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Research Support in the Office of Instructional and Research Technology (OIRT)

Research Support in the Office of Instructional and Research Technology (OIRT). Tom Grzelak Associate Director for Research Technology. OIRT Overview. Established within OIT in 2004. Focus: Provide IT coordination in instruction and research. Current Staffing. Reaching Out.

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Research Support in the Office of Instructional and Research Technology (OIRT)

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  1. Research Support in the Office of Instructional and Research Technology (OIRT) Tom Grzelak Associate Director forResearch Technology

  2. OIRT Overview • Established within OIT in 2004 • Focus: Provide IT coordination in instruction and research • Current Staffing

  3. Reaching Out • Establish two-way communication • Meet with deans, directors, faculty • Develop Faculty IT Liaisons • Support IT technical groups

  4. IT Clearinghouse • Ask questions… get answers • Identify partners: Put researchers in contact with existing support units • Put it online – OIRT website (http://oirt.rutgers.edu)

  5. High Performance Computing • Identify HPC in use at Rutgers • Cluster computing most widespread • Develop Demonstration Cluster • Supercomputing Seminar (Nov 16th)

  6. Collaboration • Video technologies • Collaborative environments (Sakai) • Collaboratories • Distributed data repositories • Advanced authentication mechanisms • On-line experimentation • http://oirt.rutgers.edu/collaboratories.html

  7. External IT Organizations • Monitor groups for IT directions • Look to incorporate IT at Rutgers • IT may include • Technical Resources • Software Tools • Expertise

  8. NJEDge • Videoconferencing Tools and Support • Data, Video Technical Working Groups • NJ Higher Ed Collaboration • K-12 Outreach through AccessNJ

  9. Internet2 • National high speed network andorganization • Rutgers connected and university member • Focus: Applications • Rutgers Internet2 Day – April 4th 2006

  10. Office of Instruction and Research Technology • Contact Us (oirt@rutgers.edu) • Visit Us (http://oirt.rutgers.edu)

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