All Staff Council Special Events is joining forces with the Provost’s Office to host Trivia on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Drake Social in Shivers Court Side Club. Trivia teams will register on site at the Social. Trivia teams are limited to five members with a total of 10 teams. There will be raffle prizes awarded between rounds with a grand prize awarded to the winning team. Participants can also sign up to win the annual parking pass giveaway. Don’t forget to bring non-perishable foods and items for Drake’s Little Pantry Initiative. Questions? Please contact ascspecialevents@drake.edu.

— Jill Batten, director, Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Each month a faculty member, nominated by their dean, is recognized for their efforts to integrate innovative technology into their classroom. September’s digital faculty member of the month is Matthew C. Mitchell, associate professor of International Business, College of Business and Public Administration. Read an interview with Matthew below:

What course do you use this technology in? I currently utilize Aliber 006 in my team-based capstone courses: MBA 260 – Strategy and MGMT 170 – International Management. Additionally, the entry level MBA 200 – Who is U.S.? An Interactive Guide to Globalization and Cross-Cultural Communication.

What type of technology do you use? Aliber 006 combines 16 shared screens with eight team-pods and wall-to-wall whiteboards. The Extron controls allow the professor to control the full room or enable the students to share their screens individually or with the full class. Furthermore, the room is equipped with one smart-board, live-streaming capability, and eight Bloomberg terminals at every team-pod table.

The digital design is fantastic, however, in my opinion, the best innovation/technology in this room is the elegant integration of the tables and whiteboards. The tables encourage sharing and the whiteboards invite creativity and collaboration through analog and digital media.

How does this type of technology align with your teaching pedagogy? Aliber 006 is best-suited for team-based classes and seminars that include significant discussion. Lecture-based classes would not be well-suited for Aliber 006.

Where did you get the inspiration to make a change (colleague/seminar/administration/etc.)? I’m not sure where the original inspiration for Aliber 006 came from, but it was only realized through the hard work and determination of a collaborative team of Drake leaders from all over the university including Sheri Gavin, Tom Root and a small army of leaders from Drake ITS including Brad Toussaint, Jerome Hilscher, James McNab, Greg Christie, Jeremy Ray, and many others.

How long did it take for you to implement this technology? From design to initial testing it probably took about a year. I begged to let us into the space early and Drake ITS went out of their way have the classroom ready early so we could test out the bugs. However, we continue to test and learn all the functionalities of the space through to today. The technology isn’t difficult, but changing how we think about teaching, space and classroom design has been a fun challenge.

Did Drake ITS assist you in implementing this technology? If so, how? YES. Drake ITS was an essential leader and partner in the design, implementation and maintenance of this amazing space. Thank you!

—Jon Hurdelbrink, CPHS; Carla Herling, ITS

Midterm grade entry is now available in MyDUSIS.

Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them.

To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades – Submittal Link.”

Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.

Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, to drop a course with a “W”.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

The University faculty/staff development opportunities webpage has an updated link: www.drake.edu/fsdo/.

Whether you’re interested in developing a short-term learning experience abroad or better incorporating writing into your courses, the web page makes it easy to browse upcoming development opportunities.

—Sandra Harris, Administrative Support Specialist, Provost’s Office

We’ve now been using Duo multi-factor authentication with Office 365 and other applications for over a year, and I appreciate the positive response we’ve had to this important security enhancement. Here are a few metrics that show the massive scale and usage of this security tool.

• 154,428 logins using Duo over the last 365 days, averaging more than 423 per day.
• 34,116 logins expedited through the Remember Me function.
• 1,881 faculty, staff, student worker, and vendor accounts protected.

Top authentication methods:

Duo Push: 75%
Phone Call: 20%
Duo Mobile Passcode: 2.5%
SMS Passcode: 2.1%
Invalid Passcode: 0.4%

If you’re not already using Duo Push as your primary method to log in, I’d encourage you to try it. Duo Push comes from an app installed on your smartphone that provides a quicker, easier, more secure, and cheaper method than receiving phone calls or text messages.

Why is Duo Push the best method?

• It’s quicker than a phone call or text. You simply approve a notification on your smartphone.
• It’s more secure. Duo Push uses end-to-end encryption that SMS and phone calls can’t, and the screen displays detailed information about the application and device the initiated the request.
• Each push uses very little data. 500 pushes to your device will use about 1 MB of data, roughly equivalent to loading one webpage on your smartphone.

The Duo Mobile app required to use Duo Push does not have any control over your phone. It cannot change settings, read emails, see browser history, and requires your explicit permission to send notifications. You are always in control of the app.

If you don’t have wi-fi or cell reception, you can still log in using the app. Tap the ▼icon to generate an authentication passcode anytime, anywhere.

Read more about how to set up a device with the Duo Mobile app in the IT Service Portal guide Using the Duo Self-service Portal (How-to).

Duo is designed to prevent attackers from using lost or stolen passwords to access personal information. The primary way passwords are lost and stolen is through phishing. If you encounter an email or webpage that you suspect is malicious, don’t click links, download attachments, or reply. ITS will be continuing phishing education this month using emails that mimic real attacks.

For more information on how to report phishing emails, see Reporting a Phishing Message (How-to).

—Peter Lundstedt, ITS