Transcript IT Briefing Agenda 9/16/03

Information Technology at Emory
IT Briefing Agenda 5/20/04
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April Action Items
Introductions
Various Updates
Computer Store Update
Blocked Port Process
Blackboard Upgrade
EmoryLink Overview
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Karen Jenkins
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Theresa Goriczynski
Marcy Alexander
NetCom
Adam Lipkin
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Various Updates / Reminders
• eMail alias
– Rollout continues
• Maple migration
– Cutover by July 30, 2004
• ESR form
– [email protected] decommissioned 5/28
• Meeting Maker account disables
• TS announcements
– WINS config changes
– AD Upgrade, retirement of EMORYUNIV
– Reminder of SPAM service
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The Computer Store
• Internal Audit under Mr. William Mulcahy
conducted a review and determined
operation is not fiscally viable
• Goal of reducing temporary buildings on
campus
• Presenting 3 options to President’s
Cabinet
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Options
• 1 -- Leave situation as is – not viable
• 2 -- Define contract negotiation
and procurement in coordination
with University Purchasing and
Follett (Campus Bookstore)
• 3 -- Define contract negotiation
and procurement entirely through
Follett
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Transition Team
• Bill Mulcahy, Chief Audit Officer
• Erick Gaither, Sr. Assoc VP for
Business Management
• Rex Hardaway, Director of
Purchasing
• In coordination with John Ford, Sr
VP and Dean for Campus Life
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Option 2 Details
• Negotiations with vendors for hw
coordinated by Rex Hardaway,
Univ Purchasing
– Dell, Apple, IBM, HP, others
• 200-300 sq ft footprint in bookstore
• Inventory will be sold to Follett
• No inventory maintained on site
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Details
• SDC purchases will be able to be
picked up in bookstore –
arrangements to be worked out
• Staff will be absorbed by
Purchasing or Follett
• Follett will serve as purchasing
agent for campus
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Details
• Transition team will make full
presentation at June 17 IT Briefing
• Questions?
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Port Disable
Process
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Blackboard
(Bb) Upgrade
Adam Lipkin
Academic
Technologies Group
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What is Bb?
• Course (and
Community)
Management System
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Built-in text editor
Test and survey tools
Online gradebook
Discussion board
Chat/Collaboration
Email option (send
only)
– Reporting tools
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Bb’s History at Emory
• Testing began in 1999
• University adopted in 2000
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Courseinfo 4
Blackboard 5
Blackboard 5.5 – current production
Blackboard 6.1
• Over 1200 course sites
– About 40% active each semester
• Approximately 29 organization sites
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Tech Tidbit
• Dual server configuration
– Application
– Oracle database
– Note: add’l dual servers for Tech Svcs & ATG testing
• LDAP enabled NEW!
– Network ID and password
• PeopleSoft feed
– Community access to system NEW!
– Student access to hosted classes per faculty requests
• Guests manually added
– Blackboard authentication fallback
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Migration Details
• Emory’s academic calendar considerations
– Med starts 07/23
– Law starts 08/23
– College and remaining PSs start 08/25
• Downtime
– Friday, 08/20 @ 6:00p.m. thru Monday, 08/23 @
7:00a.m.
• All courses will be migrated
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Blackboard 6.1
August 23, 2004
http://classes.emory.edu
University support:
[email protected]
Password problems:
contact the Help Desk
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Help & Training
• Project 6.1 Web page
– http://www.web.emory.edu/services/blackboard/project6/
• What’s New sessions
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– Review committee (comprised of faculty, staff, and
students)
– All faculty and staff: June 24th & July 27th
– Librarians (private sessions)
– IT Professionals: July 8th
Regular training sessions
Bb Kiosks
One-on-one consultations
Bb online tutorials
– HTML, PDF, and Viewlets NEW!
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Testers – Summer 2004
• EmoryLink (John Ellis,
project manager)
• ITD Intranet (Karen Jenkins,
project manager)
• Live Chem141 class
(Professor Ron Johnson)
• Reviewers testing using
actual content
• Summer online program
participants
– Language Center
– Emory College
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Feedback
• Bb online evaluation form
– http://www.web.emory.edu/services/blackboard/proj
ect6/bb6form.html
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Want to see Bb 6.1!
Test Box
http://classes6.emory.edu
Questions or requests?
[email protected]
Sandra Butler, ATG, project manager
404.727.0541
[email protected]
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EmoryLink
• Campus wide initiative to examine integrated
messaging, calendar, and collaboration
solution.
• Sponsored by Executive Vice President for
Finance and Administration Mike Mandl and
Provost Earl Lewis.
• Project lead is John Ellis, Director of Academic
Technologies & Interim Director of Tech Services
• Goal is to deliver a document with a
recommendation for a campus wide solution.
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Methodology
• Form Advisory Group
– Includes representation from faculty, staff,
students, administration, and IT campus
professionals
• Gather user and business requirements
– Surveys, meetings, town hall discussions, etc.
• Feed requirements into technical design
• Evaluate vendors
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Status/Communication
• Advisory Committee Formed
• Website (under construction)
http://www.emory.edu/EMORYLINK
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NetCom
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Questions
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