Student and Faculty Resources

Zoom

Zoom is limited to 40-minute sessions.  Zoom Professional allows up to 24 hours of continuous coverage.  The Office of Online and Adult Learning has secured an additional 2,500 Zoom Pro accounts for WSU, available now upon request.  Request for a Zoom Pro account can be made by submitting Team Dynamix ticket.  Additional Zoom tips can be found on the MRC webpage.

 

Resources for Faculty and Staff

Important Updates from the ITS Team

Please keep in mind, if you need assistance, your initial contact should be the Wichita State Helpdesk at helpdesk@wichita.edu or 316-978-HELP, Option 1. As we work through these transitions, please don't hesitate to let the ITS Team know of concerns/improvements.

1. Virtual Private Network (VPN): As previously mentioned, the existing CISCO VPN had limited capacity.  To increase capacity as we transition to offsite work, a new Palo Alto VPN has been installed.  Because these are systems from different vendors, to use the new VPN you must download new software onto your device.  The instructions on the "Working Remotely Resources" website: Wichita.edu/remotework have been updated to walk users through the stups.  You are encouraged to transition to the new VPN connection as we are very close to maxing out the existing capacity.

To download the software for the new VPN connection, once on the Working Remotely Resources website, go to the link for "Connect to your work computer from off campus", then go to Step 2: Off Campus Computer VPN, and select the correct operating system for the appropriate instructions.  Please note that during this transition we may encounter limited issues with accessing specific applications.  If this occurs, please submit a ticket to the helpdesk.

2. Relocate desktop PC to Home: We've received several questions as to if faculty/staff can relocate their university desktop PC to home for remote work.  At this stage, the answer is no.  Relocating desktop PC's currently creates security risks for the university that makes this the last option to support remote work.  I ask that the Wichita State community be patient as we receive used laptops that are in the process of being repurposed, as well as new laptops expected to be received next week.  Our hope, with many unknowns, is that we can begin distribution late Friday of this week.  Again, these resources are intended for faculty/staff who do not have other options available to support remote work.

 

Faculty Resource Share - from Professor Martin Ratcliffe

  • What works and what doesn't, and the social issues in taking a course online by two astronomers at University of Arizona.  While they are teaching astronomy, the video talks more generally about moving to online courses.
  • Also the American Astronomical Society has reacted quickly to provide a bunch of curated content for online teaching.