nc state's computing environment
Unity Distributed-Computing System http://www.ncsu.edu/it/essentials/your_unity_account/): State-of-the-art operating environment based on over ten years of research at Carnegie Mellon (the ANDREW system) and MIT (the ATHENA system): See http://oit.ncsu.edu/n/oit-services-students for more information about your Unity account, antivirus and security issues, e-mail and messaging details, lab access, minimum computational requirements, licensed software available to NC State students, etc. See http://comtech.ncsu.edu/ for more information about Wireless @ NC State and other student services.
distance education and learning technology applications (delta)
DELTA (http://distance.ncsu.edu/) Distance Education and Learning Teachnology Applications (http://delta.ncsu.edu) offers several useful resources for students new to DE @ NC State (http://distance.ncsu.edu/aboutde/index.html). DELTA offers numerous online instructional resources including
√ Workshops and Seminars (http://delta.ncsu.edu/learn/workshops/)
√ Workshop Materials (http://delta.ncsu.edu/learn/online_training/workshop_materials/)
√ Multimedia Users Group for Teaching and Learning (MMUG) (http://delta.ncsu.edu/learn/interest_groups/mmug/)
√ Instructional Technology Assistant Program (ITAP) (http://delta.ncsu.edu/learn/certificate_programs/itap/)
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Course Templates (http://delta.ncsu.edu/teach/web_development/templates/).
"Technology, properly interiorized, does not degrade
human life but on the contrary enhances it" (Walter Ong)
moodle & wolfware
NC State's enterprise-level Learning Management Systems (LMS) is Moodle. Wolfware is the Web-based course management environment that simplifies the development and delivery of online course content. Elluminate live! is NC State's videoconferencing environment. Moodle is a free, open source LMS designed to help educators create online learning communities.
nc state libraries
NC State Libraries (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu) are leaders in distance learning support: See http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/distance/. D. H. Hill Library also houses the
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Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dspc/)
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Digital Media Lab (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/digital-media-lab)
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Usability Research Laboratory (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/userstudies/facilities/).
office of information technology (oit)
OIT/Computing Services Workshops: http://oit.ncsu.edu/training: See workshop schedule: http://webapps.ncsu.edu/classmate for an updated workshop schedule and http://www.ncsu.edu/it/education/faculty-staff/handouts.php for online workshop materials. Information Technology/Computing Services offers the campus numerous training and educational opportunities.
"Today's children have learned a lesson from their cyborg objects. They cycle through the
cy-dough-plasm into fluid and emergent conceptions of self and life" (Sherry Turkle)
computer training unit (ctu)
Computer Training Unit (http://www.ncsu.edu/ctu/): not free but available to individuals; offers Cisco, Red Hat Linux, Java, etc. certification ($200 - $1000/workshop). See http://www.dcs.ncsu.edu/ctu/schedule.cfm for access to workshops, online classes, and certifications.