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If you’re not using these FREE services, you should be!

Faculty and staff get free use of Lynda.com, Office 365 and the Virtual Workspace. Use these services to improve efficiency, enhance teaching, and promote success in the office and in the classroom. Get free skill training and supplement classroom learning Faculty can use the Lynda.com online tutorial service to maximize instructional time. Create and share playlists to supplement coursework, download practice […]

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Minor Changes to Virtual Workspace Portal

On Monday, June 11, there will be some changes to the Virtual Workspace (VW) login portal (http://vw.towson.edu): New look for login page: A new login page will be seen when visiting http://vw.towson.edu, which will provide faculty, staff and students with Single Sign-On. Duo Prompt: Faculty and staff will get a Duo Multi-Factor authorization prompt when […]

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Latest Virtual Workspace Improvements

Virtual Workspace (http://vw.towson.edu.) is a convenient and secure way to work on or off campus from nearly any device using only a browser. The Office of Technology Services (OTS) continues to enhance this service by adding features to help faculty, staff and students access applications and data while working remotely or from on-campus. What’s New During past few months, […]

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SPSS version upgrade: general time frame information

The Towson University license for SPSS version 23 will expire on July 31, 2017. SPSS 23 will no longer function after the license expires. All university SPSS users will need to upgrade to version 25 in computer labs, smart classrooms, and on office computers. IBM has not provided an exact release date for version 25, […]

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Not sure how to use the new Virtual Workspace? Watch this video!

Last week’s “Five Questions With” episode showed why you should use TU’s new Virtual Workspace (VW). As a follow up, OTS Training has created a video on how to use it. Watch this video to learn how to connect to VW when on campus, off campus or using your mobile device for remote access to your […]

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Five Questions With…Auggie Plitt: the new Virtual Workspace

OTS Training presents episode 10 in our “Five Questions With” series. In this episode Auggie Plitt from the Office of Technology Services (OTS) joins us in studio to talk about the new Virtual Workspace. The look of the environment was updated in January 2017, and new features are added every couple of months, making Virtual […]

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Virtual Workspace has a new look!

As of today, the Virtual Workspace login page has a new look! Since October 2016, both the old and the new environments were accessible from the same login page. The Virtual Workspace is now accessed through the new environment only, and the old environment is no longer accessible. The decommissioning of the old environment was announced […]

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Virtual Workspace upgrade offers access options

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) has completed the Virtual Workspace upgrade. In response to campus feedback, OTS will support both the new and existing Virtual Workspace environments in parallel until the end of the semester. The legacy (existing) environment will be decommissioned in January 2017. OTS is encouraging the campus to use the new environment and […]

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Major Upgrade for the Virtual Workspace Environment this Sunday

Over the past several months, the Office of Technology Services (OTS) has built a new environment to replace the current Virtual Workspace. The final step of this project, switching to the new environment, will take place on Sunday, October 30, from 8-10 a.m. During that time, Virtual Workspace will be unavailable. About Virtual Workspace The […]

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