AUC at CSU

What is the AUC?•AUC - Apple University Consortium

•1984 - Apple entered into a partnership with 9 Australian universities to form the AUC (Australia)

•Now - 32 Australian University Members 5 Associate Members and 1 International Member (India)

•http://www.auc.edu.au/About+the+AUC

What is the AUC?•Major motivating factors:

•Departments, staff & students could obtain Apple technology at reduced prices

•Enable development of innovative solutions using Macs

•Sharing information and experiences

•Fostering educational development activities

What is the AUC?

•Totally independent of Apple

•Governed by member Universities

•Operates its own programs on its own behalf

What do the AUC do?

•Training Programs

•Conferences

•Resources

•Wheels for the Mind

•AUCDF - AUC Development Fund

Training Programs•Technical

•Subsidised training courses for technical staff in Apple tech

•Generally 2-4 days in length in major capital cities

•4 subsidised places each year, includes travel and accommodation

Training Programs•Developer

•Training programs for Mac OS X Developers, basic courses as well as courses on specific topics

•Python/Objective C•Ruby for Mac OSX•REALBasic•Cocoa•Xcode

Training Programs

•Creative

•AUC is trying to develop Workshops for the Creative space

•PodCasting

•HD Video etc

Conference•Major conference every 24 months

in conjunction with a member University. Over 200 University staff, academics and students

•Keynote speakers indicate major Apple directions and innovations

•Presentations from local presenters on a wide range of subjects

•Next one in Canberra 27-30 Sep 09

Resources

•Classroom In A Box

•Seeding Equipment

•HD Editing Suite 

Resources•Classroom In A Box

•Two sets of 15 x MacBook Pros with cables and software

•For not for profit training, conferences, workshops and classroom type events

• http://www.auc.edu.au/Classroom+In+A+Box

Resources•Seeding Equipment

•Small pool of Seeding Equipment for University staff to trial and use for testing and evaluation purposes.

•Short term loan only (max 3 weeks)

•Currently have MacBook Air; AppleTV; iPod Touch; EyeFi-Card

• http://www.auc.edu.au/Seeding+Equipment

Resources•HD Editing Suite

•Short term loan (max 1 month)

•1 x MacBook Pro 17"

•1 x Final Cut Express 4 & iLife 08

•1 x Sony HD Digital Video Camera

•1 x LaCie 500GB External Hard Disk

•DV Tapes/Cables/Power Adapters

• http://www.auc.edu.au/HD+Editing+Suite

Wheels for the Mind

•A publication of the AUC

•Produced by members for AUC membership & wider audience in Higher-Ed

•Covers Apple products, issues facing Universities, case studies on specific tools, research etc

• http://www.auc.edu.au/Wheels+for+the+Mind

AUCDF

•AUCDF - AUC Development Fund

•Innovation Grants

•WWDC Scholarships

•http://www.auc.edu.au/Developer

AUC - Contacts

•CSU AUC RepresentativeBrian Robersonbroberson@csu.edu.au

•CSU AUCDF CoordinatorMichael Antolovichmantolovich@csu.edu.au

AUC - Info•AUC related info available through:

•AUC Mailing List (http://www.auc.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/auc-news)

•RSS (http://www.auc.edu.au/tiki-articles_rss.php?

topicId=2)

•CSU’s What’s New and News

•CSU Mailing List (email Michael to get on it, or off it)

• http://www.auc.edu.au/Charles+Sturt+University[one day maybe http://www.auc.edu.au/CSU]

Summary of Benefits•MacWorld (Staff only) and WWDC

Scholarships

• Innovation Grants (Development & Seeding)

•Technical (Staff only) and Developer Training

•Education Pricing on Apple Products

•Seminars and Presentations

•Mac Specific Resources

•AUC Conference Participation

•Professional Networking

•Honours Scholarships

•Wheels for the Mind Magazine and AUC News

Workshops•Cocoa Feb 2008•Xcode Tools Feb 2008•WWDC Jun 2008•X World Jul 2008• iPhone/iPod Touch Web Apps Jul 2008•DevWorld Sep 2008• iPhone TechTalk Nov 2008•REALBasic Nov/Dec 2008•CreateWorld Dec 2008•MacWorld Jan 2009•Ruby for Mac OS X Feb 2009

WWDC08•3 CSU members attended WWDC08

in San Francisco on Jun 2008

•Richard Newell - Allocated Staff Scholarship

•James Bekkema - Student Developer Scholarship

•Michael Antolovich - Competitive Scholarship

WWDC08

CSU-MUG•CSU - Mac User Group

•Sufficient interest to start CSU-MUG?

•What sort of things could the MUG do?

•Forum/Mailing List (Mailing List started)

•Regular/Irregular Meetings (on what?)

•Demonstrate new Hardware?•Campus based/Cross Campus•Other suggestions???

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