http://www.queensu.ca/its ITServices RSS Feed Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:35:32 EDT news The Project Portfolio Office has pleased to introduce the PPO dashboard, an at-a-glance overview of the projects currently being tracked by the PPO. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/april2013/ppodashboard.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/april2013/ppodashboard.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:37:54 EDT news Effective June 18, 2013, ITServices will be discontinuing dial-up service. Over the years, the use of dial-up service has been declining and there is an increasing number of alternate service providers available in the local area. This change will enable ITServices to realign resources toward more value added service offerings. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/dialup.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/dialup.html Fri, 8 Mar 2013 02:24:18 EST news Recycle IT Games took place Tuesday, March 5, 2013 and was a great success! http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/recycleit.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/recycleit.html Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:33:32 EST news ITServices is looking for a few Queen's students who are interested in working on web content this summer. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/summerjob.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/summerjob.html Tue, 5 Mar 2013 04:29:22 EST news Each year, the New Media Consortium (NMC) collaborates with experts from around the world to predict trends in global emerging technologies. This year's NMC has teamed with EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) and has released the 2013 NMC Horizon Report. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/horizonreport.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/horizonreport.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 08:15:36 EST news Drop off your e-waste at the first ever Recycle IT Games, and play games to win prizes! http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/greenfest.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/march2013/greenfest.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:15:24 EST news As of Wednesday, February 13, 2013, the IT Support Centre will be extending its telephone support hours to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/february2013/itscphonehours.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/february2013/itscphonehours.html Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:51:37 EST news There will be a planned network outage on Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/february2013/networkoutage.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/february2013/networkoutage.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:42:05 EST news On Saturday, January 26, undergraduate students were successfully migrated to Microsoft O365. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/O365launch.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/O365launch.html Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:50:55 EST news Georgia Tech "Cyber Security Threat Report" summarizes top security threats of 2013. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/security.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/security.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:34:11 EST news Undergraduate student email is migrating to Microsoft Office 365 on Saturday, January 26, 2012 at 12:01am. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/O365.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/O365.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:47:57 EST news From time to time we experience unplanned system or service outages that cause a significant disruption to normal operations. In these instances, ITServices will produce an Incident Report that summarizes the issue and resulting action items. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/incidentreport.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/incidentreport.html Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:32:14 EST news For Winter Term 2013, ITServices will be offering small, informal Electronic Classroom Information Sessions. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/electronicclassroominfo.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/january2013/electronicclassroominfo.html Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:26:23 EST news In April 2012, Queen's faculty and staff were invited to complete a Customer Satisfaction Survey. The results of the survey are now available. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/november2012/survey.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/november2012/survey.html Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:45:53 EDT news Gartner Inc., a leader in information technology research, has predicted the top ten strategic technology trends for next year. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/gartner.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/gartner.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:14:04 EDT news Queen's has been ranked at the top of medium-sized universities for student satisfaction with technology in the Globe and Mail's "Canadian University Report". http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/studentsatisfaction.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/studentsatisfaction.html Wed, 3 Oct 2012 01:57:12 EDT news What Do Technology Experts Agree Higher Education Will Adopt This Year? http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/nmchorizons.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/october2012/nmchorizons.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:44:23 EDT news Find out when Electronic Classroom Information Sessions will be held for faculty members for Fall Term 2012. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/electronicclassroominfo.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/electronicclassroominfo.html Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:07:04 EDT news You are cordially invited to join us on Thursday, September 6 for a showcase of teaching & learning technologies. Registration required. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/professorgadget.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/professorgadget.html Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:46:01 EDT news Check out the Campus Computer Store's Back-to-School 2012 Promotions! http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/ccstore.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/august2012/ccstore.html Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:22:03 EDT news Find out 7 things to know about 3D printing and how it can be useful for education. From EDUCAUSE's "7 Things You Should Know" series. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/3dprinting.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/3dprinting.html Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:52:49 EDT news Apple has annouced that anyone can now post materials and create courses on iTunesU. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/itunesu.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/itunesu.html Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:22:20 EDT news Our website documentation for these services has now been consolidated under the Queen’s Email and Calendaring Services main page. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/emaildocumentation.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/emaildocumentation.html Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:19:14 EDT news After much discussion, Queen's University has announced that they are not going to sign the new Access Copyright License. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/accesscopyright.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/july2012/accesscopyright.html Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:57:22 EDT news Follow these steps to make sure your Facebook privacy settings are up to date. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/june2012/facebookprivacy.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/june2012/facebookprivacy.html Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:03:45 EDT news The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed four professors to share their thoughts on teaching Massive Open Online Courses. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/june2012/discussteaching.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/june2012/discussteaching.html Tue, 29 May 2012 12:25:53 EDT news EDUCAUSE presents the top-ten IT-related issues facing higher education institutions, as identified by the EDUCAUSE IT Issues Panel. Panel members frame each issue with discussion and a set of strategic questions. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/toptenitissues.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/toptenitissues.html Mon, 28 May 2012 11:01:33 EDT news "Queen’s University has indicated it will be signing a letter of intent to accept the model licence agreed on between the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Access Copyright." http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/accesscopyrightintent.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/accesscopyrightintent.html Fri, 25 May 2012 05:40:01 EDT news ITServices is pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Galbraith, Faculty of Medicine, is the winner of an iPad 3 tablet. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/rafflewinner.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/rafflewinner.html Wed, 23 May 2012 06:11:47 EDT news The next phase of network structural changes planned for summer 2012 is happening this week. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/networkchanges.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/may2012/networkchanges.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:07:09 EDT news A special computer game is as effective for treating adolescent depression as one-on-one counselling with trained clinicians, Australian researchers report in the British Medical Journal. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/computergame.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/computergame.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:29:04 EDT news A number of improvements are being planned for the Queen's network service this summer. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/networkimprovements.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/networkimprovements.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:43:36 EDT news Our next set of information and training sessions about the new email and calendar system is called "Bye-Bye OCal, Hello Outlook!". Learn more and find out how to register. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/byebyeocal.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/byebyeocal.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:19:37 EDT news The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Access Copyright announced today that they have negotiated a model licence that will allow universities to reproduce copyright-protected materials in both print and digital formats. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/accesscopyright.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/accesscopyright.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:23:14 EDT news Queen's University has entered a campus-wide agreement with Microsoft for both Windows upgrades and the current version of the Microsoft Office Suite (Windows and Macintosh). http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/microsoft.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/microsoft.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:48:25 EDT news Subscribe to a weekly email bulletin to stay in the loop about the email and calendar migration for staff, faculty and graduate students. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/its-bulletin.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/april2012/its-bulletin.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:59:08 EST news CIO and AVP (Information Technology Services) Bo Wandschneider is a co-author of the EDUCAUSE article, "Filling the IT Leadership Pipeline: A Panel Discussion". http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/pipeline.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/pipeline.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:41:39 EST news The 2012 Horizon Report is now available. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/horizonreport.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/horizonreport.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:48:28 EST news New Media Consortium Names 10 Top ‘Metatrends’ Shaping Educational Technology http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/nmctrends.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/nmctrends.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST news Winter 2012 ITServices Newsletter http://www.queensu.ca/its/newsletters/winter2012.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/newsletters/winter2012.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:27:41 EST news Since the original information about new department codes was published in November 2011, changes have been made to the new tree structure. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/deptcodechanges.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/deptcodechanges.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:49:05 EST news From The LectureTools Blog: 5 Ways to Use Your iPad to Teach in the College Classroom http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/teachwithipad.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/february2012/teachwithipad.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:16 EST news From CBC News: Tablet and e-book reader ownership takes off - adoption of devices nearly doubles within a month. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/tabletownership.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/tabletownership.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:28 EST news From CBC News: Google's new plan to link user data across its email, video, social-networking sites has come under fire from critics who say it's an invasion of privacy because of the sheer volume of information collected and the inability of users to opt out. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/googledatamerge.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/googledatamerge.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:11:14 EST news The ITServices Workshop schedule for Winter 2012 is now available online http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/winterworkshops.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/winterworkshops.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:20 EST news A recent incident of information theft at a Canadian university highlights the need for safeguarding personal information stored on laptops and mobile devices kept in offices or taken off Queen's premises. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/protectdata.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/protectdata.html Tue, 3 Jan 2012 02:43:28 EST news For Winter Term 2012, ITServices will be offering Electronic Classroom Information Sessions for any faculty members who wish to have an introduction to the equipment and interfaces in our electronic classrooms. http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/electronicclassroominfo.html http://www.queensu.ca/its/news/2012news/january2012/electronicclassroominfo.html