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Technology Training
ITS has recently purchased an on-line service, Atomic Learning, which provides technology training to faculty, staff and students at Swarthmore. Atomic Learning provides an extensive library of short, easy-to-understand tutorials. You can learn how to use the features of a number of software programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Just type your question into the search field and Atomic Learning will guide you through the application. To see what’s available, go to the recently launched ITS training web page http://www.swarthmore.edu/itstraining.xml section on video tutorials. This service is available from on campus and in the future ITS will support off campus … Continue reading Technology Training
ITS Welcomes Gayle Barton, our new CITO
ITS is pleased to welcome, Gayle Barton our new Director of Information Technology Services. On November 16, 2007, Connie Hungerford, Provost made the following announcement to the College Community: I am happy to announce that Gayle R. Barton will become Swarthmore’s new Director of Information Technology Services. Gayle earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bryn Mawr College, majoring in Economics, and then a Master of Education from St. Lawrence University. She comes to us from Williams College, where she has been Director of Instructional Technology for the past seven years. Previous experience includes twelve years as director of academic computing … Continue reading ITS Welcomes Gayle Barton, our new CITO
ITS welcomes Barbara McKinnon
ITS is happy to announce Barbara McKinnon has joined the Client Servcices Team. Barbara comes to us from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing and has recently completed her Microsoft Certification as a Desktop Support Technician and Microsoft Certified Professional. Barbara recently served as the Vice President of Programs for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Help desk Institute. Barbara has over 10 years of IT experience including support of; desktops, laptops, mobile devices, classrooms and computer labs. If your scheduled allows, please welcome Barbara to Swarthmore College on Tuesday, January 15th from 1:00-2:00 PM in Parrish Parlors. Continue reading ITS welcomes Barbara McKinnon
Enhancements to Blackboard Blog, Wiki and Podcast tools
The suite of popular Bb web authoring tools has been upgraded in several small, but useful, ways. Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts are all flexible tools for communication and group collaborations. You may notice the following new features: * Embedded Flash MP3 Player–Play podcast episodes in your browser * Permalinks–Create permanent URL links to blogs, wikis, and individual entries or pages * Enhanced Set-up Options for Blogs and Wikis–Allows instructors to grant more permissions, comply with privacy laws, and export blog and wiki sites from their courses If you have questions about using Blogs, Wikis or Podcasts, please contact Academic Computing … Continue reading Enhancements to Blackboard Blog, Wiki and Podcast tools
Department Website Launches
A few departmental websites have launched in recent weeks. Please explore and share your feedback with the departments or the web team. Asian Studies Economics Equal Opportunity Office Institutional Research (this project was led by the News & Information office) Psychology If you would like to add your department’s site to the project schedule for the Spring semester, please get in touch with Kelly Mueller (kmuelle1, x8647). Continue reading Department Website Launches
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Phishing Emails
On occasion, Swarthmore College email users are subjected to focused phishing attacks appearing to originate from the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union. Phishing involves sending a bogus email, appearing to originate from a legitimate source, which attempts to get the recipient to click on a malicious URL. Phishing emails typically try to steal a user’s logon credentials, or other private information, by getting them to enter information into a malicious site that can look exactly like the authentic site. These emails rely on social engineering to mislead, cause panic, and/or coerce the user into thinking the email is legitimate. According … Continue reading Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Phishing Emails