FAST FIVE for the week January 6, 2013


Interactive alumni catalogue: Brock University has created an interactive kiosk of its alumni. The digital display is a library of Brock alumni where users can find digital photos of graduates by searching for name, class, year, or department. The platform uses high-definition graphics and a user-friendly touch screen application on two screens. The system currently has alumni from 2010 to 2012 and will eventually go all the way back to 1967. Brock alumni kiosk

Helping understand classroom technology: Concordia University has released a series of instructional videos and PDF documents designed to facilitate the use of classroom technology by Concordia’s professors. The videos methodically take the viewer through the basic steps required to use the different classroom technology set-ups installed in Concordia’s classrooms. Instructional videos for classrooms

Promotion to CIO: Carleton University has announced Denis Levesque as their new Chief Information Officer. Denis was the acting CIO since June 2012 and started in his new role on January 1 of this year. Carleton CIO

Going mobile: Mount Royal University has released its official MRU App on iTunes. The app provides latest course information, final grades, and an up-to-date schedule of courses and events on campus. MRU iTunes App

IT on the right track: A satisfaction survey of Queen's University faculty and staff reveals they feel their central IT group on the right track with the services they provide and the improvements they have planned. The results of the survey will be used to set priorities for the department over the coming months. Queen's central IT survey