A review of the tools, curricula and resources available to Academics

2. the innovators
start with you

4. get involved
Microsoft
Faculty Connection

5. Microsoft Student Partners
• Representing
Microsoft on Campus
• Certified
• Helping to host
student clubs and
developer camps
• Mentored by MVP

6. DreamSpark
DreamSpark for
Students
DreamSpark for
Academic
Institutions
2 subscription
levels

7. DreamSpark Subscription Offering
K-12 Higher Education Higher Education
(tech dept. only)
Audiences
Student Educators Student Educators Student Educators
DreamSpark Subscription x x x x
DreamSpark Premium Subscription x x
Overview Renewal Path as of 1/6/12
DreamSpark Subscription
• Direct and campus-wide offering for students,
educators, and labs
• Offers development and designer products
• Access via MSDN Subscription Portal or E-
Academy ELMS Webstores
• Electronic delivery + DVD (1 year)
DreamSpark Premium Subscription
• Only offering to qualified HED STEM
departments
• Offers all Microsoft products (minus Office Suite)
• Access via MSDN Subscription Portal or E-
Academy ELMS Webstores
• Electronic delivery + DVD (1 & 3 years)

8. DreamSpark
• Visual Studio 2012 RC Available
now
• Windows 8 RC available on
DreamSpark Premium
• Latest professional software and
training from PluralSight
• Free registration for Students on
App Hub Simplified
authentication with
• School Domain verification
• Subscription School Search

9. Students to Business
• Connecting students
with Microsoft skills to
internships and jobs at
Microsoft partners and
customers.
• Profile their Microsoft
skills and activities
• Exclusive opportunities
and events

10. CodePlex
• Open source
project hosting
web site
• ASP.Net web
application based
on Visual Studio
Team Foundation
Server
• Over 5000
projects /over
100K active users

11. Microsoft Research Connections
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12. Academic search
• Don’t miss paper
submission deadlines
• Find collaborators
• See trends
• Compare organizations

13. IT Academy Program
• Microsoft Official
Curriculum, leading to
certifications
• Includes online
learning, projects, and
labs
• Help students obtain
employable skills
before they graduate.
• Flat fee per institution

14. The Faculty Connection
www.microsoft.com/faculty
• Provides technical resources, training, and
software tools
• Source for MS specific news, technology
highlights and events
Repository Resources
• 3K curriculum materials
• Software tools
• Curriculum Resource kits
• Training materials
400 000+ • Presentation videos
Downloads a year • Newsletter

15. The Faculty Connection

16. Share your resources globally
• 140 countries visiting
• 150K registered users
• 350K resources downloaded
each year
• All languages supported
• NEW: Ratings and comments

17. Keep in Touch
• Register for our Monthly
Newsletter (7 Languages)
• Contribute curriculum
resources, rate and comment
• Join our Linked in Group –
Microsoft Faculty
Connection Global
• http://www.linkedin.com/gro
ups/Microsoft-Faculty-
Connection-UK-3829706
• Meet us at Industry
Conferences

18. Online Curriculum Resources

19. Online Curriculum Resources
Agile Software Engineering using
Visual Studio Team Foundation
Server
with
Instructor Supplement
Curriculum resources
Training Material
Azure Access Grants
• Faculty & Students
• No Credit card
• 5 month access
• Technical Training
www.WindowsAzure.com/E
ducation

20. Windows 8 courses
Three university level courses are now available for faculty and students
on Faculty Connection (course names below are clickable + short URLs): • The courses are modular for easy
MODULAR
integration into existing curricula
Designing for Modern UI [ http://aka.ms/ARWin8A ]
• 11 modules: lectures and tutorials to design for the new Windows UI. FACULTY • Each course contains instructor guides,
• 100 Level for Human Computer Interaction (HCI) classes; focus on UI design RESOURCES PPTs, labs/tutorials and videos.
Prerequisites: none; suitable for any college student
• Audience: any audience; no programming skills required
STUDENT • Use tutorials and videos for self-study
RESOURCES • Links are posted on DreamSpark
App Development for Modern UI [ http://aka.ms/ARWin8B ]
• 9 modules: Concepts of developing app using JavaScript and HTML5/CSS3 • Faculty InfoSheet
with MSFT tools and resources. COLLATERALS • Intro PPT
• 100/200 Level for web design classes/apps development • Resource Kits, etc
• Prerequisites: basic programming skill, i.e. Intro to Computing (101) • Coming in October
• Audience: any audience - science, engineering, art, etc
• Train-the-trainer workshops for faculty
WORKSHOPS • and ADE guidelines / info coming in
App Development for Modern Devices [ http://aka.ms/ARWin8C ] September
• 3 extended modules with labs and projects for phones, tablets and desktop
computers, focusing on a) fundamentals of building network aware software, b) • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/andrewparsons
interfaces for touch and NUI devices such as Kinect; c) graphics programming BLOG /archive/2012/08/10/courses-for-
such as writing code that displays augmented reality experiences windows-8.aspx
• 200/300 Level for CS; Engineering; Science programs with apps development
• Prerequisites: students need basic programming skill, math and science • Arkady Retik
Audience: STEM disciplines
QUESTIONS
• • arkadyr@microsoft.com
•

21. Windows Azure Educator Grants
• 7 day passes for Training Camps
o Distributed by Microsoft Staff
o Platform As A Service (PaaS) – 4K
o ADEs request passes here
(internal SharePoint Form)
o Redeem passes at:
www.windowsazurepass.com/Academic7Day
• 5 Month Pass for Teaching Cloud
o Apply online ONLY at
http://windowsazurepass.com/AzureU
o Distributing Passes for Students, No Credit Card needed
o Platform As A Service (PaaS)
o 12.5K Passes to distribute
o Includes a 12 Month renewable pass for educators.