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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.
myHill is our secure portal that provides simple access to news, information, and online services based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
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.
The IT Service Desk provides support for computer issues that students have while on campus using standard Stonehill 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.
Announcement Lists provide a single email address to send an email message to a specific College group, like all employees.
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.
Reports from college wide systems are provided using Cognos and coordinated through application managers in the major business areas of the college.
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.
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 hardware, software, and wiring required to provide a robust college wide data network are managed and maintained to support the mission of the college.
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.
IP addresses within the College owned external or internal-only address space are maintained by IT.
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.
Assistance to support or provide integration for departmental systems may be requested by application managers for systems that are not Ellucian Banner applications.
A variety of technology equipment is available for short-term loan.
Access to Banner, Cognos reports and some departmental information systems is authorized by information custodians and liaisons based on the requestor's job.
Remote access through our Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows secure access to college computing and information resources from an off campus location.
Access to the campus network is provided through secure, high speed wireless and wired connections.
Our video conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams, enables online meetings and screen sharing. Teams is also integrated into Canvas for faculty to use within their courses with their students and guests.
Assistance to coordinate upgrades to departmental systems may be requested by application managers.
IT staff members are available for one-on-one and small group consultations with faculty on a variety of topics.
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.
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.
The online password change service enables a convenient way to change the password of a Stonehill account from anywhere at any time.