Stay tuned. The video from this semester’s Tech Cast show will be available shortly, so keep checking back or subscribe to the RSS feed. This episode begins a new Tech Cast episode format that is accompanied by a page with all of the current semester’s technology news. Headlines from the current semester’s news page can be found in the sidebar to the right.
Finally, the Spring 2008 episode of Rowan University’s Tech Cast is available. That little bit of snow we had really set us back a bit.
There is plenty to enjoy in this episode. We discuss Apple’s planned iPhone (2.0) software update and it’s plans to court enterprise environments. There is also the semi-unveiling of Rowan on iTunes U where people will be able to download Rowan podcasts and other Rowan produced content from the iTunes Store. This episode also spotlights the Music Department and the College of Professional and Continuing Education. Ranks Battery provides an update in Second Life. Microsoft’s release of Office 2008 for the Macintosh is also in there, plus a whole lot more.
The next version of Rowan Univesity’s Tech Cast was to be shot on February 22, for a March 1st release. Due to inclement (snow) weather, the University and the studio was closed. We will bring you the spring version immediately once we can nail down a new taping schedule. And we have finally got the taping schedule so, the next release of Rowan University’s Tech Cast will be on March 20th. In the meantime, check out my Rowan technology Predictions.
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This is the very first episode of the Rowan University Tech Cast show. The show was originally supposed to be podcast on November 1, 2007, but since this is the very first episode, we had to work through some production issues. We now think we have a better understanding of what will be needed for production so we can quickly catch up and start putting the shows out on a regular basis.
In this episode, we talk about how text messaging may improve safety on campus, computer Lab updates, the new Microsoft Office 2007, faculty using Second Life, “clickers” in the classroom, new gadgets that may prove useful for education, and more…
Be on the look out for our long-awaited, much anticipated, unrated podcast on educational technology from Rowan University and from around the world. We’ve got campus technology updates and news relevant to technology in education. Make sure you read the previous post HELLO ROWAN UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY! it has information you may want to refer to about viewing the podcast. And remember…, “if you didn’t hear it from us, then it’s probably not news.” Or maybe it is and you should tell us about it. If you do have ideas or comments be sure to let us know.
NOTE: To subscribe to the podcast using iTunes, launch iTunes then click the Advanced menu. Select Subscribe to Podcast… from the menu. This will bring up a box asking you for the URL to the podcast. Type
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Welcome to Rowan University’s Tech Cast blog. This is the first post, so let me take a little time to explain a little bit about the podcast and blog site.
At the beginning each semester, Rowan University’s Tech Cast will be available for your intellectual jollification. Periodically, we will release technology morsels for your consumption and we will also throw out some tech tidbits for you to nibble on. The Tech Cast podcasts will probably be released as both an audio podcast and a video podcast (who knows?) You will be able to subscribe to a full length version of the podcast which will be an approximately 30 minute show (probably in audio and video) or you can subscribe to a video version that is released in segments so that if you’re only interested in, let’s say, the SPOTLIGHT ON segment; you won’t have to watch the entire show.
In order to have the best experience with the podcast, we suggest that you use iTunes. It will be easy to subscribe, listen, and watch the podcast. You’ll be able to experience the podcast on machines running the Mac OS or Windows. If you don’t have iTunes on your machine, you can download it from Apple’s website. If you need a quickstart on podcasting then go to our How To… page and click Podcasting.
This blog site is where we can go more in depth on the stuff that we cover or don’t cover. You can also ask questions and make suggestions. What a “win/win” situation.
Enjoy.
SUMMER SEMESTER NEWS
Labs and TEC Rooms to be Refreshed, New UniPrint System to Go Live
Over the summer, five computer labs and some of the TEC rooms will be refreshed with new computers.
5 New TEC Rooms Planned Over the Summer
The Department of Instructional Technology is scheduled to upgrade five regular classrooms into new Technology-Enhanced Classrooms (TEC) bringing the total number of TEC rooms up to 93.
2nd Phase of Campus-wide Wireless Access Plan Nears Completion
Wireless access to all academic buildings should be complete by the end of summer
Data Center Operations to be Redundant, Internet Connection to be Upgraded
A redundancy of the campuses Data Center operations will be completed over the summer. Now there will be duplicate locations on campus in the event that one site or a connection were to go down.
Software Images Give Administrative Access, Fix Nagging Issues
Software images on all the machines will be refreshed during the summer semester. As part of the refresh, faculty and staff will have administrative rights when they log into the computers.
e911 System to be Installed
In an effort to improve campus-wide emergency response, an e911 system will be installed.
Rowan Homepage to Receive Makeover and Improve Usability, WWW Changes
University Web Services is planning an update to the Rowan University Homepage. Statistics show that the majority of the visitors to the page are not using many of the links.
IR Training Services Summer Schedule Available, Office for Mac Coming Soon
IRTS has their summer training schedule for faculty and Staff now available. Visit the IRTS site for schedules and information.
Scheduled to be Upgraded to a New Computer?
Existing Faculty who are scheduled to receive a computer refresh and departments of newly hired faculty scheduled to start in the summer or at the beginning of the fall semester will be receiving an e-Mail requesting that you send a return message.
Security Workflow Approval Process to be Improved
Over the summer, Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) will be improving the workflow for the process of security approval for access to the banner system.