http://edtech.rice.edu Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:47:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Podium Computer Access Restrictions http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/10/05/new-podium-computer-access-restrictions/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/10/05/new-podium-computer-access-restrictions/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:09:44 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=691 New Podium Computer Access Restrictions

Beginning Monday, October 8 at 10PM, IT will implement the new nightly lock down window (10PM-6AM) that allows access to classroom podium computers only with a valid, personal NetID.
Please contact the Help Desk (713.348.4357) for classroom questions
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]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/09/19/owl-space-login-issues/feed/ 0 OWL-Space outage, Friday Sept 14, 202, @ 5 AM http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/09/13/owl-space-outage-friday-sept-14-202-5-am/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/09/13/owl-space-outage-friday-sept-14-202-5-am/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:04:42 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=671 IT will be performing maintenance on the OWL-Space servers on Friday, Sept 14, at 5 AM to address issues that surfaced after the VM system outage. We advise users to logout before 5 AM. While the system will remain reachable, users that are logged in or who log-in during the maintenance period may lose their sessions and work. The system should return to full service by 6 AM.

]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/09/13/owl-space-outage-friday-sept-14-202-5-am/feed/ 0 OWL-Socrates outages Wednesday and Saturday http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/28/owl-socrates-outages-wednesday-and-saturday/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/28/owl-socrates-outages-wednesday-and-saturday/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:46:17 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=663 Wednesday upgrade message for IT-Alerts:

Panopto, the system supporting OWL-Socrates, will be offline for a software upgrade on Wednesday night, between 10PM and 11PM.

OWL-Socrates is used by Rice instructors to video-capture their lectures, notes, and white boards.  During the upgrade, these videos will be unavailable.

Updates will be posted to the IT web site: it.rice.edu.

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Saturday upgrade message for IT-Alerts:

Panopto, the system supporting OWL-Socrates, will be offline for a hardware upgrade early Saturday morning,  between 7AM and 8AM.

OWL-Socrates is used by Rice instructors to video-capture their lectures, notes, and white boards.  During the upgrade, these videos will be unavailable.

Updates will be posted to the IT web site: it.rice.edu.

]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/28/owl-socrates-outages-wednesday-and-saturday/feed/ 0 IMPORTANT: Help requests after e-mail loss http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/22/important-help-requests-after-e-mail-loss/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/22/important-help-requests-after-e-mail-loss/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:01:28 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=657 New! Approximately 30% of Rice faculty, staff and graduate students lost access to their email account late Tuesday, August 21.  Access has been restored for most of these customers. If you sent mail to the Help Desk or IT staff members and do not receive a reply within 24 hours, please re-send your message. ]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/22/important-help-requests-after-e-mail-loss/feed/ 0 ALERT for Students: Can’t Log in to Email? http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/15/alert-for-students-cant-log-in-to-email/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/15/alert-for-students-cant-log-in-to-email/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:14:59 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=606 Rice University Students: If you are having problems with your e-mail login please consult this document.  Remember, Rice Students are now on GMAIL, as part of the rice.edu Google Apps implementation.

]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/15/alert-for-students-cant-log-in-to-email/feed/ 0 iforgot.rice.edu texts password reset PIN http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/10/iforgot-rice-edu-texts-password-reset-pin/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/10/iforgot-rice-edu-texts-password-reset-pin/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:26:40 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=595 Can’t get into your email? Forgot your NetID password? If you registered your cell phone as an emergency contact number in ESTHER, you can get iforgot.rice.edu to text a reset PIN to your phone. Use the PIN and link to enter apply.rice.edu and reset your NetID password or set up your Rice Google password. Contact the Help Desk for additional assistance: 713.348.4357.

]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/10/iforgot-rice-edu-texts-password-reset-pin/feed/ 0 The 100,000 student classrooms http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/07/the-100000-student-classrooms/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/07/the-100000-student-classrooms/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:47:22 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=586 In this video, Peter Norvig presents a handful of practices used to engage students in a MOOC.  There is no reason why what works for 100,000 will not work for 45.

]]> http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/07/the-100000-student-classrooms/feed/ 0 OWL-Space Course Management Training for Fall 2012 http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/03/owl-space-course-management-training-for-fall-2012/ http://edtech.rice.edu/2012/08/03/owl-space-course-management-training-for-fall-2012/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:33:30 +0000 JadeRider http://edtech.blogs.rice.edu/?p=580 Starting O-week, several training sessions about OWL-Space will be held for instructors.  Whether you are just learning OWL-Space, want to employ advanced techniques, or get an update on what changed this summer, check out the scheduled classes at:

http://owlspace.rice.edu/training.html

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  • August 1st from 5:00 am-11:00 am
  • August 8th from 5:00 am-11:00 am

These outages are scheduled to upgrade the database system, and the application that runs Rice’s course management system,

For a list of new features, please look at this page.

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