IT Initiatives FY 13Academic Technology Advisory Committee26 November 2013

I.T. HiringDirector of InfrastructureSecurity OfficerNetwork EngineerSystem AdministratorProject ManagerResearch Computing AssociateResearch – Graduate AssistantLab Support

Equipment InitiativesSoftware License ServerComputer Replace program (300)Lab Upgrades

◦Red Lab – 55 computers◦Mac Lab A – 18 iMacs

AV Upgrades◦Replace Old Projectors

Infrastructure/Security InitiativesISC/GAB technologyUtility Corridor/fiber optic cableEmail Improvement

◦ Migrate 4000 F/S accounts to Office 365◦ Currently about 2500 migrated

Replace network switches◦ VOIP◦ Improved speeds

Telephone/Call Center UpgradeIdentity Finder Site LicenseMobile Device Management toolsIncrease wireless access (200 Aps)

Research InitiativesMGHPCC openingAdditional staffAdditional StorageLicense server and additional

licenses

Instructional InitiativesiPad in the Classroom

◦ Resources: http://ipadclassroom.wikispaces.umb.edu/home

◦ http://blogs.umb.edu/ipadclassroom/

Disciplines◦ Africana Studies, Math, Physics, English, Art, Music, Philosophy,

Anthropology & Hispanic Studies

iPads given to faculty – Africana Studies, Math, Physics, Philosophy & Hispanic Studies

iPad Cart – 15 iPads and is rolled out for the following classes:◦ Anthropology, English, Art & Music

Library Circulation Desk – 4; Faculty 7 Apps -

http://ipadclassroom.wikispaces.umb.edu/Installed+Apps

Instructional InitiativesVirtual Computer Lab (VCL)

◦6 Active Images Office 2010 Office 2010 + SPSS Win 7 + SPSS Visual Basic Red Lab Adaptive Computer Lab Resources

◦Classes that are using the VCL PSY 270 – Laurel Wainwright (SPSS) MSIS 301 – Daniel Shimshak (POM Access) Modeler 15 – Xu Ping MSIS 212 – Gordon Corzine (Crystal Ball virtual access) MSIS 110 – Jonathan Frankel has used the MS Office image on occasion

Instructional InitiativesBlackboard Learn 9

◦Summer 2012 – 4 courses◦Fall 2012 – 83 online + 123 web enhanced◦Spring 2013 – about 160 online

By Fall 2013 we will have ALL courses migrated

Initiatives◦eBooks – Pearson & McGraw-Hill◦Blackboard Mobile App - $6 for life or $2 per year

Issues◦Managing multiple systems◦System Availability- multiple outages in Sept & Oct.

Application InitiativesCampus Portal

(mycampus.umb.edu) Image Now Digitization25 Live/X25 ImplementationService Management system