Brandon Campbell, Assistant Director of Unified Technology Support, has announced that Jerry Pierce will be joining the Information Technology support staff as a Senior IT Support Technologist, effective July 1st, 2020. “Jerry brings many years of experience supporting the Department of Journalism technology and computer labs, and will be working out of the Tech Center, BL101. […]
In addition to the normal day-to-day tasks of providing customer support and getting ready for the return to campus, Information Technology’s support staff have repurposed several computers for loan to Muncie Community Schools. Since all Ball State testing labs are now permanently closed, IT’s support staff has been moving the computers from the RB134 Testing […]
As you know, the Board of Trustees authorized the Return to Campus Plan, which the president shared in late May. If you have not yet read the Return to Campus Plan, I encourage you to do so. The campus plan includes information about the University’s strategy to reopen the campus and, importantly, to welcome our […]
The Office of Information Security Services has provided a set of tips created by the Federal Trade Commission to help you avoid scammers that are using the the coronavirus pandemic to try to take advantage of you. Here are some ways you can protect yourself and your family. Ignore offers for vaccinations and home test kits. Scammers are […]
Information Technology has added a new building construction camera to the Campus Livestream web page on the Information Technology website. This new camera has been set up to livestream the construction of the Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility.
Brandon Smith, Director of the Academic Project Support Office and The Digital Corps, recently announced that the Digital Corps-produced WIPB television show, “The Loading Zone,” has won Telly awards for two of its episodes. “We earned a Bronze Telly award in the ‘Television: General – Education’ category with an episode on Wind Turbines, and a […]
Several different areas within Information Technology have partnered together with the HIPAA Task Force to document and implement tools to facilitate the use of telemedicine. This provides the College of Health (CoH) and Counseling Center the ability to continue to serve and care for patients remotely during this pandemic. IT Security and Unified Communications helped […]
Information Technology has created a new web page on the IT website for live-streaming several cameras across campus. This page includes livestreams from several current construction sites, including the new Foundational Sciences Building, the East Mall, the Multicultural Center, and the new Residence Hall. Additional livestreams will be added as they become available.
Information Technology has recently added the ability to create WebEx Training meetings in addition to regular WebEx meetings. WebEx Training meetings are especially useful for faculty to create online classrooms, as they include additional tools such as polling, hand raising, and breakout sessions. Most WebEx features exist across the entire suite of tools, however, there […]
Information Technology’s Digital Corps, in collaboration with the Division of Online and Strategic Learning, have create a new Tech Guide for Canvas for Ball State faculty. This guide is designed as a quick reference to Canvas features such as creating and editing courses in Canvas, adding discussion groups, creating and moderating quizzes, and much more. […]
