IT News for March, 2012

UD featured in webinar on campus use of i>clickers

Mar 21, 2012 -

Three UD faculty members and an IT staff member will discuss the use of "clickers" at UD in an internationally broadcast webinar on Thu. March 22.

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UD Communication instructor utilizes technology to enhance teaching

Mar 15, 2012 -

University of Delaware communication instructor Carolyn White Bartoo utilizes Skype in the classroom to allow her public relations and advertising students to communicate with professionals.

“I use Skype primarily for guest speakers, to bring in people in the advertising industry who work around the country in big cities,” Bartoo said. “It helps me get really cool, exciting, high-end guests to come in just for 15 minutes or a half an hour.”

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New phishing scam hits UD: Email with subject “Your Webmail Account is on Restriction” is fraudulent

Mar 8, 2012 -

If you receive email with the subject line “Your Webmail Account is on Restriction,” delete it. Do not click any links in the message.

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Telephone version of scareware phishing scams reported in area code 302

Mar 7, 2012 -

A telephone variant of scareware phishing scams has landed in Delaware. Bottom line: Do not trust any unsolicited phone calls or web browser pop-ups related to computer infections (viruses, trojans, spyware, malware).

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Google Apps at UD unaffected by Google privacy policy changes

Mar 2, 2012 -

Google's new privacy policy went into effect on March 1, 2012. However, it does not affect core services in UD's Google Apps for Education accounts.

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Professor Lian-Ping Wang discusses value of technology in classroom

Mar 2, 2012 -

As Lian-Ping Wang, professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Mechanical Engineering, read through his online course evaluations from last semester, it was clear that his students had benefitted from his use of UD Capture in the classroom.

“From the feedback I got from online evaluations, students really like it,” Wang said.

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IT News for March, 2012

UD featured in webinar on campus use of i>clickers

UD Communication instructor utilizes technology to enhance teaching

New phishing scam hits UD: Email with subject “Your Webmail Account is on Restriction” is fraudulent

Telephone version of scareware phishing scams reported in area code 302

Google Apps at UD unaffected by Google privacy policy changes

Professor Lian-Ping Wang discusses value of technology in classroom

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