Training

Documentation for remote access options has been updated and is available for your reading pleasure.

Citrix – Can be used from your home or office computer through an Internet browser. It uses the applications installed on the Citrix server. See http://lis.luther.edu/learn/citrix.

VPN – Luther’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a tool that allows use to access a network share (such as a T drive or your H drive) through an Internet browser. Go to https://vpn.luther.edu and log in using your Norse Key.

As a new academic year begins and students and faculty return to campus, LIS would like to remind you of two useful tools to reset your passwords. Your NorseKey and Datatel passwords expire every 180 days. You can reset them yourself using the following tools.

On NorseKey.luther.edu you will be asked to set your security questions if you have not already completed them to authenticate yourself so that you can use the “Forgot My NorseKey” option to reset your NorseKey.

Training and Instruction Sessions for the Spring 2009 Semester are being scheduled. Faculty Development sessions highlighting technology will occur on Monday afternoons. Skills training and workshops will occur later in the week. If you have suggestions for training/workshop topics, let me know.

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Training and Instruction sessions have been scheduled for January and you can sign-up at http://lis.luther.edu/learn. Additional sessions are scheduled as requested; contact the LIS Technology Help Desk.

Upcoming LIS training/instruction dates

• Wednesday, Jan. 7: Norse Calendar, 1:30 p.m.
• Friday, Jan 9: Oracle/Norse Calendar, 9:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 14: Norse Calendar, 9:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 14: Norse Mail Tips & Tricks, 1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 21: Oracle/Norse Calendar, 11:00 a.m.
• Friday, Jan. 23: Norse Docs, 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan.

All faculty and staff are to switch to Luther’s new email system, Norse Mail, before December 31, 2008. To make this easier, starting Thursday, November 13th, you can switch on your own by logging into SquirrelMail (at http://webmail.luther.edu), and choosing to migrate. If you prefer, you can attend an upcoming training session and switch there (register at http://lis.luther.edu/learn) or contact the LIS Technology Help Desk. December is busy enough already. Move today.

There is now a Norse Calendar titled “Luther College Holidays” available for your use. Maintained by the Human Resources Office, it begins with the 2008-2009 academic year. This is the “Summer Hours and Holiday Schedule” that we received on paper back in April. If you have a Norse Apps account, you can add this to your calendar by selecting “Add > Add a public calendar”, searching for “Luther College”, and clicking the “Add to Calendar” button under “Luther College Holidays”.

The following session would be beneficial for faculty as well as LIS folks involved with supporting faculty. Hope to see you there!

Facilitator: David Thompson
Location: Borlaug – Dahl Centennial Union, 1:00PM – 2:00PM

The key concept is to help you imagine how VoiceThread (http://www.voicethread.com) can help accomplish some of the collaborative exercises you already use with your students.

Faculty development Teaching and Technology sessions highlight internet resources and software with potential as pedagogical tools.

A one-year subscription to Atomic Learning has been purchased and is available to faculty, staff, and students both on- and off-campus. You can access the collection by going to http://lis.luther.edu/learn and clicking on “Atomic Learning” or by going to http://lis.luther.edu/research and selecting “Instructional Materials”.

Atomic Learning delivers a library of short, easy-to-view-and-understand tutorial movies that can be used as an integral part of a professional development program, a valuable curriculum supplement and an anytime/anywhere software training resource.

For a full list of NITLE events, see http://lis.luther.edu/nitle

Two new Workshops To Go

• Crossing Borders: Multimedia Storytelling for Study Abroad. A special instance of ‘Multimedia Narrative: Communicating with Stories.’ Program Dates: November 16 – 18, 2008. Location: Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 8 program units.

• Teaching Science in the Digital Age. Program Date: January 16, 2009. Location: Stonehill College.

If you have questions on Office 2007 (or Office 2008 for the Mac), or would like to learn more about the products, bring your questions and projects to the workshop on Tuesday, September 16th from 8:30-10:30 in the Olin RTR. Go to http://lis.luther.edu/learn to sign up for the session.