Remote-access Guide

ithaca college remote access

by Tony Schneider Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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Does Ithaca College use Taskstream?

At Ithaca College, all students will be able to use Taskstream for personal student produced presentation folios. The Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC), Honors Program and the Teacher Education program began using Tasktream in Fall 2013.

What is remote access to Windows lab computers on campus?

Ithaca College is providing remote access privileges to Windows lab computers on campus. This will allow you, from your personal Windows or Mac computer, to access specialized lab software that you can not install on your personal computer or that is licensed to only run on college-owned computers.

What's new at Ithaca College for 2021?

New to Ithaca College for 2021, Canvas LMS will bring modern tools and technologies for course work, materials, testing, and collaboration to our students and our faculty, on desktop and on mobile devices. Finance and HR Cloud (Oracle Cloud), is an integrated set of business applications used for Human Resources and Financial Services.

How do students use homerconnect?

Students use HomerConnect to view class schedules and the course catalog, register for classes, view financial aid and bursar information and see demographic information. Canvas LMS by Instructure makes teaching, learning, implementation, adoption, customer support and student success easier.

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Cloud-Based Services

Ithaca College has made a concerted effort over the past few years to move college services to the cloud, and as a result, many services you need to do your job are available from anywhere.

Office 365 Training Resources

Please visit office.com/support for a variety of help and training resources on Office products. The Office Training Center has specific training videos, quick start guides, learning templates and more.

Services Requiring VPN

Systems and services that still reside on the college network require that you establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to the college network in order to access them. If you need VPN access, set up your VPN connection >

Information from Human Resources

See the COVID-19 Employee Resources site from Human Resources for Remote Work Guidelines and more. Additional relevant Ithaca College policies include:

What is HomerConnect?

HomerConnect (Banner) enables faculty to advise students during registration, view class lists and class schedules and submit mid-term and final grades. Students use HomerConnect to view class schedules and the course catalog, register for classes, view financial aid and bursar information and see demographic information.

What is the reporting center?

The Reporting Center is a centralized website for campus administrative offices to provide access to reports related to student and administrative data. This includes data from Parnassus, Homer and Advance as well as other systems used in managing the College.

Requirements

To connect to lab computers, you will need to have the GlobalProtect VPN installed and remote desktop software.

Connection Instructions

When the file is downloaded and opened, the Remote Desktop Connection application will open. When prompted, click Connect.

Accessing your files while on the remote desktop

We recommend storing your files in Microsoft OneDrive. OneDrive is part of Microsoft Office 365 and you receive 1 TB of storage in OneDrive for free. The following knowledge base articles will help you with OneDrive:

How to contact SAS at Ithaca?

Our office can be reached at 607-274-1005 or sas@ithaca.edu. Please be advised that putting accommodations into place takes time.

What is SAS in Ithaca College?

Student Accessibility Services works to facilitate access for students with disabilities at Ithaca College. Through the interactive process, SAS works in partnership with IC students, faculty and staff to develop and implement accommodation plans.

Does Ithaca College have SAS?

This link will allow Ithaca College faculty access to the SAS related information for the students in their classes. Faculty can, see and download accommodation plans or a excel list of students and accommodations; send and receive returned exams through a secure online portal; fill out the “SAS testing agreement” to define the time and materials allowed on exams.

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