Academic technology services will launch the new version of Moodle on August 19, 2015. This new version of Moodle brings a fresh new look, simplified gradebook, Celly integration, improved turnitin.com assignments, and much more. it is also designed to work much better on mobile devices. As part of the upgrade, academic technology services built new […]
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Academic Technology Roundtable Call for Proposals
The academic technology services office is seeking proposals for the 2015/16 Academic Technology Roundtable, according to Sam Williams, information services. The Academic Technology Roundtable is open to all full-time faculty at the University of Portland. The roundtable will collaboratively research emerging and existing technology tools and plan for the implementation of academic technology for the […]
New Moodle Coming Soon
Good news for the many users of the Moodle Learning Management System: an upgrade is on the way with more features and a fresh new look. The upgrade will take place on August 19 and will replace the current version of Moodle. Users will still login the same way as they do now to reach […]
Making An iBook With iBooks Author, May 28
Faculty, staff, and students who would like to learn to create multi-touch iBooks using iBooks Author are invited to attend a free worksop on Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m., in the Digital Lab of the Clark Library, with Peter Pappas, education (pictured). Refreshments will be served. Pappas has published six of his own iBooks […]
New website – we need your help!
University of Portland has recently selected Hannon Hill’s Cascade Server as the new content management system for UP’s public website, up.edu. The new CMS will replace Sherpa. To coincide with the installation of the new CMS, the University is also making plans to redesign our public-facing website, up.edu, and we need faculty and staff feedback. […]
ATS Workshop: Getting Started with iBooks
Academic technology services will offer a training workshop on how to create multi-touch iBooks using iBooks author on Monday, April 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the library classroom. Peter Pappas, adjunct instruction in the School of Education, will demonstrate features of multi-touch iBooks and the key steps in designing an iBook. Attendees of all tech […]
FileUP Mobile Interface Upgraded
Information services has upgraded the FileUP website (https://file.up.edu), which now provides access to home folders (P: drives) as well department folders (U: drives) through a web interface. Users can reach the site through Pilots and the Go portal. The new version includes a mobile/touch interface. It should detect users’ devices and use the mobile interface […]
Time To Order Fall 2015 Software
Information services will begin creating computer classroom and lab software builds for the 2015 fall semester in April, and must receive software requests no later than Friday, April 3 in order to be included. Computer classroom and lab software builds start from a blank slate, so any software that was available in the previous term […]
Your Voice Matters: Office 365 Evaluation and Demo
Information services is exploring Microsoft Office 365 as a comprehensive set of collaboration tools for staff, faculty, and students at the University of Portland. Feedback from the campus community is an important part of the process of exploring new tools and services to best meet campus needs. All are welcome to check the website at […]
Faculty Speaker Series: Peter Pappas, March 23
The next installment in the Faculty Speaker Series will take place on Monday, March 23, at 3 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom. Peter Pappas, education (pictured), will showcase a variety of innovative technology projects geared to build a network of learning resources beyond the classroom. Some of the student projects covered in the presentation […]