CIS News: February 2005

Instructional Technology in the News

Brown faculty are finding that using in-class, interactive technology helps to create an enriched learning environment. The CIS supported technology, Personal Response System, is highlighted in a recent BDH article,
Clickers open conversations in classrooms. Faculty quoted in the article describe the tool as one that can facilitate more dynamic and inclusive conversations as well as inform the professor of student understanding and classroom demographics. The Personal Response System is provided and supported by the
Instructional Technology Group of CIS.

Canned Spam

CIS is changing the way that it manages spam. As of February 14th, 2005, spam sent to you will be quarantined and instead you will receive a daily digest that lists the messages held in quarantine for you.

Previously, spam was 'tagged' by an anti-spam program but still delivered to your inbox. The new anti-spam system that CIS has purchased, called Proofpoint, not only tags spam, it also quarantines it so no longer clogs up your inbox. You are sent a spam quarantine digest each day that allows you to browse the list quickly to check if there are any email messages that were tagged as spam that shouldn't have been. Should this occur, you can release the email from the quarantine and it will be delivered to your inbox. However, CIS testing has shown that mis-tagging is rare, as is spam that eludes Proofpoint's defenses. More information about this service is available at: Spam Control