Category Archives: Announcements

Techademia is now part of IT Connect

Techademia is joining forces with IT Connect to provide a unified experience of technology on campus. Please visit blog.smu.edu/itconnect to find everything related to computing and technology at SMU.

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Apple Configurator

One thing that might have been overlooked with all the excitement of yesterday’s New iPad was Apple’s release of the Apple Configurator. The Apple Configurator will allow IT support staff (or just about anyone with multiple devices) to  mass configure and deploy … Continue reading

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Pearson Offers Free Learning Management System with OpenClass

Pearson just announce they will be offering a completely free easy-to-use Learning Management System called OpenClass. According to the press release “OpenClass is a new kind of learning management system (LMS) delivered from the Cloud. It is easy to use … Continue reading

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‘Cause everyone needs a little TLC

This semester, the Central University Libraries (CUL), the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at SMU is soft launching the new Touch Learning Center or TLC. The Touch Learning Center provides space for faculty and students to test apps and to experiment … Continue reading

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Academic Technology is on the move!

Actually, it’s more like “We’re Moving!” Over this summer Academic Technology, the Faculty Media Lab, and the SMU STAR Program will be moving to our new location in Fondren Library East. Not only will we be in a more visible … Continue reading

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Faculty Technology Grants 2009 Last Day

Today is the last day for submissions in the Provost’s 2009 Faculty Technology Grants. As you know, the Office of the Provost encourages SMU faculty to explore meaningful and innovative use of instructional technology. These grants provide faculty members with … Continue reading

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Your Digital Lockers Are Here

During the past few months, we have quietly rolled out a really interesting and versatile Web 2.0 tool for everyone on campus to use, and you need to know much more about it. It is called Digital Locker and it … Continue reading

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Retr0brite: Yellowing Computers Be Gone!

For those who still have an old “beige” computer that is no longer the clean color it once was, this is for you. Many of those old computers were treated with flame retardant and with exposure to UV light, changed … Continue reading

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Games, Sims, and Other Software Presentation

Center for Teaching Excellence Games, Sims, and Other Software: Virtual Reality in the Classroom Monday, October 15 Fondren Library West, Room 103C 3:00-4:00 Beyond Blackboard and other multi-media applications to enhance teaching and learning lies another horizon: the application of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Call for Instructional Technology Grant Proposals

Are you thinking of trying something new with your classes that technology could facilitate? The Teaching Technology Group and the Office of the rovost are awarding grants of up to $5000 for SMU full-time faculty to explore meaningful and innovative … Continue reading Continue reading

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