Information Technology in Service of Teaching, Learning, Research, and Administration. Highlights of OIT Infrastructures for Faculty November 2005

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1 Information Technology in Service of Teaching, Learning, Research, and Administration Highlights of OIT Infrastructures for Faculty November 2005

2 etworking - Wireless/Wired High speed campus backbone Regional/National/International connectivity via SOX/SLR/Internet2 High speed research connections via SLR/NLR Wireless Campus Building Access - including Tech Square Wireless Corridor across Campus User Access to the Georgia Tech LAWN Faculty/Staff Students Guests Visitors

3 igh Performance Computing PACE - campus-wide, high performance computing effort facilitated through the Office of Information Technology (OIT). Commodity computing cluster formed from joint Institute and faculty collaboration and funding. Provision of conditioned space and common services (primarily networking, software licenses, system administration, and file backup Market opportunities and economies of scale

4 igital and Streaming Media Streaming Server/Storage/Formats Digital and streaming media storage is available to all faculty, staff, and departments Store streaming media assets on a centralized OIT server. The server can be expected to have a 99% uptime The server is capable of streaming many different kinds of assets including MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 MP3, QuickTime*, Windows Media, Real Media, and Flash.

5 igital and Streaming Media Encoding Service (Coming soon ) The library and OIT are coordinating an effort to encode media assets such as video and audio tapes for faculty. Once the original media is dropped off at the library and appropriate copyright permissions are obtained they will be digitized and returned to the faculty member. Links to online versions of the assets will be provided to faculty members as well as listed in the library's already existing digital reserves web page.

6 igital and Streaming Media Ad Hoc Capture (On a resources available basis) The Mobile Production Kit is an effort to provide new ways for faculty to provide a richer academic environment and save time and resources. OIT will provide professors an easy method for capturing video and audio assets such as experiments, guest lectures, and demonstrations. These assets can then be added to the OIT streaming server and accessed by students online through library reserves or through a professor's WebCT page.

7 igital and Streaming Media ideoconferencing Service Get videoconferencing support and advice, web stream a video event, and send or receive high quality audio/video to or from a room on campus. Reserve the ITDC Room in OIT for a videoconferencing event

8 ardware and Software Library West Commons Computing Services - Full service joint effort of the Library and OIT Library East Commons - Extension of LWC geared toward Groups and one-to-may collaborations Ground Floor West - Collaboration with the Library, OIT, Advising, and Freshman tutoring. Student Center - Standard computing cluster

9 oftware Distribution OIT works closely with the Board of Regents' Office of Information and Instructional Technology (OIIT) and other large state institutions to provide licenses at an equitable fee. OIT has programs in place with Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) that permits us to distribute software to all of the 34 University System of Georgia schools. OIT handles the licensing and distribution of requested software applications for the Georgia Tech community.

10 lassroom Support The Office of Information Technology provides hardware and software support for classrooms maintained including: Audio, video, and display technology Laptop data projection VHS/DVD projection slide and overhead projection, and CD playback. Hardware and software assistance can be gained via phone or online request.

11 echnology-enhanced Classroom esign Get advice on technology integration in a new building or room renovation to enhance learning and/or do video conferencing, learn about new products and technologies being adopted in classrooms Get advice on selecting and purchasing audio-visual equipment

12 entity Mgt - Aliasing Each person at Georgia Tech is allowed one alias ending This alias is not another account, but instead an address that will deliver to an existing addresses. aliases can be kept as long as the user has a Georgia Tech account.

13 eaching and Learning echnologies WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 is Georgia Tech s official Learning Management System (LMS) WebCT training sessions for all Georgia Tech course designers, instructors, and TAs Group training One-on-one coaching, and Assistance via telephone or are available Online quick reference support can also be found on the Tech WebCT Website (

14 resentation and Collaboration ools BuzzPort Infrastructure - the Starting Point Collaborative Web Presence Identity Based Calendars Channelized Content BuzzPort as a communications facilitator Seamless Access

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