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Monthly Archive for November, 2010

WordPress upgraded to 3.0.1

Posted in New, syndicated-posts on Nov. 16, 2010 by

We upgraded our WordPress installation to 3.0.1 this morning. The changes to the user interface are minimal, but the upgrade includes many improvements for the system as whole including new options for more flexible navigation and for cross-site syndic…

LAE grader and user reports to be deactivated

Posted in announcements, grades, LAE grader report, syndicated-posts on Nov. 11, 2010 by

Faculty and other graders may have noticed that our Wesleyan Moodle offers a variety of ways to look at grades. On the “grader report” screen you will find links to an LAE Grader Report, an LAE User Report, a Grader report, an Overview report, and a User report. The LAE grader and user reports are […]

Research Insight problem resolved

Posted in labs, Research Insight, resolved, syndicated-posts, Windows7 on Nov. 9, 2010 by

The problem with Research Insight on our Windows 7 lab machines has been resolved.

Guest access now available

Posted in access, enhancements, guest, login, permissions, syndicated-posts on Nov. 9, 2010 by

All of our Moodle courses are created with guest access disabled. In addition we had been hiding the guest access button on the login screen. Now that we have had a better chance to test it, we have made the guest access button visible so that instructors can offer guest access comparable to what we […]

MatLab 2010a for Windows and Mac

Posted in license server, MatLab, Software, statistical analysis, syndicated-posts, VPN on Nov. 4, 2010 by

It is now possible (again — after a long gap) for Wesleyan faculty to run a local installation of MatLab against our network research license. We can install MatLab for Windows or (Intel) Mac. To run the software off campus you will need to establish a VPN so that you can reach our license server. […]

SAS updates and online training

Posted in SAS, Software, statistical analysis, syndicated-posts, Technology/Internet, Training on Nov. 4, 2010 by

SAS users who would like to get the most recent updates to version 9.2 should contact their Desktop Support Specialist about installation. Wesleyan users also have new access to free online SAS training. You will need to take a few minutes to create a SAS profile. Instructions and an access code are available to Wesleyan […]

Unsettled Account

Posted in banking, Business/Finance, Richard Grossman, Scholarly communication, scholarly web site, syndicated-posts, Technology/Internet on Nov. 4, 2010 by

Richard Grossman of our Economics Department recently launched a scholarly web site that takes a historical perspective on banking:
http://unsettledaccount.com/
The engaging site is a companion piece to his recently published book of the same title.

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