Tag: xw13

Kyle Heading, Walford Anglican School for GirlsPart of XW13

I will present a session on how to get rid of the traditional proxy server within a large scale environment. Our solution to this was to use a captive portal setup which still offers the benefits of a traditional proxy sever, but also has the added benefits of zero client configuration and works seamlessly with iOS Apps that are not proxy aware.

This has given our users a seamless experience in which to work, no matter what devices they choose to use, it means students and teachers don’t need to worry about the technical problems of the device and can just get on with the teaching and learning.

We have also integrated charging and reporting modules, which can be used at anytime by the user to check remaining quota and previously usage. We present this information as well as much more within an easy to use webpage, that’s presented to the user each time a user connects a device.

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Kyle has been working within the IT industry for 10 years, and has spent the entire time working within educational institutes. He first started with TafeSA and became the Apple guru for the nearly 1000 Apple Mac’s spread across 4 campus – the majority of the environment was Windows based with an additional 5000 PCs – with nearly 80,000 students. This gave him excellent insight into how to integrate Mac and PC in an enterprise environment.

He is currently employed as the IT Systems Administrator at Walford Anglican School for Girls, which has approximately 1200 users, approximately 500 OS X machines and nearly 500 iPads, with more being added all the time. The school has a reputation as having one of the best iPad programs in the country and leading the way in integrating technology into the classroom.

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Michael Page, Walford Anglican School for GirlsPart of XW13

I would like to share our experiences deploying Apple TVs to almost every classroom at Walford Anglican School for Girls.

The session is aimed towards IT staff considering or currently deploying Apple TVs. It will cover the advantages behind AirPlay in the classroom and also go into the technical hurdles we’ve had to overcome to achieve a lag free AirPlay experience.

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Michael is an IT support officer at Walford Anglican School for Girls, providing support for over 500 Macs and more than 500 iPads. His motivation comes from helping develop an IT infrastructure capable of providing both teachers and students with a cutting-edge IT experience, to improve learning outcomes and overall classroom efficiency.

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Adam Ware, Queensland University of TechnologyPart of XW13

Presenting student and staff information clearly is often a difficult and challenging part of day–to–day life working in a University.

No longer are IT staff only expected ‘fix’ computer problems, we often also have to be the key holders, media guards, content gurus, spelling geniuses, Photoshop masters and CMS kings. Some are taking a larger slice of so called “internal content authorship” work and pushing through strange technological processes which often leave us scratching our heads.

This talk will cover findings on presenting digital information at the Creative Industries faculty at Queensland University of Technology, learned while trying to implement a new digital signage system, and will follow logical steps from digital signage to iOS apps.

Topics covered include:

• the role of IT in student and staff communication
• why you should have a digital signage system (focusing on RiseVision open source digital signage)
• implementing a signage system cheaply (because your job is expendable)
• moving information to apps (including Phonegap, HTML5 for beginners, Xcode and publishing)

This talk is meant for anyone who has an interest in how we should use technology as a method for clearer communication within our workplaces and to our clients. A little knowledge of HTML/CSS and JavaScript will be helpful but not necessary.

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Adam currently works in the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology within the newly named Digital Services team.

His team is moving away from everyday IT support to embracing, facilitating and supporting new types of digital communication techniques for the faculty. Adam’s role is in supervising the introduction of new technology, supporting legacy systems and  procurement, and finding ways to help academic staff improve engagement with students across our campus using innovative ideas.

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Rick Wylie, Key OptionsPart of XW13

The world is changing and Mobile Computing is coming like a bullet train. With this changing world there are numerous challenges for both corporate provided devices, and those that are BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, or if you are in corporate, Bring Your Own Disaster!

This session will look at successful strategies that that need to be considered to allow the successful deployment and security of mobile devices in the four key areas of:

• device security,
• data and content security,
• voice security, and
• location security

The session will be based on a number of successful deployments in Corporate and Government. A number of solutions will be discussed and demonstrated that will allow attendees to gain insight to new and emerging technologies that will solve the mobility security problems of tomorrow. The session will include live demonstration of contextual mobility location and management.

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Rick is the Founder and CEO of Key Options is an innovative technology company with 25 years experience working with Apple and within the Apple environment. Rick is at the forefront of Apple Technology integration and understands the end-to-end pieces that make up a true iOS integrated environment. With his wealth of experience in systems integration, server technologies and information security, Ricks experience has made him a sort after consultant on mobility integration into existing environments in Corporate and Government environments.

Rick is a regular speaker at MacSysAdmin, MacWorld and other conferences.

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