OnTechNews seeks to inform UW faculty, staff, and students about new
and interesting technology to use in teaching, learning, work, and life.
T&D offers new e-Learning subscriptions
UW Training & Development is augmenting its traditional in-class offerings
with some 700 interactive online courses via
e-Learning subscriptions.
Project management, team building, information technology, and more are
offered; most can be completed in 1-4 hours. Subscribers have 24/7 access.
UW Web Credit Card can handle recurring charges
The UW Web Credit Card application offers departments a central system to
accept credit card payments over the Web. Besides transaction processing
and management, inquiry, and reporting, a new feature--introduced for the
KEXP pledge drive--processes recurring charges on a selected interval.
LexisNexis Statistical
Try this powerful tool for accessing statistics--including federal, state,
and international--on just about any topic. It's licensed by UW Libraries
for students, faculty, and staff. The PowerTables, with extensive help
screens, can help you quickly find full-text statistical tables.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Need crime stats fast? This Web site is packed with statistics on victims
and offenders, sentencing, jails, capital punishment, drugs or firearms
and crime, and more. Spreadsheets, charts, and graphs are included, plus
links to FBI Uniform Crime Reports and other federal statistics.
TOOLS & TIPS
Transfer files easily and securely
The Catalyst "How-to" documents provide step-by-step instructions on
three secure ways to transfer files to your Web site:
SEMINAR: Intellectual property, Nov. 14
Catherine Innes will discuss how software, copyrightable works, and
trademarks created at the UW can be commercialized through the
Office of
Technology Licensing, and Software and Copyright Ventures. Come Thursday,
November 14, 1-2 pm, D-209 (Turner Auditorium), Health Sciences Center.
