Each semester, the Distance Learning and Users Services group downlink and host live satellite teleconferences for UH professional development. These telecasts, provided by PBS Adult Learning Service (ALS) and other higher education institutions, offer teleconferences focusing on distance learning topics such as faculty issues, copyright, student support, and technology.
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PBS Adult Learning Presents: "Critical Challenges in Higher Education Series: CyberInsecurity? Prevention and Protection"
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Find out how to identify external and internal threats to your institution's cybersecurity, overcome system vulnerabilities, and act aggressively to establish cyber-defense. If you're nervous about your institution's vulnerability to hack attack or your system being used to attack others, you have good cause.
Higher education is especially susceptible because of its extensive computing power, the large amounts of information it has on hand, and the relatively open access that is part of its culture. Indeed, the "it can't happen here" attitude has all but disappeared in light of an increasing number of system violations and cyber crimes by external hackers as well as dishonest, disgruntled, irresponsible or un-informed students and staff.
According to one expert, simply using the procedural and technological safeguards that are available now would make systems much more secure. Indeed, one study says that 90 percent of cyber attacks in the near future will take advantage of vulnerabilities for which a patch is already available. Of course cybersecurity must involve all users, not just system administrators.
By participating in this teleconference, college administrators and technical staff will gain essential information on:
- doing risk assessments
- identifying the most common vulnerabilities
- dealing with an attack if it occurs
- the importance of creating, implementing and policing an institutional policy that raises awareness of the problems and gets essential information to all users
Produced in cooperation with the American Association of Community Colleges.
To view and print the following PDF file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you do not have this free reader you can download one at <http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html>:
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PBS Adult Learning Presents: "Untangling the Web: Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible"
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Produced by University of Marylyn and Maryland University College >
Colleges and universities have invested heavily in the Web as a learning delivery system. Now they must make sure that online courses, programs, and services can be accessed by all students, including those with disabilities.
Learn how faculty and staff - instructors, disability support services, academic computing, and others - can work together to ensure accessibility in online teaching and learning.
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What is needed to ensure that online teaching and learning are accessible?
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How should major challenges to online accessibility be addressed?
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What are some successful models for accessible online learning?
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How are faculty and staff applying these models to benefit all students?
To view and print the following PDF file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you do not have this free reader you can download one at <http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html>:
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Participant Packet (PDF) no longer available