May 2008 Archives

Looking for new a storage space now that the Novell "Z" drive has been replaced? Use MyWeb(Blackboard) Content System. Faculty, Staff and Admin have 2 GB of storage. The Blackboard Content system allows you to access documents from any location over the Internet, store course documents in a central place, and share folders or documents with other people - even people from another campus!

Looking for easier ways to add/remove documents, edit/manage documents, and send documents as email attachments stored in the Blackboard Content System? Want it work the same as you're old Novell "Z"drive? Use WebDrive! The Department of Information Technology has acquired this application to make the experience of using Blackboard Content System more familiar.

To download WebDrive, log in to MyWeb(Blackboard), navigate to the Tech@SHU tab, locate the Get Web Drive! Module, click the WebDrive image to download the software and than click the link to follow instruction how to make it work for you.

WebDrive is not required in order to access your documents stored in the Blackboard Content System. Rather, it allows you to assign a Windows drive letter to your Blackboard Content System Web folder.

To learn more information about the MyWeb (Blackboard) Content System click here

Again... welcome to the blog with the answers to the Vista's questions. This month's focus is on the simple, yet life-saving feature within Vista... the "Personal Folder". The personal folder is a main allocation site where much of the transferable data a user has stored on his/her computer, can be accessed. It has links to the common folders usually found within "My Documents" in XP, such as, My Music, My Pictures, etc., but has forsaked the "My" and changed the "Documents" folder from being the parent directory to just a sub-directory of the "Personal Folder". And, along with the old there comes the new, with the additions of the (contacts, downloads, favorites, links, searches and videos) folders.
... Confused Yet? ....
Essentially, the "Personal Folder" is a folder with your name on it. It shows up on the start menu on the top right and gives you access to most, if not all, the folders you will need to backup or transfer when/if you get a new computer. The beauty of this system is that all of Microsoft's other systems utilize it wonderfully. When you download a file it will automatically point to the "Downloads" folder. If you Microsoft Outlook's address book, it will save to the "Contacts" folder. All your previous searches will be stored within the "Searches" folder. But, the greatest simple step to me has been the inclusion of all the favorites you've created in Internet Explorer within the "Favorites" folder (a bit helpful don't you think?) So may all of this be your next step to better computing...

Come join us for the second session of the TLT Center Summer Series. On Monday, July 2nd, Wendiann Sethi (Director of Developmental Math) and Shayle Abelkop (Instructional Designer) will led a hands-on workshop entitled: Electronic Survey Research.

Electronic surveys can be a very useful tool for voting, evaluations, or for collecting data for teaching and research purposes. In this session, you will learn some tips and best practices for creating electronic surveys. In addition, you will learn how to create a survey in Asset, the electronic survey tool available at Seton Hall, through a hands-on workshop in which you will create your own survey. After you've created your survey, you will learn how to export the data into both Excel and SPSS for further statistical analysis. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about creating your own electronic survey!

***** This class is full and no longer accepting registrations. To get on the waiting list, please email Melissa McDowell at mcdoweme@shu.edu*****

Have you been wanting to try out a fresh and different approach to presenting your image, audio and video files? If the answer is yes, then Vuvox may be your solution.

There are three areas to explore within Vuvox:
Vuvox Express - Instantly create and publish from RSS feeds and web albums
Vuvox Collage - Create dynamic interactive story panoramas
Vuvox Studio - Contains tools to customize your video, music and photos (you need to create an account to use this feature)

This is an example of Vuvox Collage which addresses Writing in the 21st Century created by Barbara Ganley:

What is a Wiki? Here is a brief video produced by The Common Craft Show explaining the tool in plain English!

For additional information on Wiki's, and ideas on how they can be incorporated into the courses you teach, please contact your Instructional Designer.

With the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, improvements have been made to increase the organization and efficiency of the operating system.

The Start Menu is likely the first place that you will see differences (improved program list and search feature to name two new features).

Microsoft has developed a Windows Vista Help website to assist users during the transition from XP to Vista.

Additionally, the Computer Training Center has classes available on Windows Vista and Office 2007.

Pen Flicks are gestures you can make with your Tablet PC stylus (digital pen) to perform shortcuts for navigation and editing functions.

Video: Vista Gestures Pen Flicks InkShow


For additional information regarding Pen Flicks, please visit the Microsoft Vista Help website.

A presentation at this year's Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, 45 ways to improve your blog is an intelligent presentation of easy tips. While the presenter and the audience are primarily WordPress people, these are general ideas and suggestions for boosting your traffic, usability and audience satisfaction.

On February 14, 2008 the TLT Center and the Dean's Office for the College of Arts and Sciences launched a call for proposals for the 2008-2009 Arts and Sciences Online Course Development grants. The goal of this initiative has been to offer online undergraduate and graduate courses to create more flexible course options for traditional and non-traditional students. Faculty who are awarded these grants use Blackboard and a template based on the Quality Matters rubric to develop and implement their course.

Now in its fifth year, the program has been very successful and has received positive feedback by both students and faculty. The Dean's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center is pleased to announce this year's grant recipients.

Monday, May 19th marks the start of the TLT Center's Summer Series. The Summer Series is a yearly event that consists of weekly faculty development workshops throughout the Summer. This year we are offering ten full day sessions each week from May to August. Each session will run from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served during each day. Follow the link below to see the entire Summer Series calendar and to register today!