Over the summer, the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) completed a major overhaul to 16 Journalism Building classrooms, half of which received a full facelift (fresh paint, flooring, lighting and furniture). OTDI was also involved in installing and wrapping a Framery soundproof pod in Hale Hall and upgrading 3D printers in the Enarson Digital Union.
AWS Campus Invent is a one-day, educational event that brings the experience of an AWS conference to your institution. Spend the day with a team from AWS—comprised of higher education industry leaders and solutions architects—and learn about cloud computing while working backwards from your needs and priorities.
Join this event to learn how AWS can help modernize research. Together, we’ll explore topics like storage, data analytics, and security in a classroom setting through interactive discussions and labs. You’ll gain hands-on experience with AWS services and access to AWS office hours.
BuckeyePass, powered by Duo Security, is Ohio State’s method of multi-factor authentication, assisting in keeping our systems safe and helping us stay ahead of security threats. Starting September 20, faculty, staff and students will see the new Duo Universal interface when accessing university systems. Duo Universal offers enhanced security measures and accessibility improvements.
On Friday, August 26, 2022 BuckeyeBox related applications will be removed from all Managed IT Services (MITS) devices. Following the retirement of the BuckeyeBox service and the...
The webpages for Data Services information managed by the OTDI Data and Analytics team, have been reorganized into the OTDI Offerings webspace. You can now use it.osu.edu/data as a starting point for learning more about the Data Services toolset and other related information.
The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) is offering new tools, including student access to Adobe Creative Cloud. This semester, you may notice a variety of updates to existing tools, such as an automated transcription service available in Mediasite. There is also a new process for your students to follow in order to connect their personal devices to secure Wi-Fi.
The next round of software updates is now available to install for OTDI-managed workstations via Software Center (for Windows PC) or Ohio State Application Self Service (for Mac). The IT Service Desk will remotely deploy these updates on Friday, August 19 which will require you to restart your machine and/or close applications. You can make these updates at your convenience prior to Friday via your appropriate software update application to avoid interruptions that could occur from an automatic update.
In September, Lynne Sanbe and CK Bhatia will join The Ohio State University as Chief Applications Officer and Chief Data Integrations Officer. Lynne joins Ohio State from Temple University, where she has served as Associate Vice President of Information Technology Services, Applications, and Data since 2007. CK joins the university from Farm-Credit Mid-America, a financial services company where he served as the Chief Data Officer.
The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) is leading a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an enterprise-wide media platform to support teaching and learning at the university.
Ohio State has been using Mediasite to manage lecture capture and media distribution since 2014. A lot has changed since the university last engaged in a competitive bidding process for a media platform. Our online and hybrid student population has grown, and the technology landscape is very different. Our goal is to ensure the university has the most accessible and user-friendly platform available, making it easy for instructors and students to record and edit media and share it in CarmenCanvas and elsewhere.
