IT News for March 2010

Mar 31, 2010   -
Microsoft has proactively pushed out updates to Internet Explorer ahead of the scheduled "update Tuesday" (April 13) due to a serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

UD users should accept the automatic update when it comes, or do a manual update as soon as practical.
Related IT Organization : All IT
Mar 23, 2010   -

The 14th annual University of Delaware Summer Faculty Institute offers faculty the opportunity to discuss the opportunities, successes, and challenges of teaching and learning in a technology-rich educational environment.

This year, from June 1-4, faculty can attend a weeklong, hands-on curriculum designed by UD faculty for UD faculty.

“This call for proposals is designed to encourage faculty to recommend topics that have helped them the most and hold the most significance for them,†Paul Hyde, IT Academic Technology Services, said.

Related IT Organization : ATS
Mar 18, 2010   -
The conversion from WebCT/MyCourses to Sakai@UD has been so successful that no courses remain on MyCourses (WebCT) for the spring semester. This spring, there are 1,226 Sakai@UD courses, representing 40 percent of all University rosters and 48 percent of University undergraduate enrollment.

UD's WebCT server will be turned off after the spring 2010 semester. Therefore, any WebCT content or data that a faculty member might wish to use later must be copied by June 4, 2010.
Related IT Organization : All IT
Mar 2, 2010   -
The University of Delaware Learning Management System Committee, a 41-member University-wide committee whose members are ambassadors to their departments regarding the use of Sakai@UD, held its spring meeting on Feb. 23 at a luncheon in the Trabant University Center. Deputy Provost Havidán Rodríguez welcomed the committee and announced that no courses remain on MyCourses (WebCT), putting the Sakai@UD project 4 months ahead of schedule.
Related IT Organization : CS&S