Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.... Freeman Dyson
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://www.ncsu.edu/it/essentials/ 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.
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/).
"Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design" (Jeff Han, 2006)
From TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference (1984)
NC State's enterprise-level Learning Management System (LMS) is WebCT Blackboard, Wolfware is the Web-based course management environment that simplifies the development and delivery of online course content, and Elluminate live! is NC State's videoconferencing environment.
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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Digital Scholarship & Publishing Center (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dspc/)
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Digital Media Lab (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dml/main.html)
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Usability Research Laboratory (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/usability/).
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.
"The BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess" (Anand Agarawala, 2007)
From TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference (1984) 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.
√ iteacher: NC state-developed program brings Web 2.0 to the classroom (mar. 12, 2009)
√ friday institute leads state pilot initiative to provide broadband connectivity to all k-12 nc schools (mar. 7, 2007)
√ researchers create tiny devices that can propel themselves in liquid, perform other functions
(feb. 12, 2007)
√ nc state’s friday institute partners with technology companies to advance 21st century skills in education (apr. 5, 2006)
√ scientists develop technology to enable high-performance computing (Jan. 6, 2004)
√ education grant will help teachers use technology (Oct. 16, 2003)
√ mentornet program opens wide world of technology to teachers (Sep. 11, 2003)
√ nc state's Bitzer wins emmy award for plasma screen technology (Oct. 3, 2002)