KnightVision to be upgraded on May 29. Great new features will be available!

NOTICE: On May 29 from 7:00 am-5:00 pm KnightVision will be unavailable while CIT upgrades to the latest version of Blackboard. 

New features include:

• A special tab for Blogs and Wikis
• Self and Peer Assessments
• Grade Center changes:
  • Determine Grades and Exemptions
  • Analyze Grades and Reporting
  • Customize the Grade Center
• Content System: Manage work flow
• Discussion Board changes

To learn more consider one of the following:

• Read about it on the BlackBoard website
  
  
• Attend a KnightVision: New Features for 2008-09 LunchByte
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008
  12:10 - 12:55 p.m.
  Meeter Center Lecture Hall
  
  
• Register for the KnightVision: New Features for 2008-09 Hands-on Workshop
  Tuesday, June 3, 2008 (register)
  1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
  HL 122

Access to Spring 2008 KnightVision courses removed Wednesday, May 28 at noon

At noon on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, access all Spring 2008 KnightVision courses will be removed. If you want to reuse any material that you currently have in a Spring semester course, please copy it into your master course prior to that date. Online Instructions for using the Course Copy are stored in the KnightVision Content System. You will be prompted to login to KnightVision before you can view this document.

If you need an extension to this date please fill out and submit an extension form.

If you have any questions please contact Nancy Zylstra x6-6763 or

airCalvin is being replaced with a new and improved CalvinWireless!

As you may have already noticed, wherever you can receive a wireless signal you can now connect to CalvinWireless. CalvinWireless is a new, more secure wireless connection. With CalvinWireless the setup is easier and it holds a wider device compatibility than airCalvin did. airCalvin will be removed sometime in early August, so get a head start and setup the new CalvinWireless today!

View instructions for connection to CalvinWireless, or after viewing your avaiable wireless networks, connect to the calvin_wireless_setup network from your wireless-enabled computer and then open any web browser to be automatically directed to the instructions.

CIT's Summer Workshops and LunchBytes start this week

CIT’s Teaching and Learning Team offers a variety of technology learning opportunities, including faculty development workshops, general technology workshops and LunchBytes, throughout the year. All Calvin faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

• Faculty Workshops are designed to teach faculty and instructors how to use available educational technologies as well as discuss the academic and pedagogical issues involved with effective implementation. These workshops may include a combination of discussion, collaboration, and “hands-on” training, and are typically 2 - 2 1/2 hours in length. Pre-registration is required.
• Technology Workshops are designed to teach participants how to use the most commonly utilized software here on campus, including MS Office, GroupWise and Dreamweaver. These workshops are “hands-on,” and scheduled periodically throughout the year, with most of the workshops being offered at least once during the summer months. Technology workshops are typically 2 - 2 1/2 hours in length. Pre-registration is required.
  
• LunchBytes are offered during the lunch hour and are designed to quickly present a software program or other educational technologies. LunchBytes usually include a demonstration, but may also include some discussion and/or collaboration depending upon the topic. They are designed to be casual, and we welcome the sharing of ideas. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch—whether a brown bag or something from one of the dining areas on campus—and view the presentation while enjoying their lunch. LunchBytes are typically 50 minutes in length.

Workshops and LunchBytes start May 19.

Microsoft Mondays start Monday, June 2

Interested in learning new skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Publisher? This summer CIT's Teaching and Learning team is offering Microsoft Mondays.

Each Monday we'll offer a class in one of the Microsoft products.

Take a look at our schedule and find the Microsoft workshops that fit your needs.