Digital Digest: January 2017

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Digital Digest

January 18, 2017

The New Year is a natural time to assess what is and to dream about what could be. Envisioning those future possibilities is the foundation of higher education. It’s a great privilege to award Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) grants and partner with Business and Finance to award Tech Hub grants that enable faculty and students to explore and innovate, while events like Science Olympiad and CoolTechGirls inspire the next generation of pioneers. I’m looking forward to our future as we work on ambitious plans set forth for us this year to help you achieve your goals.

- Mike Hofherr, Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Online Programs Rank High

U.S. News & World Report 2017 Rankings

This year’s U.S. News and World Report’s rankings for Best Online Programs features Ohio State in prominent standings. For bachelor’s programs as a whole, Ohio State’s online offerings maintained their top ten status, ranking No. 8 this year. Our online Engineering graduate programs leaped from the No. 25 to No. 18, and our online graduate Nursing offerings ranked third, climbing up by one slot since last year. We’re proud of the strong student engagement, impressive faculty credentials and robust student support services that make Ohio State’s online programs great. Learn more about what makes Ohio State Online rank among the best in the nation.

Diversity and Inclusion

Building a Diverse IT Team

Ohio State’s technology groups are committed to an inclusive workplace. We recently launched a three-phase plan to successfully attract, hire and retain a diverse team of highly-talented IT professionals in support of Ohio State's 2020 Vision.

Winter Break Improvements

Creating Better Classroom Experiences

While classrooms are void of students during winter break, they are far from empty. ODEE’s Learning Environments team has updated 12 rooms for the spring semester and deployed nearly 60 new computers across campus. With more than 360 classrooms supported across campus, breaks are critical times for this team to make changes.

2017 Ohio Science Olympiad

Call for Volunteers

Ohio Science Olympiad boosts the interest of middle and high school students in STEM fields through active, hands-on participation. ODEE manages and hosts the annual Ohio Science Olympiad state tournament, which will be held on Saturday, April 1. We are calling on YOU to help us make this event a success for the bright minds coming to campus this spring. Learn more about the event and sign up to volunteer with us in April!

CarmenCanvas Improvements

Customer Feedback Incorporated

When we set out to improve our CarmenCanvas support resources for spring 2017, we gathered feedback from the users as a first step. We asked instructors questions about awareness of our support service offerings, effectiveness of these services and what new services would be helpful. Based on the feedback received, OCIO and ODEE are working together to improve our support resources for the Canvas LMS in time for the start of spring semester.

CoolTechGirls

Enterprise Security Guides Future IT Pros

In its continuing efforts to cultivate the cybersecurity professionals of the future, Enterprise Security hosted CoolTechGirls’ “Think Like a Hacker” event with several area businesses in early December. After a short lesson in cybersecurity, participants used their newly-gained knowledge to tackle a problem similar to one that a security professional might need to solve in real life.

DATES AND DEADLINES

January 24

Webinar: Copyright Considerations in an Online Course

January 30

Submit to present at Innovate 2017

February 1

Deadline to submit State Authorization Advisory Committee nomination

STUDENT TECH GRANTS

Tech Hub Grant Recipients

This autumn, Tech Hub awarded $10,000 in grants to support student tech projects from across the university. Learn more about the winners listed below on the Tech Hub blog.

Visual Translator - Henok WeldeMicael

Space Launch Simulator - Ohio State Rocket Team

Physics is Beautiful - Hiran Wijesinghe and Nicolas Scozzaro

We look forward to sharing the progress of these projects throughout 2017.

ALX GRANT recipients

Congrats to the Newest ALX Grant Cohort

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) announced the 13 projects that received its 2016-17 grants. These projects span many academic areas, and are estimated to save students nearly $400,000 on course materials.

Affordable Learning Open Impact Grant

Lisa Raiz and Lois Stepney
College of Social Work

Amy Jauch
College of Nursing

Affordable Learning Exploration Grant

Darcy Hartman
Department of Economics

Ryan Jennings
College of Veterinary Medicine

Mary Sterenberg
School of Communication

Book Launch Grant

Mary Faure
Materials and Manufacturing Sustainability

Sree Satyapriya
College of Medicine

Lauren Squires
Department of English

Camilla Curren
College of Medicine

Textbook Affordability Grant

Audrey Begun
College of Social Work

Mark Rubinstein
School of Music

Jenny Sheldon
Department of Mathematics

Zhiguo Xie
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Click here to learn more about the ALX grant recipients and their projects!

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