http://oasis.unc.edu daily 1 2008-06-26T20:18:33Z oasis-newshttp://feedburner.google.com http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/technology-and-time-management Jeff VanDrimmelen and Zachary Fisher just recently returned from presenting at Educause in Denver Colorado, an annual international instructional technology conference. They presented a 1/2 day seminar on using technology to be productive. This article includes resources they shared with the audience. No publisher admin-oasis 2009-11-10T14:35:23Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/features-and-innovations-to-consider-when-choosing-an-ereader OASIS' Jeff VanDrimmelen will present at the annual CTC retreat on campus with Chad Haefele from the Davis Library on Friday Oct, 23 from 10-11 in 3205 of the Student Union. This article has links to their presentation, as well as references for those that might be interested in purchasing an eReading device. No publisher jeffvand 2009-10-22T14:33:28Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/research-technology-workshops-odum-institute Do you need to run a survey, or want to do some complex calculations with SAS, Stata, SPSS, or other research software. The Odum Institute offers a variety of FREE CLASSES this fall to get you up and running! No publisher jeffvand 2009-10-05T18:06:23Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/oasis-newsletter-september-2009 The newsletter for this month has articles about getting free departmental website development, trading in those old computers for new ones, as well as some training updates to get you up to speed. No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-30T20:32:20Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/remap-keys-on-keyboards-great-for-netbooks Do you have a Netbook and keep hitting the up arrow instead of the shift key. You can easily remap that up arrow, or any other key to be a shift key with a program called SharpKeys. No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-30T19:33:56Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/flu-proof-your-course Looking for a way to encourage students NOT to come to class and spread the flu. Here are a couple of technology options for you to remotely share your class with your students. No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-28T20:53:57Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/technology-productivity-workshops-october Demands on our time have reached epic levels due to ubiquitous access to communication and information. Employees, clients, students, and colleagues insist on immediate response and engagement. Finding the time to manage resources to interact effectively is increasingly difficult, but solutions exist! No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-25T13:18:13Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/want-to-learn-python OASIS' Stephan Altmueller will be teaching a two day Python programming workshop. This is intended for programmers who want to get up to speed on Python fast. Python is a very flexible general purpose programming language widely used in Industry and Academia. A follow up class covers Web Programming with Python. Learn from an experienced Python developer ! No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-11T20:47:35Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/center-for-faculty-excellence-september-workshops The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE), located in the basement of the Wilson library, has quite a few wonderful workshops in the month of September to help you with your teaching and learning, many of which have to do with using technology in the classroom as well. No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-03T19:36:45Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/email-overload Here at the University we all live in email. Too often we are on way too many listservs and it can get quite overwhelming! Have no fear, there are some things to can do to get out from under the massive load! This article has some general email and productivity tips, as well as links off to some good resources. No publisher jeffvand 2009-09-02T20:23:12Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/oasis-newsletter-august-2009 The focus of our newsletters is to share information about OASIS and other technology resources available to you on campus. Since OASIS provides such a wide variety of services and resources, this issue is devoted to highlighting a few areas we think are of greatest interest and usefulness to you. No publisher jeffvand 2009-08-28T19:49:28Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/august-september-oasis-training-workshops A comprehensive list of all the formal training classes available in August and September from OASIS. We also hold open office hours every Mon-Thursday from 1-4pm in the Howell 05 training "Sandbox." No publisher jeffvand 2009-08-24T14:21:39Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/training/blog/want-to-learn-microsoft-access Have you ever wanted to create a database to keep track of hours, resources, or printing? Perhaps you would like to use an database to organize your research. The sky is the limit! OASIS will be teaching a free 6 week hands-on training course that will meet once a week for an hour and a half. We will watch some instructional videos and then work through exercises together. No publisher jeffvand 2009-08-11T14:51:04Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/beware-of-harry-potter-malware-virus-exploits The evil computer virus guys are at it again, and this time they are preying on all of us who love Harry Potter. Emails, and social networking sites are being inundated with invites to watch the latest version of Harry Potter online for "free." BEWARE! These sites are working to get you to download malware! Read more about the virus and how to protect your computer. No publisher jeffvand 2009-07-17T12:58:45Z Blog Entry http://oasis.unc.edu/home-blog/oasis-sandbox-training-room-howell-05 OASIS is proud to announce the immediate availability of "The Sandbox" Training Space in Howell 05. The "Sandbox" is a training room dedicated to raising the collective technical skill level of the faculty and staff across the college through group and individual training and workshops. It is outfitted with 12 computers with both Windows and Mac operating systems on them, as well as a fantastic whiteboard and projector. No publisher jeffvand Instructional Technology 2009-07-16T18:21:58Z Blog Entry