Archive for October, 2003
October 31st, 2003 by Shohreh Bozorgmehri
The EEE Web development team has launched a new tool for instructors. DropBox allows instructors and students to exchange files securely over the Web.
Instructors can create DropBoxes and select which folders are inside:
- AssignmentSubmission – All students to instructor
- AssignmentReturn – Instructor to one student
- CourseFiles – Instructor to all students
- SharedStudentFiles – All students to all students
More information on DropBox can be found at: http://eee.uci.edu/help/dropbox/
- Instructors – Instructors will see a link to DropBox in the Course Tools section of each class and on the MyMenu toolbar of the MyEEE Web page.
- Students – Students will see a link to DropBox next to each class that is using a DropBox and on the MyMenu toolbar of the MyEEE Web page.
Should you have any additional questions about Dropbox, or any EEE Tools, please e-mail eee@uci.edu or call x42222.
October 31st, 2003 by Dana Roode
Francisco Lopez
NACS is happy to introduce the newest member of the Distributed Computing Support group, Assistant Manager Francisco Lopez.
Francisco is a double graduate of UC Berkeley. He received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a graduate degree from the Haas School of Business. Francisco was a member of the technical staff at UC Berkeley while an undergraduate and a career employee upon graduation.
Francisco also worked as a system administrator and manager for Inktomi in Silicon Valley and as a system administrator at Ceridian in Orange County before coming to UCI.
October 31st, 2003 by Dana Roode
Many network services are accessible using your campus network identity — your UCInetID. New staff and students use the “Activate” system to initialize their UCInetID and choose a password. Now, the system has been updated to make activation easier. In particular, the process for recovering from a forgotten password is now much simpler.
The previous system required users to negotiate several web pages. Now, all the required prompts are on a single web page, in four sections.
The first section is used to enter personal identification information. The second section permits you to select your UCInetID password. The third section is a new feature, called the Password Reset Question and Answer. By using this feature, you can reset your UCInetID password if it is lost or forgotten. (Previously, it was necessary to come to NACS with a picture ID.) The final section requires users to agree to the UCI Computer and Network Use Policy.
If an error occurs trying to validate the information, or if the password does not meet the required guidelines, then the user is returned to the same page with an error message indicating the problem. All other data entered is restored to avoid re-typing.
To access the activation system and password changers, go to http://activate.uci.edu/
October 31st, 2003 by Kim Gerrard
NACS recently hosted 3 weeks of task-based, hands-on training on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Access.
This annual offering serves dozens of staff and faculty throughout UCI. Morning or afternoon classes are $79 (departmental recharge required) and are conducted using the Mobile Laptop Training Lab in conjunction with the UCI wireless network in the Engineering Gateway Building and other locations on campus.
To view the course outlines and register for future courses, see: http://www.nacs.uci.edu/training . To keep abreast of training opportunities, subscribe to the NACS-Seminars mailing list at http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/nacs-seminars
October 3rd, 2003 by Dana Roode
NACS and the EEE partners held an orientation program on September 24 for new faculty and their staff.
Presentations by NACS staff covered the range of services NACS provides to faculty and staff. Presentations by staff from the Libraries, the Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Registrar’s office completed the program.
Faculty and presenters also had an opportunity to talk one on one regarding individual needs and opportunities for support.
The powerpoint slides from the NACS presenters are available at http://www.nacs.uci.edu/org/documents/IAC2003-PPT-PresentationSlides.ppt
October 3rd, 2003 by Dana Roode
NACS’s Instructional Web Technologies (IWT) congratulates Professor Ann Van Sant for receiving the Web Site of the Year award!
Professor Van Sant, from English & Comparative Literature, was awarded the 2003 Web Site of the Year award on May 29, 2003 at the annual “Celebration of Teaching” awards ceremony conducted by the Division of Undergraduate Education.
The award was presented to Professor Van Sant by Shohreh Bozorgmehri, Manager of IWT.
Professor Van Sant has carefully created extraordinarily rich Web sites for her students. Her English 102B, Restoration and Revolution, which is a requirement for English majors, covers the forty-year period from 1660, the restoration of the British monarchy, to 1700, the decade after the “Glorious Revolution.”
The Web site offers visual images of gorgeous paintings to illustrate the subject matter. It brings wealth of electronic information, resources, links and materials to her students at the click of a mouse for those who need a little more.
NACS awarded her $1000 toward the purchase of computer hardware, equipment, and software products in support of teaching with technology.
You may see Professor Van Sant’s award-winning Web Site at: http://eee.uci.edu/02f/21444/