News and Updates
Fall 2011
- Staffing updates. A number of staffing changes occurred over the summer - click to read the full list. For the executive summary: welcome to Andrew Fish and Kyle McCoy, both of whom will be working in Tech Central (Tower 3rd floor).
- Moodle. MassArt is switching its primary learning management system tool from Blackboard Vista to Moodle. Over the summer a team of Technology staff, led by Hubert Hohn, worked closely with faculty who had been teaching in Blackboard to migrate their courses to Moodle. Access moodle at moodle.massart.edu and login with your NetID. For faculty desiring more information, contact Hu Hohn at 617-879-7289 or hubert.hohn@massart.edu. For students needing assistance, please contact Tech Central at x7888 or helpdesk@massart.edu.
- Equipment refresh. Faculty laptops scheduled for replacement this year are being distributed in early September. Staff computers scheduled for replacement will be scheduled in January. For further information, contact Andrew Fish at 617-879-7884 (andrew.fish@massart.edu).
- Gmail. Beginning in January, MassArt will be migrating its email system to Google Apps for Higher Education, a free service offered by Google for colleges and universities. More details will follow; click here for the announcement sent to the MassArt community in July 2011.
Contact Tech Central for all your technology needs: they're your first point of contact and will help you locate the services you need. Visit them on the 3rd floor of the Tower, call them at 617-879-7888, or email helpdesk@massart.edu.