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. […]
Over the past several months, a team comprised of members of Enterprise Information Systems, Unified Communications, and the Enterprise Project Support Office (EPSO) have worked together to implement a new IT Billing System, replacing the existing Pinnacle software, which was retired. This system allows IT to bill other departments across campus for services such as […]
The Office of Information Security Services (OISS) has seen a rise in phishing attempts during the pandemic and continues to proactively protect the University against potential threats by utilizing industry best practices and procedures. One of these best practices centers around detecting and blocking scammers and/or ransomware attempts. Ball State students, faculty, and staff have […]
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is still hiring some employees, and they will need a Ball State ID card if they will be working on campus. Others may need a replacement card. As a result, the ID Card Office has made some accommodations to serve our employees. All new employees […]
Information Technology’s Drew Kimmerling completed his CompTIA A+ certification in late April 2020. This industry standard certification covers 9 key IT skills, including Hardware, Operating Systems, Software Troubleshooting, Networking, Hardware & Network Troubleshooting, Security, Mobile Devices, Virtualization & Cloud Computing, and Operations Procedures. Drew, a Hardware Repair Technician in Unified Technology Support, completed the certification […]
Information Security collaborates with a number of areas on campus including departmental administrators, purchasing, admissions and operations, etc. regarding IT projects and user needs to help improve the campus experience. During the May meeting, Information Security was able to collect feedback and suggestions for opportunities related to video conferencing, provide updates from Purchasing on PPE […]
