Debathena Training
John Reed, Geoffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Denys
Wed Jan 19, Fri Jan 21, 05-10:30pm, 3-133
Interested in learning more about Debathena, or possibly becoming a Debathena developer? Attend this workshop to learn how to build Debian packages, work with the Debathena source repository, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Athena environment actually works. The workshop will be held across 2 afternoons, and attendees are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions. Attendees should have some familiarity with Linux and be comfortable with the command line. Knowledge of shell scripting is a plus, but not a requirement. No previous software development experience required. Please bring a laptop with an installation of Debathena, Ubuntu, or Debian. (Virtual machines are fine).
Session 1: Debian packaging from
Session 2: Athena Archetecture
An athena hackathon will be held at SIPB the following Saturday.
Web: http://sipb.mit.edu/iap/#debathena
Contact: John Reed, sipb-iap-debathena@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Student Information Processing Board
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Mobile Devices and Support at MIT
Justin Fleming, Matt Sullivan
Mon Jan 24, 01-03:00pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
IS&T's Mobile Devices Team reviews current and upcoming mobile devices and platforms, including (but not limited to) the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and the iPad. This includes a discussion of their current state of support at MIT, demonstrations of functionality, available resources, and a Q&A.
For more info about support for current mobile devices at MIT, please visit the Mobile Device Ninja at the URL listed.
Web: http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/XQdS
Contact: Justin Fleming, N42-250i, x3-0157, jtflem@mit.edu
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New Discussion Forum Tool on Stellar - An Overview
Ranjani Saigal, Jeanne Chiang, Shan Xu
Tue Jan 11, Thu Jan 13, 02-03:30pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 11-Jan-2011
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A new discussion forum tool has been enabled in Stellar, MIT's learning management system. The seminar will give an overview of the tool and provide some use-cases for effective use of discussion forums in course work.
Contact: Ranjani Saigal, 1-135, x4-8322, ranjani@mit.edu
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Protecting Personal Information @ MIT
Monique Yeaton, Tim McGovern
Thu Jan 27, 01-02:30pm, 4-237 (ROOM CHANGE)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
This session is an update to the 2010 IAP session on Handling Sensitive Data. What has MIT been doing over the last year to help reduce MIT's risk of a serious data breach involving Personal Information? What does each of us need to do in our own offices, and on our computers, to minimize the collection of, and protect sensitive data needed for our business activities? These two main questions will be addressed during this hour-long overview, with an opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion. This is a mostly non-technical session, although we will talk about technology tools that can help in this effort.
Contact: Monique Yeaton, N42-040, x3-2715, myeaton@mit.edu
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Stellar NG Overview & Training
Jeanne Chiang
Mon Jan 10, Wed Jan 12, 02:30-03:30pm, 1-134
Wed Jan 19, 01:30-02:30pm, 1-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to accessibility concerns stemming from the expected snowstorm, the Dec 12th 2:30pm Stellar NG Overview & Training IAP session is being rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan 19th at a time TBD. The specific date and time will be communicated in a follow-up message.
IS&T will be implementing a limited evaluation of Stellar Next Generation in the upcoming Spring 2011 term. This session is primarily geared to those who are participating in our Spring evaluation, but anyone curious about Stellar NG is welcome to attend.
We will be giving an overview of the core functionality of the Stellar NG platform and if time permits, highlighting features that satisfy specific pedagogical needs not yet met by the current course management system.
Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops for hands-on experience during the session.
Contact: Jeanne Chiang, W92, jchiang@mit.edu
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