CITations

March 9, 2007
No. 187

CITations is a report featuring information technology-related news of interest to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members, graduate instructors and the staff who support them. CITations, published twice a month, is an electronic service of the ITS Teaching and Learning division.

UNC Listserver and UNC Webmail Down March 10
Another Lenovo Battery Recall
Open Source/Open Standards Talk
Dan Reed Gives Talk in Second Life
SILS Talk on Using Second Life in the Classroom
March Scholarly Communication Meeting
Workshop on Using Images in your Teaching
Doctorow Talks Archived and Available Online
March 2007 CTL Courses
TLT Conference Accepting At-the-Door Registrations
UNC ITS Staff Presenting at TLT Conference
News from ibiblio
February 2007 Issue of TL Infobits
Express your Interest in a Campus License for Vectorworks
Computer Tips
CBT Spotlight: MS Office 2007
ITS LearnIT Workshops
Conference Announcements
2007 CITations Publication Schedule
How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to CITations

UNC LISTSERVER AND UNC WEBMAIL DOWN MARCH 10

Both the UNC Listserver complex (listserv.unc.edu) and the UNC Webmail system (webmail.unc.edu) will be completely unavailable on Saturday, March 10, 2007 beginning at 8:00 a.m. These systems will be relocated from Phillips Hall to the new ITS-Manning building. We anticipate this move will take the entire day to complete.

-- ITS Messaging Systems

As previously reported (http://its.unc.edu/tl/citations/citations186.php#1), voice mail will also be down on March 10.

ANOTHER LENOVO BATTERY RECALL

Batteries in certain R, T, and Z series ThinkPad notebook computers have been recalled by Lenovo. This battery recall is not related to the Sony battery recall of September 2006.

The recall applies to extended-life, 9-cell lithium-ion battery packs. The specific models identified in the recall are: R60 and R60e Series; T60 and T60p Series; and Z60m, Z61e, Z61M and Z61p Series.

For more details see http://its.unc.edu/news/2007/03/01/lenovo_march_recall/.

OPEN SOURCE/OPEN STANDARDS TALK

Bob Sutor, IBM Vice President for Open Source and Open Standards, will give a public talk about IBM and open source and open standards. All area faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

When: 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Where: Room 116, Murphey Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill

For details on Sutor, see http://www.sutor.com/newsite/cv.php or http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/.

DAN REED GIVES TALK IN SECOND LIFE

Dan Reed, UNC-Chapel Hill Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO, will talk on "Computing the Future: The 3D Net," a live presentation in Second Life. "Ten years -- a geological epoch on the computing time scale. Looking back, a decade brought the web and consumer email, digital cameras and music, broadband networking, multifunction cell phones, WiFi, HDTV, telematics, multiplayer games, and electronic commerce. What will the coming decade of technology advances bring to education or research?"

When: 1:00 p.m. EST (or 9:00 a.m. PST/Second Life Time) Friday, March 16, 2007

Where: Second Life, New Media Consortium Campus, Gonick Amphitheater
http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/114/100/26

You will need to have Second Life installed in order to attend the presentation via your computer. You are welcome to attend a large-screen viewing of the presentation in Room G102, ITS Franklin (440 W. Franklin St.)

SILS TALK ON USING SECOND LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM

The School of Information and Library Science is sponsoring a lecture by Second Life's Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins on "Creating Authentic and Engaging Community-Oriented Learning Spaces: Using Second Life in Higher Education Classrooms."

Educators have much to compete with these days. How can we keep students engaged in learning when they have pockets filled with iPods, phones equipped with instant messenger and streaming video, and a high-tech laptop sitting on their desk? The answer is to not compete but rather to utilize the technologies students are already using into the learning environment. Second Life is a unique space that brings audio, video, 3-D immersive spaces, and social networking into one lively and creative space. Using Second Life for higher education allows educators to engage students in authentic collaborative learning that appeals to a wide variety of learning styles and personality types. This workshop will walk participants through the basic mechanics of Second Life and the pedagogical approaches helpful for making the most of this immersive learning space.

When: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Monday, March 26, 2007

Where: Room 205, Undergraduate Library
Space is limited to 50 attendees; all food and drink are absolutely forbidden in the room.

Sarah Robbins is a Ph.D. Candidate at Ball State University. For more information see her websites:

Second Life Education Research: http://www.secondlife.intellagirl.com/
Home page: http://home.intellagirl.com/
Research: http://home.intellagirl.com/research.html

MARCH SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION MEETING

The program for the UNC-Chapel Hill Scholarly Communication Working Group's March brown-bag lunch meeting is "City Walls & Roman Urbanism." Jeffrey Becker, acting director of the Ancient World Mapping Center, will discuss his work on the importance of city walls as a means of exploring early phases of Roman urbanism and shedding light on larger issues of the city in the Roman world.

When: 12 noon - 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Where: 2nd Floor Conference Rooms, Davis Library

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend this talk.

The Scholarly Communication Working Group is sponsored by the Odum Institute. For more information about the group, go to http://www.unc.edu/schol-com/.

WORKSHOP ON USING IMAGES IN YOUR TEACHING

Thoughtful selection and presentation of digital images can result in a more engaging experience in and outside of the classroom. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and ITS Teaching and Learning are co-sponsoring "Creating Focus: Acquiring and Using Digital Still Images in Your Teaching." In this workshop participants will

-- be introduced to simple but necessary technical information associated with digital still images

-- discuss basic techniques for creating visual emphasis, and

-- explore the importance of using effective imagery in instructional contexts.

When: 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Where: Room 207, Undergraduate Library

DOCTOROW TALKS ARCHIVED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE

If you missed the Cory Doctorow talks on February 22, you can see or hear them online.

Cory Doctorow at UNC-Chapel Hill
"Pwned: How Copyright Turns Us All into IP Serfs"
http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/speakers/doctorow_07/ (video)

Cory Doctorow at Duke
"MySpace to Homeland Security: Privacy and the Totalitarian Urge"
http://www.randomsignal.com/index.php?post_id=185479 (audio)
or
https://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/duke.edu.1130861018.01130861020.1280558118?i=1675471235
from Duke iTunes (video)

Also available:
"Mentally Contaminated: Doctorow and Jones"
An interview/discussion between Cory and ibiblio director Paul Jones.
http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/05/mentally-contaminateddoctorow-and-jones (video)

MARCH 2007 CTL COURSES

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) March course schedule for our "Explorations in Teaching Workshops" is now available. All workshops are held in Room 205, R.H. House Undergraduate Library, from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. For descriptions of the open-enrollment workshops and to register for events, go to http://ctl.unc.edu/cal.html.

March workshop offerings include:

-- The Emotional Labor of Teaching
-- The Job-Search Teaching Portfolio
-- The Promotion/Tenure Teaching Portfolio
-- Peer Observation of Classroom Teaching
-- Teaching in Summer School
-- Humor in Teaching

-- Center for Teaching and Learning
316 Wilson Library
tel: 966-1289
email: ctl_unc@unc.edu

TLT CONFERENCE ACCEPTING AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATIONS

If you are still undecided as to whether or not to attend the TLT (Teaching and Learning with Technology) Conference, please note that last minute registrations will be accepted at the registration desk on the day of the conference.

The conference provides a productive forum to network and exchange information about the effective use of technology for teaching and learning. This annual event emphasizes timely topics of particular interest to UNC campuses from effective current practices to emerging technologies. We welcome participation from people with a broad variety of interests and with any level of TLT experience, from newcomers to those at the leading edge.

When: March 21-23, 2007

Where: Hilton North Raleigh, Raleigh, NC

For more information about the conference or to register, visit the TLT Conference website at http://conference.unctlt.org/.

-- Hilarie Nickerson, Program Coordinator
UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative
tel: 919-787-2848
email: hil@northcarolina.edu

UNC ITS STAFF PRESENTING AT TLT CONFERENCE

Information Technology Services' Megan Bell, Tim Harper, and Larissa Schraff will present "The ITS Teaching and Learning First Partners Program: Content Designed for the Digital Native" at the TLT Conference this month. For more details, see http://its.unc.edu/news/2007/02/22/tlt_2007/.

NEWS FROM IBIBLIO

ibiblio.org, one of the oldest World Wide Web Internet sites and one of the largest digital libraries used by millions of people, is now being served to the world through the N.C. Research and Education Network (NCREN) Data Center at MCNC. The move, which began last fall, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the hub of NCREN at MCNC in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park was not noticeable to the users who make an average of 14 million information requests each day, but founder Paul Jones said users will take note of future improvements. For more details, see http://triangle.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=110748.

Since 1985, MCNC has developed and operated the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) in collaboration with the University of North Carolina's 16 campuses. The fiber-optic, private network is dedicated to research and education, providing a statewide network backbone to foster innovation. For more information, visit http://www.mcnc.org/.

FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE OF TL INFOBITS

TL Infobits is an electronic service of the ITS Teaching and Learning division. Each month TL Infobits provides educators with brief notes on new and useful instructional technology resources. To subscribe go to http://mail.unc.edu/lists/read/subscribe?name=infobits.

Articles in the February 2007 issue (http://its.unc.edu/tl/infobits/bitfeb07.php) include:

Sharable Course Content Website
New Journal on Information Literacy
Higher Education Copyright Blog Launched
Comic Book on Copyright Law
Technology and Lifelong Learning
University Press Statement on Open Access Scholarly Publishing
Infobits Tag Cloud

All back issues of Infobits are available on the Web and are searchable at http://its.unc.edu/tl/infobits/index.php.

EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST IN A CAMPUS LICENSE FOR VECTORWORKS

The ITS Software Acquisition office has been asked to investigate a volume license for Vectorworks, a software tool that provides "professional design solutions for the AEC, entertainment, landscape design, and machine design industries." For more details see http://www.nemetschek.net/. Pricing will depend on the campus interest in this product.

If you are interested in the purchase of a license for Vectorworks, send email to software@unc.edu by March 13, 2007.

-- Kimberly Middleton, ITS Software Acquisition
email: kimberly_middleton@unc.edu
tel: 962-5266
Web: http://software.unc.edu/

COMPUTER TIPS

You can find computer tips in issues of the University Gazette (http://gazette.unc.edu/). Look for them in the Information Technology Services columns.

For more computing assistance, contact the Information Technology Response Center, Undergraduate Library.
Walk-in Hrs: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Submit a help request on the Web: https://www.unc.edu/ar-bin/remedy.pl
Tel: 962-HELP -- 24 hours/7 days a week
ITRC website: http://help.unc.edu/

CBT SPOTLIGHT: MS OFFICE 2007

Interested in learning about Microsoft Office 2007? If you are subscribed to the computer-based training (CBT) service, you can take advantage of self-paced courses and online technical references for free. These resources are in addition to courses announced previously that focus on a first look at the 2007 suite (http://its.unc.edu/tl/citations/citations184.php#11).

Current CBT subscribers can access these courses by searching for "2007" after logging into the service. Any faculty, staff or student can subscribe to the CBT service by following the instructions at http://cbt.unc.edu.

ITS LEARNIT WORKSHOPS

There are still spaces available in the following LearnIT workshops. To read a workshop description or to register for any of these workshops, go to http://help.unc.edu/tracs/. For a list of other workshops, point your Web browser to http://LearnIT.unc.edu/ and select the link to "Current Schedule of Workshops."

If multiple dates are listed, the workshop is offered on each of those dates.

WebFocus MRE (Beginning WebFocus users with FRS data)
March 14
March 21
March 27
March 29

Web Authoring with Mozilla
March 23
April 20

Calendar (Oracle): Getting Started
March 28

Web Authoring with HTML
March 30
April 27

ConsiderIT: Immersive Learning Environments
April 10

Web Authoring: Page Styling with CSS
April 13
May 4

ConsiderIT: Instructional Uses for Facebook
May 16

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Stay informed about technology conferences with the CIT's "Education Technology and Computer-Related Conferences" at http://its.unc.edu/tl/guides/irg-37.php and "Calendar of World-Wide Educational Technology-Related Conferences, Seminars, and Other Events." The calendar is at http://confcal.unc.edu:8086/.

2007 CITATIONS PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

January 12 & 26
February 9 & 23
March 9 & 23
April 13 & 27
May 11 & 25
June 8 & 22
July 13 & 27
August 10 & 24
September 7 & 21
October 5 & 19
November 2, 16 & 30
December 14

CITations welcomes announcements from all UNC-Chapel Hill campus organizations involved in instructional and research technology. To have an announcement considered for publication in CITations, send email to Carolyn Kotlas, kotlas@email.unc.edu, or call 962-9287. The deadline for submissions is 11:00 a.m. the day before the publication date.

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