Jon Kelly was a junior at OU when the Internet betrayed him. It was 11:30 p.m., and his final paper for his environmental law class was due at 11:59 p.m.
He had just finished the final words to his “masterpiece” when it happened — his Internet stopped working, and he couldn’t connect to Desire2Learn to turn in his paper.
Kelly grabbed his laptop, dashed out the door and headed for campus. He arrived at campus at 11:45 p.m., parked his truck and opened his laptop.
“My plan was to connect to the OU Wi-Fi and get on D2L that way,” Kelly said. “However, fate was not on my side that day.”
Kelly was unable to connect to OU Wi-Fi and was only able to connect to OU Guest. Kelly had not registered his computer with OU Information Technology earlier in the year and was not allowed to connect to OU Wi-Fi.
Without OU Wi-Fi, Kelly said he was unable to turn in his final paper on time.
Read further to learn about OU's network so you don’t end up like Jon Kelly.
Wi-Fi
The university offers two official wireless networks: OUWiFi and OUGuest.
OUWiFi is the official wireless network for students, faculty and staff. It gives full access to Internet and OU network resources such as D2L and Exchange email.
It requires registration before use, according to OU’s IT website.
Registration empowers OU IT to proactively fight hardware theft, viruses, hackers and copyright violations, according to the IT website.
OUGuest is intended for guests to OU and does not require registration; however, this network limits access to OU Web services such as D2L and Exchange email, according to the IT website.
IT Store
The OU IT Store is on Campus Corner.
“The IT Store is where students, faculty and staff can enjoy unique services and special discounts from OU IT, as well as from companies such as Adobe, Apple, Macromedia and Microsoft,” said Becky Grant, marketing and brand manager for OU IT.
The IT Store offers discounts throughout the year, there are a few times during the year when there is a special weekend sale. One of these usually includes the back-to-school sale in August.
“All proceeds from the store support OU, and all pricing is at or below education discounts,” Grant said.
Technical Help
OU IT is the place to go for help with your technology related questions.
“Our solutions center is open 24/7,” Grant said. “We also have a Facebook page, Twitter profile, email address and, of course, our website has a wealth of information.”
OU IT also has three offices — in the engineering practice facility, Couch Tower and the Engineering Laboratory — with a fourth coming soon in Gould Hall.
iPhone Application
OU staff and students have developed the first OU application for students, OU4You. The OU4YOU app helps OU students stay current with their classes.
The app includes access to D2L, a news feed from The Daily, the OU libraries and a map of OU, Grant said.
Jon Kelly
Kelly emailed his professor after being unable to connect to D2L for 20 minutes. He explained the situation, and his professor was nice enough to accept his paper with only minor deductions.
“Don’t be like me,” Kelly said. “Don’t wait until the last minute to write your papers.”
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numo321 9 months, 1 week ago
why did jon kelly wait till 1145 to submit his paper???