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The Innovative Ways Duke Faculty Are Teaching Online
Check out this video for a selection of the new and exciting ways Duke University faculty are teaching online on topics like computer science, business, art, health, and engineering. Learn more at https://online.duke.edu and in this Duke Today article.
Control Email (Before it Controls You)
Check out this DukeToday article for tips from Duke experts on how to efficiently tackle your inbox.
Is Your Social Media Account Hackable?
Check out this DukeToday article for recorded Duke’s IT security office tips to increase online account security.
Professional Development Opportunities through L&OD
Duke Learning & Organization Development (L&OD) just announced their course offerings for July – December 2016. For a complete overview of offerings, visit: http://www.hr.duke.edu/training/workshops or browse the LMS at https://vmw-lmsweb.duhs.duke.edu/SabaLogin. Read more on Duke Today.
Also, check their certificate programs to explore the depth and breadth of a particular subject area: http://www.hr.duke.edu/training/programs/certificate/
It’s Back: Add Dollars to Your DukeCard
The Flexible Spending Account, or FLEX, allows faculty and staff to use Duke@Work to add money to their DukeCard through payroll deduction. Once set up, the DukeCard can be used like a debit card at campus, medical center, and hospital dining facilities, stores and gift shops, and vending machines. Read this Duke Today article for the full story.
Crowdsourcing a Virtual Duke Chapel
Since re-opening on May 11, Duke Chapel has welcomed thousands of visitors, many bringing cameras to capture the sights. Read this Duke Today article to check out how students, architectural historians are turning 2D photos into 3D models!
New Service to Safeguard Email
Links and attachments will be scanned before being delivered.
To protect Duke account holders and the university’s network, as of June 1, 2016, OIT will enable a new email security product called Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) from the secuerity company, Proofpoint, to help protect against targeted email attacks and phishing attempts. It works two ways:
- URL defense – scans and rewrites all email urls, and blocks malicious links.
- Attachment defense – scans and blocks malicious attachments.
Most users will not notice any difference. However, all links will now be rewritten by Proofpoint. Once enabled, mousing over a URL will show an address beginning with: “urldefense/proofpoint…” indicating that Proofpoint has reviewed the link. It is still imperative that you continue to carefully choose what they click on.
If the link is malicious, users will see a notification in their browser like the following:
Read more about Proofpoint TAP and how it works at Duke. Also, check out this Duke Today article.
If you believe a URL has been blocked unnecessarily (false positive) or believe a fraudulent site has not been blocked (false negative), please contact the OIT Service Desk.
OIT’s Innovation Studio to Expand
Check out this Duke Today article to learn about plans to include an expanded “maker space” in Telcom Building, which is being renovated this summer, and how 3D printing is being used at Duke. Need to innovate this summer? During the renovation, the Innovation Studio is at The Foundry in Gross Hall. The studio is staffed from 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Two-Step Verification Required to Access Duke@Work
Starting July 1, staff and faculty must use multi-factor authentication to access personnel information. Read the full story on Duke Today: https://today.duke.edu/2016/04/multifactor.
Faculty and staff can receive a $600 to $3,000 loan to buy technology
A new loan program created in partnership between the Duke Technology Center and Duke Credit Union offers payroll deduction for the purchase of computers, tablets and accessories at the Duke Technology Center. Read the full story on Duke Today.
