canvas, Logging in to the UMW Systems, Connecting to the Network (both on and off campus), Email, what to expect if You're New to Campus, and Much information about the many Hardware and Software options that we have on campus. We hope that you'll stop by and take a look. If you don't find something that you need, please suggest it to us. … [Read more...]
About Tech Talk
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
TechTalk is a newsletter published by the UMW Division of Information Technologies for the UMW Community as one vehicle to keep everyone informed about what's going on in the IT world at UMW. … [Read more...]
Technology Training is Expanded
June 2, 2011 by
As we told you in the April edition of TechTalk, we have placed a renewed focus on technology training for members of the UMW community. Technology Training Survey We still want to know what technology training you are interested in, and would appreciate it if you would tell us how you’d like for us to deliver those classes. How can you get that information to us? To tell us what technology training that you’d like to see, please complete the Technology Training Survey. The survey will take you less than 5 minutes to complete - and will give us some very valuable information. Training Opportunities There are a number of technology classes already on the summer calendar, including sessions to help you learn about Canvas (the University's new LMS), opportunities to find out about Office 2010, chances to become more proficient with analyzing data with Excel, making sure that you know how to archive your email, and more. To see the calendar of technology classes and to sign up … [Read more...]
New Learning Management System is Here!
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A big change for members of the University is the adoption of a new Learning Management System (LMS). UMW has selected Instructure’s Canvas as its next-generation LMS. Beginning with the Fall 2011, all courses taught at the University of Mary Washington will have a course shell in Canvas, and all courses will be populated with instructors and students. Early reports are that you’ll like Canvas! There are some ‘cool’ features of the product that are impressive, and it’s very easy to use. We hope that you’ll take a look at the Canvas Support Site, attend one (or more) of the Training Sessions designed to familiarize you with Canvas, and dive in to Canvas to get your Fall 2011 courses set up. As you have questions, don’t hesitate to let us know what you need. We want you to get a smooth start with this new product. Contact the Help Desk with your questions (helpdesk@umw.edu or 540-654-2255), and they’ll pass your question along to the proper member of the Canvas support team. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 2010 – 2011 at UMW
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By the end of the summer, Office 2010 will be installed on PCs in labs and classrooms across the University. We'll offer sessions in each of these applications over the summer so that you may familiarize yourself with them. Watch the Technology Training Calendar for upcoming sessions. If you want to have a copy of Office 2010 installed on your computer, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@umw.edu or 540-654-2255 to have a ticket entered for you. UMW Faculty and Staff may license a copy of Microsoft Office to use at home. More information is available on the Microsoft Office Work at Home page. Some of the enhanced capabilities that you'll find in Office 2010 include: … [Read more...]