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Be Recognized For Innovative Teaching with Oncourse CL

Faculty: Have you engaged your students in new ways using Oncourse CL? Share your story by applying for the Teaching with Oncourse CL Innovation Award, offered by Sakai and IBM.

The Sakai partnership is looking for teachers who use Oncourse CL (Sakai) technologies not only to make the teaching process more efficient or productive, but also to transform students' educational experiences through innovative applications.

If you win, you will receive a trip to Paris to participate in an award ceremony and a project showcase at the ninth annual Sakai Conference. If you are unable to travel to Paris, you will receive an honorarium and have opportunities for an electronic presence at the conference.

For more information or to apply, go to: http://openedpractices.org/twsia

Don't Fall For Fake "IU" Email

Spammers send out millions of phishing emails trying to trick people into divulging passwords, personal information, account numbers, and more.

To help distinguish between spam and official IU communications, keep in mind that UITS will never ask for your passphrase -- in person, over the phone or chat, or via email.

If an email causes you to worry about your IT accounts, or to doubt whether IU is the actual sender, contact the Support Center as soon as possible:

Email: ithelp@iu.edu
Live Chat: https://ithelplive.iu.edu
Phone (24x7): IUB 812-855-6789; IUPUI 317-274-4357

Remember: Asking you to divulge your passphrase is a violation of university policy. Please report instances of this right away to itpo@iu.edu.

If you ever mistakenly share your passphrase, change it immediately: https://passphrase.iu.edu

For more information, visit: http://kb.iu.edu/data/arsf.html

Your Passphrase Is Your First Line of Defense

For safe and responsible computing, start by taking a couple of simple steps: never share your passphrase, and be sure to change or update it regularly.

Passphrases strike a balance between hard-to-remember but secure passwords including numbers and symbols, and easy-to-remember but less secure passwords with fewer requirements.

You can use simple, short sentences of five or six words with spaces -- so your passphrase can be anything from a favorite song lyric to a reference to a memorable conversation.

UITS is retiring password.iu.edu, so change your passphrase at: https://passphrase.iu.edu/

(Be sure to update your web links for future reference.)

For more information about securing your IT accounts, visit: http://keepITsafe.iu.edu/

Learn Access from Beginning to End

The data management capabilities of Microsoft Access can help you streamline complicated tasks such as managing a departmental budget or tracking data for a class project.

To help you learn to use Access in a comprehensive way, UITS provides an Access End User STEPS Certificate series. The series begins with a workshop covering The Basics:

IUB: Monday, March 31, 1:30-4:30pm
IUPUI: Tuesday, April 1, 9am-noon

The series continues with workshops on Database Relationships, Queries, Forms, and Reports, and a concluding Project Lab for skills integration.

You receive a certificate upon completing any STEPS Certificate series, and paying participants receive a 10% discount if they enroll in all series workshops at one time.

For online schedules, descriptions, or registration, go to: http://ittraining.iu.edu/

Questions? Contact IT Training.

IUB: ittraining@indiana.edu; 812-855-7383
IUPUI: ittraining@iupui.edu; 317-274-7383

STEPS – Simplifying Technology, Enhancing Productivity and Skills

Research Technologies Roundtable: Optimizing Source Code

Why optimize code that already works? This month's Research Technologies Roundtable centers on the time-versus-gain trade-offs of optimizing source code. Discussion will also include case examples from Big Red users, as well as simple tricks and possible pitfalls related to coding.

What: Research Technologies Roundtable
When: Thursday, March 27, 12:30-1:30pm
Where: IMU Persimmon Room and ICTC Room 497

(Videoconferencing equipment will broadcast to the IUPUI location.)

Got an idea for a topic? Send your suggestion to: researchtechnologies@iu.edu

Get An Online Certificate In Distance Education

Faculty and staff: You are eligible for a substantial discount on the online Certificate in Distance Education program.

The program provides an overview of planning a distance education system and facilitating a high-quality learning experience for students at a distance. Participants will explore:

• Distance education within a variety of contexts
• Systematic approaches to distance education delivery and evaluation
• The best technologies for achieving your learning objectives

The next IU Certificate in Distance Education program will take place from May 27 to July 22. The usual cost is $567, but full-time IU faculty and staff pay only $250.

To learn more about the Certificate in Distance Education, visit: http://scs.indiana.edu/nc/decert.htm