Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Labs & Classrooms Updates


Howdy, folks---
Thanks for being such great supporters of Lesley's Labs & Classrooms.

To keep you abreast of some of the developments in our office...

  • Equipment Reservations

    The last few weeks, I have been working on re-creating the Equipment Reservation process.... Moving from using the form (found here) to using an all-out scheduling software (found here -sorry, on-campus only)...  I am continuing to develop the scheduling platform, but so far, i have entered a database of equipment and have enabled login via your @lesley username.  So please stay tuned!
  • New STAFF.
    No doubt, you have seen posting for openings in our department. 


    This year, I have a fresh crop of new student agents who have been helping us keep-up with our ever-changing facilities.  So if you've been in a class and a polite student comes-in to greet you or help your teacher set-up their technology, be sure to say "HELLO!"
    You know who we are by the nametags---

    *I know it's a cruel joke, but if you see any of them, be sure to quiz them on something technology related. 

    As we are filling-up our work week with student knowledgeable student staff, we are also looking for students who would be interested in organizing events and creating marketing materials.  If you are interested in working with us, please visit our job site.
  • Tech & YOU
    So, I, Richard Phung, Labs & Classrooms Coordinator with UT and resident tech person, has been offering Technology information sessions... these info sessions are basically focus groups where students, staff, and faculty can ask questions and show-off their tech skills. 
    They are completely informal and discuss how technology influences our personal and professional lives.  Be sure to check out our schedule here (http://www.lesley.edu/ut/academic/info.html)
    .
    So tell your friends!!! grab lunch and come down to meet with us.
  • Room Checks & Repairs
    My new staff has been very diligent about making sure the rooms are in tip-top shape.
    4-5 times a day, they roam the halls and classrooms... keeping keen eyes on any equipment that is out of place.
    ANY or ALL issues that are considered "known" issues are reported on this document.
    AKA Status and Conditions.

    The status and conditions can be found on our main website:
    http://lesley.edu/ut/academic
    OR via our blog http://lesleylabs.blogspot.com
  • Event Support
    Lastly, the Labs & Classrooms Division of University Technology will begin the process of working out a policy to support events on campus.  This means hiring new students to track/care for equipment, set-up/strike, and to act as the go-between for planning & implementation.
    Seeing as how no one else will do it or knows how to do it...
    With more than a dozen events under our belt, (2 this year alone), we are well on our way.

    This is a LONG and arduous task, but please have patience as we create policies and procedures for offering this service to the campus.   

  • DEMO STATION DEPLOYMENT
    We are currently working out a proposed pilot program for installing DEMO computers in the black boxes themselves, thus eliminating the need to tote-in a computer for A/V equipped classrooms.    So far, it's pretty hush-hush...
    ****Please check back again later for notices and updates related to this roll-out****
And there you have it, folks...  this has been an update from the Labs & Classrooms Office.
For any questions, please feel free to contact us directly...
labs@lesley.edu

--- Richard Phung
Labs & Classrooms Coordinator
University Technology - Lesley University





Wednesday, September 14, 2011

TECH and YOU SCHEDULE CHANGES

The Tech & You events for September 14, 2011 and September 21, 2011 have been CANCELLED due to scheduling constraints.The next meeting will be:

Thursday, September 29, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
at WOLF 201 (DOBLE CAMPUS)



Visit the FACEBOOK event page.


Please visit our information page:
http://lesley.edu/ut/academic/info.html

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Tech & You - Week 1

Thanks to everyone who came-out for our Tech & You focus group today!

Today, we discussed http://dropbox.com
And how to use dropbox to get your files from anywhere.
A few people brought-in their neat Android and iOS phones and showed-off their apps.

If you were not able to make it out today, no worries! 
We are going to be holding a group every week on a different topic!

Please visit our information page:
http://lesley.edu/ut/academic/info.html

The next meeting will be:
Wed, September 14, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
at SHER 150 (Brattle/EDS Campus)


So stay tuned!

Friday, September 2, 2011

OOPS!!!!
I know, right? 3 days before classes start and we've detected some disturbing news...
We rolled-out a new computer configuration as of June 2011, and only recently discovered that Java WebStart and JRE is NOT installed on the Windows 7 configuration.


The areas that this affects:
ALL Computers in Labs & Classrooms, Laptop Cart, Laptops for Checkout on WINDOWS 7 ONLY.

So... please please please be patient with our office as we work diligently to fix this.
We are working to update everything in the next couple of weeks, so if you are trying to use Java in the labs, you will have more success if you use MacOSX (java is built-in).

Sorry for the inconvenience.