Teaching, Learning & Research
UIT Training Tipsheets
Posted by Jeanna Morris in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on May 2, 2011
University Information Technology (UIT) has created and posted a number of tipsheets on the following topics: Communication Tools Office 2010 Office 2011 for Mac Web Network Storage UIT Change Control Remote Collaboration Tools Other In order to access these tip sheets, please go to http://training.uit.tufts.edu/tips.asp
How do I access online journals?
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Online journals are hosted by the Hirsh Health Sciences Library and can be accessed at http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/resources/ejalpha.html. Your Tufts username and password or library login ID will be required to access most online journals, as access is restricted to most of these resources.
Spark
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Classroom & Presentation Support, Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research, Wiki, Blogs & Website on April 28, 2011
A suite of communication and collaboration software that includes wikis (Confluence), blogs (wordPress and moveableType), maps, mediaMarkup, podcasts, webConferencing (Adobe Connect), and forums. https://spark.uit.tufts.edu
IClicker / Personal Response System
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Tuft School of Medicine owns the iClicker system that allows the audience to respond to surveys in real-time during a presentation. This service is supported by Educational Media and detailed information can be found at http://go.tufts.edu/clicker. iClicker is installed in the following locations: Behrakis Auditorium within the Jaharis Building Posner Hall Auditorium Dublois Auditorium within [...]
Audio-Visual Consultation
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Provided by Educational Media http://tufts-emc.org/
Live Web Streaming and Room Overflow
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
EMC has Live Web Streaming capabilities in Windows Media, Silverlight and Adobe Flash formats. Perhaps you have seen us at Tufts Commencement or viewed the Tufts Commencement live in the past. We have been developing and extending this service over the past couple of years to include lecture room overflow, live streaming of symposiums and [...]
Media Conversions and Duplication Services
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Provided by Educational Media http://tufts-emc.org/pages/services.php
Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing Equipment and Services
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Provided by Educational Media http://tufts-emc.org/ Video conferencing is available in the following rooms Sackler 802, Behrakis, Jaharis 118, Jaharis 272, and two mobile carts within the Sackler Building. Future installations include Jaharis 508, M+V 105, Sackler 114, Perry Conference Room
Media equipment for seminars and events
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Provided by Educational Media http://tufts-emc.org/
Video and Audio Recording
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 28, 2011
Provided by Educational Media http://tufts-emc.org
Classroom IT Management
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 27, 2011
Educational Media provides support for IT in the classroom. Tufts University School of Medicine has implemented technologies in the classroom, such as podium computers, lecture capture, video conferencing, classroom response systems.
Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
The Tufts University School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Medical Simulation Center is a recently renovated 9,000 square-foot training facility located at 35 Kneeland Street on the Boston campus. The center consists of a 50-person classroom, 12 patient exam rooms, three simulation rooms, four conference rooms, three observation/monitoring rooms, a lounge for standardized patients, and [...]
Resource Reservation
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
Dean Evans Resource Reservation system is currently being implemented as a joint collaboration between HHSL and OIT. The system will primarily be used by the Office of Educational Affairs to assist with classroom reservations.
Lecture Capture
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
The Echo360 lecture capture system includes components that allow the automation of capturing, packaging, publishing, and distributing recorded content. The Echo360 system generates a variety of file-types for playback on the web or on mobile devices. Format types include a full rich-media capture (Flash version), a podcast version (audio-only .mp3 file), and a VODcast, which [...]
Cisco Jabber Video for telepresence
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research, Videoconferencing on April 7, 2011
Tufts provides desktop videoconferencing through a software product named Cisco Jabber Video for Telepresence. To find out more information regarding accounts and software availability, please follow the link below. http://uit.tufts.edu/?pid=761&c=495
Sakai
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
Sakai is a open−source learning management system that replaced Blackboard in Fall 2011 for undergraduate students. It is the university platform for teaching, learning and collaboration and Tufts staff, faculty and students are engaged in the Sakai community.
Blackboard
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
Blackboard e-Education platform. A virtual learning environment and course management system. http://blackboard.tufts.edu/
UIT Training Calendar
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
http://training.uit.tufts.edu/calendar.asp
Research Computing Cluster
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
Research High Performance Computing: for researchers in need of computing power, we currently offer a new IBM 60-node cluster with over 500 64-bit cores (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 16 to 48GB RAM per node, Infiniband interconnect). This central service is offered at no cost to clients. A form needs to be completed to request [...]
Educational Media
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 7, 2011
The Educational Media Center supports the education at the Tufts Health Sciences campus in Boston Massachusetts. This includes the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Nutrition. Their services can be requested via an online Order Form and they include the following: Audio-Visual Consultation Media Conversions and Duplication Services Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing Equipment and Services Media [...]