Announcements from the Office of Planning and Information Resources

12 04 2013

Jerry DeSanto, Vice-President for Planning and CIO of The University of Scranton, recently sent an email to the campus community about changes in Planning and Information Resources (PIR). First, IT Services has undergone a restructuring. There is now a new group responsible for “Field Services” which is responsible for hands-on support for any devices across the university, from mobile to classroom technology. The new organizational chart can be found here.

Second, the PIR Tactical plan for the 2013-2016 timeframe is now avaailble here. Information Resources lists as one of its four major goals “Supporting Innovation in Teaching and Learning”. To this end, IR intends to:

  • Extend lecture capture use and capabilities;
  • Explore next generation learning management tools;
  • Consultation and support for the Rehabilitation Center building project;
  • Refine long-term plan for supporting classroom technologies; and
  • Partner with colleges on unique needs and campus standards.

TAG is looking forward to working the PIR in all the these initiatives and invites all faculty to take an active role and voice in the implementation of these technologies supporting our teaching and learning.


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E-mail Transition Planning

25 02 2011

On February 22, a few interested members of the faculty and staff met to discuss what we could do to make sure the email transition to Live@edu goes as smoothly as possible. For details about the schedule and how the transition will take place, see this post.

We haven’t decided exactly what we’ll be doing, but, with the help of IR, we would like to implement a “Pick Your Date” e-mail transition program over the summer. The idea works like this:

  • Over the summer, faculty can “opt in” to have their email switched over to Microsoft Live@edu
  • IR needs about 3 weeks notice for anyone who wants to switch prior to the week they wish to do so
  • There will be one round of transitions each week, probably occurring on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Everyone signed up for that week will be switched over simultaneously
  • There will be Tech Cons from CTLE on hand to help with getting used to the new system and/or moving email from your local folder to the cloud service
  • There will be voluntary 30 minute lunch-time presentations on a weekly basis introducing faculty to the new web-based system
  • Faculty who transition early can function as “go-to” members in their department, since they’ll have some experience with the system long before the rest of the faculty are forced to switch over

Picking the week you want to switch ensures that you can deal with the new system on your own terms, i.e., when you’re not teaching, or in the middle of a big grant proposal, or on vacation or what-have-you.

Any thoughts or preferences? Will this work? Won’t it? Let us know!


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