In response to demand from resident students, over the 2012 summer vacation Information Services has been testing a concept that should allow users to use games consoles on the University network. Before this is made available to all residents it needs to be further tested by real users. Network Gaming Pilot If you are […]
Category: IT News
New PCs in Library with inactivity timeout feature
All of the student open access PCs on Levels 3 and 4 of the Library have been replaced over the summer with brand new machines. This should help address some of the issues raised in the IS Satisfaction Survey re the frequent breakdowns in library PCs. Another frequently made point in the Satisfaction Survey […]
New Information Services Website Launched
Information Services is pleased to announce the launch of our new website on Thursday 12th July 2012. In addition to updating the design and much of the content, the website features a new concept: it tailors content depending on who you are (staff/student/researcher/Highland/visitor), enabling you to access relevant Library and IT information faster than ever […]
Stirling Connect downtime
Stirling Connect will be down for most of the day on Wednesday 20th June to install software updates. The service may appear to be available during the day but don’t rely on the service until after 5pm Simon Booth Connect Administrator
New Module Opening Dates in Succeed
To help spread the load on Succeed when modules open, QEC (Quality Enhancement Committee) has agreed that module opening dates in Succeed can be modified as follows: Up to now modules have opened on the first Monday of semester at midnight, with the students gaining access around 7am when the upload task runs. The new […]
IS Open User Forum – Wed 6th June
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum in the Enterprise Zone of the library on Stirling campus on Wednesday 6 June at 11.30am, to which all are welcome. IT and library representatives in academic Schools and administrative departments, along with Students’ Union representatives, are especially encouraged to attend. Please send any […]
Load balancing for Succeed
Succeed will be going load-balanced at mid-semester. Load-balancing Succeed with two servers will just about double the capacity of Succeed and make Succeed more robust as a single server crashing will not stop the system. Succeed will be down on Thursday 5th April (mid-semester week) to do the necessary work. It will probably be […]
Succeed Downtime
Succeed will not be available between 10am-12noon this Saturday 14th January to install three service packs (sp5, sp6, sp7). Details on these upgrades were given in the last Issue: Â http://intranet.stir.ac.uk/issue/ISSUE87_December2011.pdf (p7) Â Simon Booth Succeed Admin
eLearning Forum: Digital Assessment and Feedback I
This session chaired by Dr Kevin Brosnan will feature presentations from members of the School of Education reflecting on their experiences of marking ‘electronically’.  Kevin will set the scene with an overview of the research into the benefits/drawback of digital feedback. Staff from the School of Education will offer their insights about the advantages […]
FOR STAFF: Winter is coming, get set up to work from home
If we are unlucky enough to encounter more heavy snow this year, one possible option (if your manager is agreeable) is to work from home. Remote desktop allows you to connect from your home PC to your office PC and access all of the software and tools that you are accustomed to using at work […]