Teaching and Learning Center - UNMVC

New Projectors Going Into Classrooms

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:37:00 +0000

With the goals of better physical, energy and time managment, The Teaching and Learning Center at the University of New Mexico Valencia Campus is proud to announce over the next two weeks we will be installing 18 new projectors through out the campus. Additionally, with our close working relationship with Epson we are upgrading our older Epson Projectors with new ones that meet our current plans.

All told by the end of this semester we should have 36 new projectors in place that will help us better manage our infrastructure and give us early alerts when bulb lives are nearing their end plus inform us when projectors need cleaning. The projectors all have slightly longer bulb lives than our current 8 year old projectors and have the ability to run at not only high altitude but also run in economy mode to conserve bulb life. With top loading bulbs and network mangability we will now be able to conserve support time by up to 60%.

Which OS Platform Is For You?

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:37:00 +0000

by Anthony Liu

It seems with new innovations and technology, there is also new ways to operate these devices. Today I am going to go over the OS choices available to operate the tablets of today.

The niche for tablets has grown increasingly popular over the last two years. In the beginning Apple introduced the iPad, which revolutionized the industry in what was going to be the new accessory for the social and professional individual. The device allowed users to connect to the internet via wireless or through 3g cell phone connection. This connectivity allowed users to be mobile for the first time with the ability to have any and all online resources available with just one unit. The ease convenience and versatility gave way to many new age workers that were now used to the virtual home office environments and remote options of being productive, without the technical headaches that usually followed after purchasing new age technology. Seeing the demand of the iPad, many other electronic companies followed in the tablet revolution and company after company produced similar looking units, but they lacked the main driving component of the device; the operating system. Here are your choices for operating systems today in the tablet arena.

IOS is the operating system Apple has produced to run the iPad, iPad2 and iPad HD. The environment is very similar to Leopard and is also found on all of the iPhones and iTouch family line. The familiarity of the iOS is the main driving component for the loyalty to the brand. If a consumer is accustomed to using an iPhone or is a Mac user at home, the decision to purchase an iPad is an easy one. The need to learn the new operating system on the iPad is not present. Owning a multitude of Apple branded products means that the Apple functionality is also similar in the way they connect to each other. This is something very important in the tablet environment. Because space is limited to the memory purchased with the model of the unit, having the peace of mind that the ease of connectivity to the unit to a laptop or desktop computer is essential to the use of the unit. If the unit is saturated with pictures, music and apps, the functionality is dramatically decreased due to lack of memory and lack of storage. Knowing that the iPad can connect to your iMac or MacBook compliments the use of the computer or laptop, but also gives the user flexibility on what is on the iPad itself, ranging from pictures to music.

Android is the next tablet option on the list. Android is the operating system owned by Google. This interface for the tablet is a very similar to the operating system on cell phone units that are using the Android operating system. If you are a consumer that has an Android cell phone and are in the market for a tablet, it is very enticing for you as a consumer to purchase an Android tablet because of the familiarity of the operating system. Just like any other software out there, tablet operating systems have different versions along with updates and newer version available for purchase. So, if your cell phone has an older version of Android, picking up a tablet with a newer Android version, you as the consumer will be able to operate the tablet with ease and also be familiar on how to exchange data from the tablet to either laptop or desktop. This will also give you the feeling of the new operating system and may persuade your decision to buy this version. But the ease of mind that you are not going to have to learn how to use your new tablet will also help make you decide on what to purchase.

Windows 7 and soon to be Windows 8 are slowly coming to market. Windows 7 was mainly used on PC’s and laptops with the ability to switch to tablet mode if your hardware allowed it to. All in one units and touchscreen desktops were the only way to access this tablet feature although the medium used was a conventional PC. Windows 6.5 Phone and later Windows 7 Mobile was the Microsoft version of the mobile OS market. Microsoft was an innovator with the use of social media and integration of the mobile market. What Microsoft did was allow the user the ability to connect to their own social network, Xbox Live, through their own software through a mobile device. Not only could you glance at your phone and see who was online, you could check your emails live, place a call and be able to connect to the internet through your phone. I know we are talking about pads here, but the medium that used the Windows 7 and Windows Phone were always PC’s and cell phones; a pad was not present for the market niche Microsoft was looking for. But wait. Windows 8 is on the brink of emerging as a new computer OS that has the ability to have a complement to the traditional PC; a touchscreen tablet. This OS is completely based on the idea that the OS will be used by a laptop or PC with touchscreen capabilities. The idea is that the tablet will complement the PC or laptop, not replace it. Until the official release is available, Windows 8 will have to wait.

Next OS on the market for a tablet is Web OS. Web OS is an operating system that was developed by Palm. The operating system was purchased by HP and used in all their touchpads. The touchpad was introduced in the early stages of the tablet revolution and HP decided to withdraw from the tablet niche and dropped the touchpad. The touchpad is very simple to use and had its own following in applications and uses. The largest attraction for these units was the price. When HP announced the decision to not enter the tablet market, they dumped their inventory to the public and sold the units for $99.99 for the 16 gig and $149.99 for the 32 gig. Regardless of the lack of presence of familiarity of the Palm OS, many people jumped to purchase this because of the price. The unit had all features expected of a pad; WIFI, GPS, touchscreen and ability to read MS documents. This flexibility and generous price makes up for the unfamiliar OS. These units can still be purchased second hand and at a reasonable price. On a positive note, these devices have an open source code which allows the end user to use applications designed by everyday users without the limitations of the original OS.

Alternatives to the tablet are also available. The Kindle Fire is a reader priced at $199.99. What makes this unit different form the other units is that it is considered an e-reader. Essentially, it was developed to house digital books and digital reading material. It also has the ability to connect to WIFI and use a conventional web browser along with the digital reader. The unit has touchscreen capabilities and also a large number of applications for download. Another option available for consumer purchase is the Nook. It is also considered an e-reader and priced below $199.99 depending on the model you purchase. It is mainly used as a digital reader for the digital book-worm. It has WIFI, but again is more for the digital book environment consumer. If entertainment is the main reason for your tablet interest, one of the two listed above may fit your needs better than a tablet and also your budget.

The tablet market is not an easy market to enter. Looking into the different OS options can be confusing, but being informed about specifications on what you desire as a consumer will help you determine the best fit for you needs. The one factor that may weigh the most in considering a tablet will be the cost of the unit initially and the cost of a data plan. Purchasing a tablet without cellphone connectivity will limit your freedom because WIFI is not always available and sometimes it may require a password to get onto the network. This can be addressed by purchasing a tablet with the ability to have 3g or 4g LTE coverage. This option allows data to be accessed by the unit at any time anywhere cell phone connectivity is available. This option is an add-on to the tablet and also carries an extra charge from the data carrier as a data plan to the tablet. The iPad family has 3g and 4g LTE along with WIFI connectivity available through AT&T and also Verizon. The Android tablets that have carrier capabilities are marketed through the data providers. For example, the tablets that are available through T-Mobile have a data plan along with the purchase of the unit, which usually has a two year contract. Or the tablet can be purchased outright with no contract. HP’s touchpad does not offer 3g or 4g LTE connectivity; neither do the Kindle Fire or Nook, but these units are purchased outright and are not committed to a data contract. Windows 8 tablets are not available yet, so we will have to wait to see the options on these tables. These options are up to the consumer, so be wary of your tablet purchase and please don’t purchase for the sake of a purchase. These are luxury items and if finances do not permit, purchase a unit later into the year and be mindful of what you need and not what you want.

Apple iPad new 4G 32gb $729.00
Apple iPad new WiFi 32gb $599.00
Apple iPad new WiFi 16gb $499.00
Apple iPad2 WiFi 16gb $399.00
Lenovo Ideapad Tablet K1 64gb $519.00
Samsung Galaxy 32gb $469.00

The matrix above lists prices for available units. Remember that the prices listed only reflect the cost for the unit, not the cost of operating the unit with a current data plan. As stated before, these are considered luxury purchases not essentials.

Welcome to the Teaching and Learning Center

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Welcome to the
Teaching and Learning Center
At the
University of New Mexico Valencia

By Philip Leimbach, MCT

Things are changing again at the T&LC. Last October we were awarded a new Title V grant from the US Department of Education. This new grant is a Co-Op with New Mexico State University Grants in Grants, New Mexico. The scope of this grant is primarily two fold. First, it is set to help us reach more students via online teaching initiatives. Second, the grant is designated to help us start a Game Design and Simulation degree program. The new grant also meant we added new people to the department.

Online Teaching Initiatives are designed to increase our campuses online visibility with not only an increase in online classes but also an online advisor and online senior tutor. By increasing our online class offering, we are making a dedicated effort to bring a high degree of quality instruction to our students. While this might not be easy for the students at first, the program should arm the instructors with knowledge to overcome many of the obstacles that our lower income students face. With the new online advisor and tutor, the students will have even more tools to excel in the world of higher education.

Our program manager Dr. Najib Manea who is using his Masters in Computer Science is heading the Game Design and Simulation degree program. With the help of the Digital Media Arts program Dr. Manea is trying to design a program that will not only prepare students for jobs in the exciting field of game design but will also give the students a firm foothold in achieving higher academic success once they have finished their Associates Degree. With plans to give the students both strong backgrounds in Game Art and Game Programming, the hope is that our students will provide future employers with a top quality employee.

We have added many new names to the Teaching and Learning Center. Besides Dr. Najib Manea and Philip Leimbach, MCT we have added Jennifer Abers as our Program Coordinator, Maisie Baca as the Online/Dual-Credit Advisor and Anthony Liu as our new User Support Analyst II. However, we are waiting to add more including a new Online Tutor and a Game Design and Simulation Faculty member. We hope they are in place before the end of this school year.

So as the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of New Mexico Valencia continues to grow, we hope you like the changes and that the changes we implement lead to a higher quality of education.

A Quick History of Microsoft Windows

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:29:00 +0000

By Philip Leimbach, MCT

For those who are not Information Technology people and who do not know the basic history of Microsoft Windows here is a simple breakdown of the different versions of Microsoft Windows over the years.

The 1980’s brought us Windows 1.0 through 2.1x, while Windows at this time was still a huge experiment a few new ideas had made their way to the public eye. Multiple Windows allowing for cooperative multitasking was one of these ideas. But, since Windows was barely a dream the Apple II (MAC System Software 1.0-3.0) ruled the roost.

The 1990’s quickly changed the Desktop Operating System game with the introduction of Windows 3.x systems. Like many long time Windows users, Windows 3.11 was my first real foray into the Windows systems and began a long term work relationship. In 1995 Microsoft began what would become the biggest breakthrough in Desktop Operating Systems when it introduced Windows 95 to the general public. Windows 95 was the first real effort at Plug And Play devices (PNP) with the idea you could take any printer or other device and simply plug them into a computer and “poof” it would magically work. While it was a great idea, it still doesn’t always work like that.

Home computing continued on through the year 2000 with the introduction of Windows 98 which had some improvements over Windows 95 and of course the dreaded Windows ME.

Enterprise computing is where Microsoft would make their biggest splash with the 4th edition of Windows NT called Windows NT 4.0. Windows NT 4.0 quickly gained favor over a then flag bearer of Novell Netware who at the introduction of Microsoft NT server had a 90% market share. Microsoft was able to quickly outpace Novell not only because of an outstanding marketing campaign but also because Microsoft used TCP/IP networking protocol which enabled Microsoft to easily connect to the internet. In 2000 Microsoft introduced Windows 2000 which was an upgrade of the Windows NT 4.0 system and had a much cleaner feel to the user interface as well as other enhancements.

Now where it gets confusing for most people is with the introduction of Windows XP in 2001. Windows XP introduced different flavors such as XP Home and XP Professional. One obviously made for general consumer while the other was made for an enterprise environment. Since Windows XP has been the vanguard of the Microsoft Desktop Operating Systems for ten years now it was not without its issues when first released and by many accounts was not considered a stable platform until after its update called Service Pack 2. Once Windows XP became a “stable” platform it became the Operating System of preference to most standard computer users and is still one of the more popular operating systems.

In 2006 Windows Vista was released and quickly shocked the IT world. After our first install of Windows Vista many IT professionals quickly had flashbacks to Windows ME, it was a huge resource hog that liked to crash just because it could. Many of us who had tested the first Beta version of Windows Vista were quite shocked at how unstable Vista turned out. In fact many IT Professionals, especially Small Business consultants recommended companies not move up to Windows Vista unless they were buying a new computer.

2009 brought us Windows 7, what many believe Windows Vista should have been from the beginning. Windows 7 is much more resource friendly and so far appears to be much more stable. It has many enhancements built to the operating system to make it much prettier than Windows XP but more user friendly than Windows Vista. Windows 7 is much nicer to laptops especially netbooks and has been ported over to cell phones in an attempt to match Apples iPhone and Google’s Android Phone System. With Windows 7, pretty much just drop in a couple of gigabytes of RAM (Random Access Memory) on an average video card and your good, Vista just was not that kind.

What I forgot about the servers, no, not really. After Windows 2000 the servers and the desktops had a parting of the ways. Servers are now called by the year they are supposed to have been released. As of today while a majority of Servers are still Windows Server 2003, the most current flavor is Windows Server 2008 R2. Oh and trust me there are still plenty of Server 2000 systems in the enterprise. But does any of this matter to a non IT guy, no really does it?

The future holds some interesting avenues. I have seen snippets of Windows 8 and to me it really looks like Windows Phone 7 in many ways, many are speculating with the extreme and sudden popularity of Tablets that Windows 8 is being geared toward Tablet and Cloud Computing. Of course there is the “Cloud” where very little of your data resides locally. With you having such a small local footprint the devices you are using can be smaller as long as they can get to the internet in order to access the cloud. With AT&T having bought T-Mobile to have immediate access to a much faster network (read 4G network) and all wireless delivery companies building cellular devices into Tablets, the cloud is right around the corner. Don’t worry we are sure Microsoft has a solution for better Tablet Computing (I’m guessing Windows 8 will be their start), heck what do you think Windows Office 365(live) is doing? With all the changes that have happened over the last 30 years all I can tell you for sure is to either love change or hang up the keyboard, because I’m sure in 30 more years the 32 gigabyte thumb/flash drive will have gone the way of that super-fast 1.4 megabyte, super small 3.5 inch floppy disk.

Better computing to all

FREE-ACCION – Small Business Workshop

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:39:00 +0000

FREE-ACCION – Small Business Workshop

Please join us on July 15th for a no-cost, informative presentation about Accion and how they may provide access to capital for your business. Money Management International will also have a presentation on financial education and the services they offer. Accion is a nonprofit organization that invests in the community’s most important asset – human potential. They increase access to business credit, make loans and provide training to help emerging and existing entrepreneurs realize their dreams. They service small businesses in more than 150 communities throughout New Mexico. They have term loans from $200 to $150,000.

WHEN: Thursday, July 15, 2010 TIME: 10:00am – 12:00pm

WHERE: UNM Valencia Campus, 280 La Entrada Rd., Los Lunas, NM 87031, CSCC200

CALL: 925-8980 FOR ENROLLMENT or email Ruby, raragon@unm.edu

FREE-ACCION – Small Business Workshop

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:39:00 +0000

FREE-ACCION – Small Business Workshop

Please join us on July 15th for a no-cost, informative presentation about Accion and how they may provide access to capital for your business. Money Management International will also have a presentation on financial education and the services they offer. Accion is a nonprofit organization that invests in the community’s most important asset – human potential. They increase access to business credit, make loans and provide training to help emerging and existing entrepreneurs realize their dreams. They service small businesses in more than 150 communities throughout New Mexico. They have term loans from $200 to $150,000.

WHEN: Thursday, July 15, 2010 TIME: 10:00am – 12:00pm

WHERE: UNM Valencia Campus, 280 La Entrada Rd., Los Lunas, NM 87031, CSCC200

CALL: 925-8980 FOR ENROLLMENT or email Ruby, raragon@unm.edu

Welcome to a new decade.

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:27:00 +0000

Welcome back to a new decade and the start of the Spring 2010 semester! We hope you like some of the changes we've made, in part with help from the STEM grant.

Classroom/Lecture Capture - We have installed 31 Classrooms with Lecture Capture devices, called Media Site this product is from Sonic Foundry. These classrooms have been setup with stationary cameras and microphones. All you have to do is setup a schedule with the Teaching and Learning Center and teach like normal. In addition we have 3 rooms on campus which have stationary cameras and microphones but are setup for mobile capture devices. This is a great tool to help your students study and we at the TLC are more than happy to get you started.

Podiums - 9 Classrooms now have new podiums. We have installed (we feel) easier to use podiums in rooms that had limited instructor areas before. The new podiums were installed in 2 science labs in the Academics building and the remainder where installed in the numerous Computer Classrooms in the Business, Occupational and Technologies Building. These podiums match what we had previously installed in the Vocational and Technical Building.

New Projectors - With all of the technology upgrades going on we were also to install and add new projectors to some rooms. This will really help the campus in the future as we have streamlined our makes and models of projectors to just a few. Additionally the new projectors are much more energy conscious than the projectors they replaced and the bulbs should last twice as long. Wow, a little more green and much more cost effective, what more could you ask for?

New Document Camera - Yes, we had to replace some of the old Canon and Elmo Document cameras. We chose a brand called AverMedia. Most of the AverMedia Document Camera have a much smaller foot print and will be less intrusive into the teaching area while still delivering a high content Doc. Camera.

Online Learning Platform - The Teaching and Learning Center is aggressively working on an Online Teaching Certificate for current faculty. With Dr. Najib Manea, PhD working on theory and design, Philip Leimbach, MCT is working on applications and tools. Call us today to find out more 505-925-8556

We hope you all have a great semester! If you have any problems please do not hesitate in calling us 925-8556

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:48:00 +0000

Have You signed up for your Teaching and Learning Center Classes yet? Here is the schedule so find something you might like and email us at tlc@unm.edu and we will get you scheduled.

Dates Semester Kickoff Classes Time
01/12/10 Web CT 9-11am
01/12/10 Using Smart Boards & Sympodiums 11-12pm
01/12/10 Clickers 12-2pm
01/13/10 Groupwise 9-10am
01/13/10 Classroom Capture Refresher 11-12pm
01/13/10 Groupwise 3:30-4:30pm
01/14/10 Clickers 9-11am
01/14/10 Using Smart Boards & Sympodiums 11-12pm
01/14/10 Web CT 12-2pm
Dates Online Learning Courses Thursdays
Jan 18 - Feb 19 Beginning Online Instruction 12-2pm
Feb 22 - Apr 2 Design & Development of Online Courses 12-2pm
Apr 5 - May 7 Online Instruction Assessment 12-2pm
Dates Skill Developmental Classes Mondays
1/25 - 2/22 Microsoft Word 2007 Level 1 12-2pm
3/1 - 3/22 Microsoft Power Point 2007 Level 1 12-2pm
3/29 - 4/26 Beginning Web Design (NOT Dreamweaver) 12-2pm
Dates Bring Your Lunch and Learn Tue & Wen
Jan 26 & 27 Using Lecture Capture for Class Success 12-1pm
Feb 2 & 3 Blogs in the Classroom 12-1pm
Mar 2 & 3 Portfolio Building Blocks 12-1pm
Apr 6 & 7 Introduction to Digital Communications 12-1pm
May 4 & 5 Introduction to Camtasia 12-1pm

Schedule your Classes for Lecture Capture

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:47:00 +0000

With school starting in just over a week now is the time to schedule your classes for lecture capture. Give your students one more important and easy tool to use when studying. Here is all you do:

Email the following information to tlc@unm.edu

1. Your Name
2. Your Email
3. Class with section #
4. Start time and day (ex. Mon. & Wed 11:30-12:45) NOTE: this is what time your recordings will start and stop, if you need to adjust your times slightly please list those times (ex. 11:40-12:45)

We will schedule your classes, set up a media catalog for each course which will have a URL that you can paste in WebCT or on your website and we’re off to the races.

Virtualizing

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:53:00 +0000

So I'm sitting here tasked with checking out virtualization. Sure I've used MS Virtual PC's and Servers for my MS Training courses. I was pretty good at loading them and using them. But really not the ideal platform for real life use. So off on the search I go!

So what to use? Xen, Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft or other? Wow, who just through the bag of skittles into my search?

So what am I looking for? Free, inexpensive, easy to learn, setup and manage Virtualization Desktop that can manage Windows XP-7, Mac Tiger-Snow Leopard, and Linux Ubunutu, SUSE, Red Hat and most others, not including FreeBSD. Really I don't think I'm asking for too much. This is only going to run a small section but hey I want what I need!

Film Making in New Mexico

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:23:00 +0000

Yesterdays guest lecture Karen RedHawk Dallett presentation on "Let's Make Movies: New Mexico's Coolest New Industry" was packed. Over 100 people and not just students showed up. The theme, write write write then collaborate. Pretty cool deal and we can't wait to see what else they bring to campus!

New happenings

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Lots of new stuff here on Valencia Campus to add to the huge raise in new faces.

Room C-108 is live and overflowing with Math Students. Check out the new podium in there, it is nice! B-111 just had it's new podium delivered and we will be installing it on Friday to go along with the new Organic Motion Graphics Stage. More new podiums are on the way. Rooms B-124 & B-118 will be getting new podiums installed on Friday as well. Wow I told you lots of new stuff!

& Man lots of new faces on campus!

Lecture Capture Systems In place

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:48:00 +0000

We now have Media Site Capture systems in place throughout campus. Are you ready to add a new dimension to your teaching repertory? With more labs to have Lecture Capture installed this coming month we hope you try out this new system. The Teaching and Learning Center will be offering classes on the Capture Technology through out the Fall semester.

Wondering which rooms are wired with the Media Site systems? Well here is the list of rooms that are ready to record:
A124
A125
A127
A129
A131
A133
A140
A141
C101
C103
C111
C113
H101
H103
H105
H108
H111
V111
V120
and our lab LRC141

With close to another 15 rooms to be installed. So we hope your ready to try out this cool new tool that can benefit you and your students.

Classroom Capture part B

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:48:00 +0000

How many classrooms do you have lecture capture in? Besides finances what else is holding you back? When we are done this summer we will have 33 of 43 classrooms setup for classroom capture in some configuration. We plan to use it as a study tool and a distance education enhancement. Are we headed down the right road?

Transparent Communications with employees and employers

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:04:00 +0000

I've been seeing lots of workshops and post about have transparent collaborative communications between Employers and Employees. Question I have is that such a good thing?

Sure we want great communication streams between the hired hands and the bosses. But, rarely is that the case. So when corporate gets on their high horses and demands more transparent communications I think they're missing one very important element. If employees are telling the companies what they think and their immediate bosses either do not communicate why ideas or bad or why ideas can not be implemented or show disdain for employees who speak up then it is my thought that by the nature of the beast you will only create a larger rift between management and employees. Remember it is the employees who are the engine of the company. You might do the steering but you're not going anywhere without a water pump or carburetor.

Now if they do not want that rift leave things as they are and forget all about the transparent communications. Or if they truly want to move communications through the channels as quickly and as smartly as possible, then you need to review each and every management person and cull out those who are still in the ancient mode of shut up and work or leave. Just my thoughts.

TLC Classes Nearing End of Semester

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +0000

The Teaching and Learning Center classes are nearing the end of the semester. Next Tuesday myself and Najib will be in Albuquerque for a full days worth of Microsoft training. Najib will also be out of the office the last week of the month. He will be at a Sonic Foundry seminar learning more about our Media Site systems. The Media Site Systems are staged and should be live before the summer semester starts.

In topics classes on the Podcasting class remains. It will be held next Monday (4/20/09) only!

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is still in full swing, however the Outlook 2007 class has been canceled. Currently it is under discussion whether or not we will have summer Microsoft classes. If you really need them let us know.

Reminder Photoshop CS3 does not end until May 7th. We will be upgrading our Adobe suite after that class.

Only three Seminar classes remain, they are: Adobe Connect, Web CT and Developing an Online Class. Have you completed these classes yet?

Lastly, OSET will be on campus April 30th to do some training. Get with Jami Huntsinger if your interested in more information.

Good Morning from the Blogging 101 Class

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Say good morning class.

Child Care Center Closing

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:20:00 +0000

News yesterday that the Child Care Center here on Valencia Campus will be closing due to lack of funds. I know it may be one of the most used services on this campus. Too bad seeing the kids (best students?) leaving campus I know lots of our students needed their services.

One bright point with it is our nursing program (new) will be moving into the child care center after it is refitted.

What Classes?

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:40:00 +0000

So I guess no one likes MS Outlook 2007. Dang, cool program. So we will be running a "very" abreviated course schedule this summer. What classes are you interested in seeing?

Too many tools?

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:34:00 +0000

2nd life, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, are there too many tools out there? I know we can use them but how? Then you add blog's and wiki's, sometimes to much to keep up with!

Burning DVD's

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Burning DVD's of the multi-media presentation I put together for Miriam Gustafson. How come Vista does not like to burn DVD's? Been through 3 already and not one "good" copy yet!

Class'

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:37:00 +0000

We have a few classes that have just started. Have you signed up for your classes from the Teaching and Learning Center?

Also, anyone interested in specific topic classes next fall please let Philip know. leimbach@unm.edu or 5-8556 on campus.

Distance/Online Education

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:20:00 +0000

With new markets needing to be explored how many of you are interested in developing skills for teaching Online and or Distance Education courses? How many of you are working on these very issues now?

Did you know?

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:14:00 +0000

The Teaching and Learning Center has staged 27 Sonic Foundry Capture systems in classrooms throughout campus? With the goal of having them ready for lecture capture by the Summer semester.

In addition there will be additional rooms wired with cameras an microphones for mobile capture systems!

Are you ready?

VOIP hardware vs. Software

leimbach@unm.edu (Philip Leimbach, MCT) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:57:00 +0000

Want to know the difference in Software and Hardware VOIP? Check out what Cisco has to say: