Category: Academic Technology

Academic Technology, Network

Additional Internet Bandwidth Available

Mark Dumic

ITS recently negotiated a significant increase in Internet bandwidth as part of our contract renewal with Yipes Communications. We will be doubling Internet bandwidth from 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 60 Mbps in the next few weeks for a very modest increase in cost. As an initial step, bandwidth has already been increased to 40 Mbps. After the installation of upgraded equipment, we will move to 60 Mbps. As Internet usage continues to grow, this doubling of bandwidth will ensure that we continue to meet the demands of the community for what has become a critical resource. Continue reading Additional Internet Bandwidth Available

Academic Technology, Software, Workshops and Training

Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities

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College faculty and staff can participate free of charge (travel included) in a wide range of technology workshops through Swarthmore’s membership in NITLE. These hands on workshops are held locally or at peer institutions on topics relating to the use of emerging technologies in the classroom and for research. For a full list of workshops and more information, contact the Academic Computing team. Some upcoming workshops of interest include: * Social Software for Education: Collaborative Learning and Research Practices. Program Date: January 10, 2008. Rollins College. * Visual Literacy: Using Images for Teaching and Learning. Program Date: January 14, 2008. … Continue reading Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities

Academic Technology, BlackboardLeave a comment

Blackboard Housekeeping over Fall Break

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Faculty, please note that courses and enrollments for all regular SPRING 2008 academic courses in Banner will begin to appear on your Blackboard course lists after break. As usual, these sites will be available to you as instructor but unavailable to students until you activate them (Control Panel > Settings > Course Availability.) Meanwhile, regular academic courses from SPRING 2006, and Honors courses from FALL 2005 will be archived and removed from Blackboard. SPRING 2006 Honors courses will remain an additional semester to ensure their availability to seniors studying for Honors exams. An archive of each course will be formed … Continue reading Blackboard Housekeeping over Fall Break

Academic Technology, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Computer Classrooms, Faculty Resource RoomLeave a comment

New and Updated Equipment and Software in the Faculty Resource Room

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Academic Computing has recently updated most of the software and equipment in the Faculty Resource Room. Last year we introduced new Mac Pro workstations for video editing with 30 inch Cinema Displays, dual DVD writing drives and Final Cut Pro Suite, all connected to almost 7 Terabytes of storage via high speed Fibre-channel connections (faster than attached hard drives). This year, we’ve upgraded the video editing software to Final Cut Pro Suite 2, and we’ve upgraded the rest of the equipment in the room. We now have a new 24inch Intel iMac attached to the slide and large (12″x18″) flatbed … Continue reading New and Updated Equipment and Software in the Faculty Resource Room

Academic Technology, Accounts and Passwords

Why am I getting an ExtremeZ-IP license error when I use the College’s servers from my Mac?

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We know that the license expiration warnings are somewhat bothersome, but fortunately they are only temporary. Our Academic Computing and Systems groups are currently testing software that will make it easier and better for Macintosh computers to connect to some of our core servers. This process includes trial licenses for a short period while we make sure everything works correctly. Our systems administrators will make sure that the licenses are updated in a timely fashion, so that you will not loose connectivity. Once we’ve finalized this transition process, you will no longer be bothered by the messages. In the meantime, … Continue reading Why am I getting an ExtremeZ-IP license error when I use the College’s servers from my Mac?