Transcript AUC at CSU - Charles Sturt University

AUC at CSU
What is the AUC?
• AUC - Apple University Consortium
• 1984 - Apple entered into a partnership
with 9 Australian universities to form the
AUC (Australia)
• Now - 32 Australian University
Members
5 Associate Members and 1
International Member (India)
• http://www.auc.edu.au/About+the+AUC
What is the AUC?
• Major motivating factors:
• Departments, staff & students could
obtain Apple technology at reduced
prices
• Enable development of innovative
solutions using Macs
• Sharing information and experiences
• Fostering educational development
activities
What is the AUC?
• Totally independent of Apple
• Governed by member Universities
• Operates its own programs on its own
behalf
What do the AUC
do?
• Training Programs
• Conferences
• Resources
• Wheels for the Mind
• AUCDF - AUC Development Fund
Training Programs
• Technical
• Subsidised training courses for
technical staff in Apple tech
• Generally 2-4 days in length in
major capital cities
• 4 subsidised places each year,
includes travel and accommodation
Training Programs
• Developer
• Training programs for Mac OS X
Developers, basic courses as well
as courses on specific topics
• Python/Objective C
• Ruby for Mac OSX
• REALBasic
• Cocoa
• Xcode
Training Programs
• Creative
• AUC is trying to develop Workshops
for the Creative space
• PodCasting
• HD Video etc
Conference
• Major conference every 24 months in
conjunction with a member University.
Over 200 University staff, academics
and students
• Keynote speakers indicate major
Apple directions and innovations
• Presentations from local presenters
on a wide range of subjects
• Next one in Canberra 27-30 Sep 09
Resources
• Classroom In A Box
• Seeding Equipment
• HD Editing Suite
Resources
• Classroom In A Box
• Two sets of 15 x MacBook Pros
with cables and software
• For not for profit training,
conferences, workshops and
classroom type events
•
http://www.auc.edu.au/Classroom+In+A+
Box
Resources
• Seeding Equipment
• Small pool of Seeding Equipment
for University staff to trial and use
for testing and evaluation purposes.
• Short term loan only (max 3 weeks)
• Currently have MacBook Air;
AppleTV; iPod Touch; EyeFi-Card
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http://www.auc.edu.au/Seeding+Equipme
nt
Resources
• HD Editing Suite
• Short term loan (max 1 month)
• 1 x MacBook Pro 17"
• 1 x Final Cut Express 4 & iLife 08
• 1 x Sony HD Digital Video Camera
• 1 x LaCie 500GB External Hard
Disk
• DV Tapes/Cables/Power Adapters
•
http://www.auc.edu.au/HD+Editing+Suite
Wheels for the Mind
• A publication of the AUC
• Produced by members for AUC
membership & wider audience in
Higher-Ed
• Covers Apple products, issues facing
Universities, case studies on specific
tools, research etc
•
http://www.auc.edu.au/Wheels+for+the+Min
d
AUCDF
• AUCDF - AUC Development Fund
• Innovation Grants
• WWDC Scholarships
• http://www.auc.edu.au/Developer
AUC - Contacts
• CSU AUC Representative
Brian Roberson
[email protected]
• CSU AUCDF Coordinator
Michael Antolovich
[email protected]
AUC - Info
• AUC related info available through:
• AUC Mailing List (
http://www.auc.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/auc-
news
)
• RSS (http://www.auc.edu.au/tikiarticles_rss.php?topicId=2)
• CSU’s What’s New and News
• CSU Mailing List (email Michael to get on it, or
off it)
Summary
ofandBenefits
• MacWorld (Staff only)
WWDC
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Scholarships
Innovation Grants (Development & Seeding)
Technical (Staff only) and Developer
Training
Education Pricing on Apple Products
Seminars and Presentations
Mac Specific Resources
AUC Conference Participation
Professional Networking
Honours Scholarships
Wheels for the Mind Magazine and AUC
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Workshops
Cocoa Feb 2008
Xcode Tools Feb 2008
WWDC Jun 2008
X World Jul 2008
iPhone/iPod Touch Web Apps Jul 2008
DevWorld Sep 2008
iPhone TechTalk Nov 2008
REALBasic Nov/Dec 2008
CreateWorld Dec 2008
MacWorld Jan 2009
Ruby for Mac OS X Feb 2009
WWDC08
• 3 CSU members attended WWDC08 in
San Francisco on Jun 2008
• Richard Newell - Allocated Staff
Scholarship
• James Bekkema - Student Developer
Scholarship
• Michael Antolovich - Competitive
Scholarship
WWDC08
CSU-MUG
• CSU - Mac User Group
• Sufficient interest to start CSU-MUG?
• What sort of things could the MUG do?
• Forum/Mailing List (Mailing List
started)
• Regular/Irregular Meetings (on what?)
• Demonstrate new Hardware?
• Campus based/Cross Campus
• Other suggestions???
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