My Recently Visited Services
Digital signage is delivered on College-owned TVs equipped with Roku devices through the cloud based Quickesign app which allows content owners to customize their own dynamic layouts.
myHill is our secure portal that provides simple access to news, information, and online services based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
Reports from college wide systems are provided using Cognos and coordinated through application managers in the major business areas of the college.
Video recording and streaming services include high-definition digital video recording, live streaming, and online distribution. Services are provided for College events that have a community wide or public audience and are deemed important for the archives.
All College classrooms are equipped with audio and video technologies, a podium computer and software to enhance teaching and learning.
Poster printing is available at the IT Service Desk in Duffy 025 to faculty needing posters that serve an academic purpose (research or class work) and that will have a broad audience (e.g. Stonehill-wide community events, poster-sessions at academic conferences, etc.).
A Stonehill username and password are used to gain access to most technology services including the campus network, email, the myHill portal, and the Canvas learning management system. The username is created as an account in Microsoft Active Directory and access privileges are based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
Changes or enhancements to Stonehill processes within Ellucian Banner applications may be requested by application managers.
IT staff are available by appointment to come to classrooms to assist with a variety of activities. Examples include: assisting with the use of classroom technology; demonstrating the use of lecture capture or video conferencing software; and training students on the use of Canvas, Office365 or other supported software.
Canvas by Instructure is our learning management system. It provides powerful tools for faculty to present course content, collect student assignments, enable collaboration and manage outcomes. Students benefit from a single online resource to access all their course information.
Printers are available in a variety of locations including computer labs and the Library for students and open areas and department office suites for faculty and staff.
Software licenses are purchased and installed through a centralized process that ensures compatibility and benefits from discounted and volume pricing while meeting the specific needs of faculty and departments.
The online password change service enables a convenient way to change the password of a Stonehill account from anywhere at any time.
Microsoft Forms is available through Office 365 to easily create surveys and polls to collect feedback. Qualtrics is a self-service online survey platform used for Stonehill academic purposes or college business. It allows users to build and distribute surveys as well as manage data. Gathering data with this simple to use, yet sophisticated software solution is available from anywhere.
Access to Banner, Cognos reports and some departmental information systems is authorized by information custodians and liaisons based on the requestor's job.
Lecture capture enables the video capture of a class lecture or presentation using the computer in a classroom or a laptop in an office. The supported lecture capture application, Panopto, is used primarily for instructional purposes. However, it may be used for other purposes like providing training videos or capturing visiting speakers.
The Hill Alert emergency notification system is used to quickly and efficiently send community members a text message to their cell phone in case of an emergency on campus. It is based on the Rave platform.
Voicemail allows telephone callers to leave a recorded message that is accessible from anywhere through email and all Teams apps.
The IT Service Desk provides support for computer issues that students have while on campus using standard Stonehill software.
Assistance to support or provide integration for departmental systems may be requested by application managers for systems that are not Ellucian Banner applications.
The telephone system enables internal and external voice communication using Teams Phone to meet the needs of the College.
Firewalls are used to block network traffic to reduce the risk of unwanted network intrusions.
The hardware and software required to host the business and instructional applications used at the College are managed and maintained to ensure security, reliability, and performance.
Each department is provided with secure cloud storage in the SharePoint application in Office 365. Organization needs may be satisfied with document storage in SharePoint.