spring17
Kaltura: Kent State's New Online Video Platform
As of January 1, 2017, Kaltura replaced KSUtube as Kent State’s online video platform, a service that enables users to upload, convert, store and play back video content via the Internet. The implementation began in May 2016 with many of the 48,000 video migrations occurring throughout summer. The r…
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New Features Added to KSUMobile
KSUMobile, Kent State’s official mobile application, provides students, faculty, and staff with a myriad of services right at their fingertips. The latest update, released in November 2016, added two great new features that will benefit the university community. Live PARTA bus tracking is an exci…
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Microsoft Office Available to All Faculty, Staff, and Students at No Cost
As of Fall 2016, the Microsoft Office suite has been made available free of charge to all Kent State faculty and staff through an agreement arranged by Information Services with Microsoft. All active full- and part-time employees qualify for the free software on their personal devices* for as long a…
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Free Technology Workshops
As part of the TechHelp family of services, IS offers a wide array of free technology workshops for students, faculty, and staff. What began with 20 workshops has erupted into a semester-long series of roughly 12 workshops each week covering over 40 topics. Offerings include Microsoft Office, Google…
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Lynda.com Online Video Tutorials Now Available to all Kent State Students, Faculty and Staff at No Cost
Kent State students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools, and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education. Access to Lynda.com was made possi…
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Enterprise Applications Training
IS provides training to faculty and staff on many of the university’s enterprise applications. Some training opportunities, such as Unified Communications, Banner Navigation, Empower Timekeeping are for a broad audience to enhance the skills of staff in many roles. Other topics are more specialized,…
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Defending Email Accounts Against Phishing Attacks
Each year, an estimated 17.6 million Americans were victims of identity theft. About 10 percent of them spent more than a month resolving the issues caused by the misuse of their identity. One of the most popular attack vectors used by identity thieves is phishing emails. What is Phishing? Phi…
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Updates to the FlashLine Portal Continue
Since last summer’s debut of the new, redesigned FlashLine, the feedback from the Kent State community has been extremely beneficial. Students, faculty and staff have continued to provide valuable insight regarding their thoughts on the new portal. The My Dashboard feature has been well-received …
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