David Drum - MOREnet
MOREnet is considering two new services and would like your input. The first service is VMware ESX virtual machine hosting within MOREnet’s ESX environments in Columbia and Kansas City. The second service is Asigra Televaulting (network backup). Both services are geared toward institutions which want to have an off-site presence. We will describe both services, answer questions as best we can and get a sense of what features would make the services appealing to you.
Kevin Gilmore – MOREnet
Have you wondered what you can do to prolong the life of a printer or LCD projector? This session will help you decide when to call for service, or if it’s something that you can repair. The topics that will be covered are cleaning, bulb replacement and troubleshooting of your LCD projector and cleaning, part replacement, diagnostics and troubleshooting your laser printers and inkjet printers.
Brad Meyerhoff – MOREnet
So many tools, so little time! We hear about new Web 2.0 tools every day but have very little time to go exploring and find useful ways to implement them. In this informational session, we will discuss five of the brightest Web 2.0 tools available and ways they can be used for education.
Carla Bates – Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a Web-based academic alert system to assist students who are at risk of failing, with the secondary goal of increased student retention. We will share information on the system’s planning, creation and results, hoping to generate ideas for your own similar systems. This system, used as early as the first week of classes, is used to alert students to academic deficiencies. By reaching these students early, we hope to correct problems so that the students can succeed academically.
Grayson Gordon – Missouri State University/West Plains
Our ways of incorporating emerging technologies across campus had not been effective, so we came up with a simple solution to acquaint our faculty and staff in a passive manner.
Jim VanHorn – University of Central Missouri
In the spring of 2008 the academic deans at University of Central Missouri requested that a data mart be created to provide trend analysis reporting. The university had already completed conversion to the SCT Banner ERP. In addition to the reporting functionality, the deans requested a comprehensive data dictionary to aid in understanding the data that was being stored in the data mart. A task force representing all the stakeholders across campus was formed and the initial kickoff meeting was held on June 16, 2008. The initial academic data mart was delivered in February 2009.
Joel Sovanski and Shawn Frank – Lincoln University
In the summer of 2008 Lincoln University upgraded from Novell eDirectory and Sun One Messaging to Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange 2007. The entire move was implemented within a VMware virtual environment for a significant ROI. At the same time we redirected most services to a single authentication point of Active Directory using LDAP, RADIUS, 802.1x and SAML2.0. We further implemented a web- and client-based self service password reset utility, and student e-mail was transitioned to Google Apps with single-sign-on back to Active Directory.
Matthew Stublefield – Missouri State University
Competition for students is on the rise, and likewise students are demanding increasingly complex services. At Missouri State University, we are in the process of transitioning from computer support to user support with an emphasis on not just meeting our users’ needs, but on exceeding their expectations and providing services to help them achieve greatness. This presentation will discuss strategies for opening up IT, embracing whatever technology your end-users ask you to support and learning how to realistically keep up with quickly evolving technology.
Jim Long and Travis Reddick – MOREnet
Introduction and overview of virtualization using ESX3i, free virtual server software. We will overview installation and configuration as well as the benefits and additional features.
Denise Tate-Kuhler – MOREnet
In an era of ever increasing volumes of information on the web, managing it all can be overwhelming. RSS is a tool that gathers your most read sites into one easy to navigate resource. This simple tool can save hours a day for techs, librarians and teachers who are trying to keep up with the ever changing technology curve. Tracking your personal learning network, industry specialists and education leaders has never been easier. Learn how to set up a reader and then find and add your favorite feeds to it. Session will use Google Reader as its example. Bring your own laptop and set up your reader right in class!