The document provides an overview of various projects completed by the Student Technology department from January 2014 to May 2015. It summarizes projects helping other departments with research, tutorials, workshops and more. Key projects included creating an app platform and apps, 3D scanning and modeling for dental research, creating tutorials for interior design and planning students, and building a scanner kiosk prototype to check students into an online tracking system. The department aimed to make technology easier to use, personalized to student needs, and impactful.

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STUDENT TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ITS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

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BRAD SEVERA SOURABH CHAKRABORTY LIZ SZATKO TY REMPE
HAYDEN GASCOIGNE PETER HELSTROM ABDULLAH ALHOSAN

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TEAM
BODE ALABI
ANDREW KEOHANE MEVI HOVA KEIYANA THOMAS NATALIA HERNANDEZ

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MAKE IT EASIER.
MAKE IT PERSONALIZED.
MAKE IT MATTER.

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CONTENTS
January 2014 - May 2015
Hyena
Dentistry Research
Interior Design Tutorials
Digital Humanities Class Projects
Studio
Software Engineering Design Workshop
Scanner + Kiosk
Husker Email + Office 365
3D Printer Research
Yourtech Website
Community and Regional Planning
Tutorials
Digital Humanities Video
Citation Management Tools
Make it Sign
Husker Tech Video

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HYENA
January 2014 - May 2015
There were two parts to this project: the
platform and the apps. The platform was
built because we needed a way to quickly
prototype apps that were able to connect
to UNL’s CAS authentication system,
connect NUIDs to Blackboard usernames,
and have a consistent, polished UI.
On top of that platform we built a range
of apps that help RSOs/Departments to
track student engagement instead of using
the old pen and paper. The platform
allowed us to, with one command, scaffold
out 60% of an app’s code and interface,
vastly reducing development time.
Project Team:
Hayden Gascoigne
Bode Alabi
Liz Szatko
Nolan King
Jackie Ourada
Alex Russell
Skills Used:
AngularJS
Polymer Web Components
NoSQL database design

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DENTISTRY
RESEARCH
May
Two professors in the college of dentistry
we conducting research on the effects of
crowns on the surface area of teeth. The
researchers requested a solution to finding
the surface are of the teeth before and
after the crown.
Student Technology was able to create
a work flow using multiple softwares in
order to help them with their research ad
get measurements to the level of detail the
research required.
Project Team:
Liz Szatko
Bode Alabi
Ty Rempe
Alex Russell
Skills Used:
3D Scanner
Rhino
Blender
Maya

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INTERIOR DESIGN
TUTORIALS
May-July
Interior Design Professors approached
Student Technology and asked if tutorials
could be created for their courses. The
tutorials cover rendering, Photoshop
Skills, and Revit Software.
The tutorials were created as online
videos that the students could watch at
their convenience or that the professors
could show during class.
We were also able to host some videos for
the class alongside the tutorials we created
to create on place for the students to go
for help.
Project Team:
Liz Szatko
Skills Used:
Photoshop
Revit
Camtasia
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Studio
UNL Media Hub

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DIGITAL HUMANITIES
CLASS PROJECTS
Spring 2015
Technology changes rapidly which makes
keeping up with learning technology
challenging for students. Students would
seek help from us having different contexts
of their current project, and different
levels of previous experience using the
technology. To meet their unique needs
we offered personalized advice about
technology and worked closely with
them as they were learning and working
on their projects. In addition to showing
students how to use technology, we also
helped them understand how to ask better
questions so they could find the answers
they need faster and more efficiently.
This is important particularly with
complex technologies such as those used
in web design and development. Web
development may be easy to grasp as a
concept, but it is much more challenging
in practice. With a series of guided learn-
by-searching sessions and 1-on-1 tech
advice about web technologies such as
PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript,
we enabled students to apply these
technologies to their web design and
development projects.
Project Team:
Sourabh Chakraborty
Bode Alabi
Hayden Gascoigne
Abdullah AlHoshan
Skills Used:
Software development
User Interface Design
User Experience Design

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STUDIO : LEARNING
ON DEMAND LESSONS
- April
Studio is a compilation of tutorials and
lessons that show students step by step
how to use various softwares they may
need for their projects. It is a platform
that students can navigate on their own if
they need help with a specific technology
tool.
Project Team:
Mevi Hova
Liz Szatko
Keiyana Thomas
Natalia Hernandez Wallace
Hayden Gascoigne
Sourabh Chakraborty
Bode Alabi
Skills Used:
(All)

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SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING DESIGN
WORKSHOP
February
Two part design workshop for a Software
Engineering class. We covered the basics
of designing user interfaces by working on
some example problems, and also worked
on one of the class assignments.
Project Team:
Sourabh Chakraborty
Skills Used:
User Interface Design
User Experience Design

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SCANNER + KIOSK
December-March
This project came to be from the interest
in checking students into our online
tracking system. We originally tried using
RFID technology to track the NFC chips
on student’s ncards. After figuring out that
the NFC chips were under a restricted
code, we looked for other options for
reading these cards. We decided on using
the bar code on the cards to scan students
into the system. After testing, and a couple
prototypes, we advanced into our latest
prototype.
This prototype is equipped with a wireless
hand-held scanner to scan ncards and a
base that houses an iPad. The iPad receives
the data via bluetooth from the hand-held
scanner. The hand-held scanner charges
wirelessly between two charging solenoids.
One of the induction coils is housed in
the kiosk base while the other is inside the
hand-held scanner.
Overall this project turned out successful
with some improvements that could be
made if another version were to follow. We
would like to see this technology used in
places where students need to be checked-
in.
Project Team:
Ty Rempe
Liz Szatko
Peter Helstrom
Bode Alabi
Skills Used:
Arduino
Coding in C
Soldering
Circuitry
Wireless Communication
Woodworking
Laser Cutting
Design Work
3d Printing
3d Modeling

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Brand
material difference
iPad Screen Space
8”x 5.8”
iPad Space
iPad S Charger Cavity
Back of unit
charger gap
Void in back of
case to hold/
charge hand
scanner
Brand
material
difference
Mechanical
Space
area for all
supporting
devices
Charger Connection
Handheld scanner connects into back of
kiosk. Stationary/recharging
Stationary Scanning
With the kiosk always plugged in and able
to charge the devices, there is no need to
The handheld scanner will be able
to connect into the stationary
kiosk in order to have a single
signing in station. The hand
scaner can be removed to create a
mobile scanning situatino with the
face of the kiosk also removable to
Scanner + Kiosk Connection
Combined Units
Kiosk Assembly +
Scanner Assembly
V2
The assembly of both the
handheld scanner and iPad Kiosk
will be primarily a stacking of
plexiglass/acrylic. These materials,
with varying thicknesses used for
specific applications, will stack
inorder to form voids and
attachable surfaces.
The student technology brand will
appear in both the hand scanner
and iPad kiosk.
The charging procedure of both
the iPad and Scanner are still
being developed. Ideall, both
devices would be able to charge
within the unit, with a single
cahrging chord extending from
the Kiosk.
Brand
material difference
iPad Screen Space
8”x 5.8”
iPad Space
iPad S Charger Cavity
Back of unit
charger gap
Void in back of
case to hold/
charge hand
scanner
Brand
material
difference
Mechanical
Space
area for all
supporting
devices
Charger Connection Stationary Scanning
The handheld scanner will be able
to connect into the stationary
kiosk in order to have a single
signing in station. The hand
scaner can be removed to create a
Scanner + Kiosk Connection
Combined Units
Kiosk Assembly +
Scanner Assembly
V2
The assembly of both the
handheld scanner and iPad Kiosk
will be primarily a stacking of
plexiglass/acrylic. These materials,
with varying thicknesses used for
specific applications, will stack
inorder to form voids and
attachable surfaces.
The student technology brand will
appear in both the hand scanner
and iPad kiosk.
The charging procedure of both
the iPad and Scanner are still
being developed. Ideall, both
devices would be able to charge
within the unit, with a single
cahrging chord extending from
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Hand Scanner
3D printed hand scanner with branding
Scanner
Small and handheld. Wirelessly
connects to
Branding
3D printed brand plate.
Cover Plate
Cap for scanner unit
Scanner Base
3D printed base for scanner with
window for scanning.
Permanant Casing
Handheld Scanner
Cover Plate
Laser cut plexiglass cover plate with logo
cutout.
Connection Screws
3D Printed connection pieces
Back Plate
Laser cut plexiglass back plate
iPad
iPad holding placement
Scanner Holder
Plexiglass cut pieces or 3D printed single
unit. Holds handheld scanner .
Stand
3D printed stand. Plexiglass base.
Handheld Scanner
3D printed scanner.
iPad Holder
A‘pocket’on the back of the ipad stand
will hold the scanner for stationary use.
The scanner can also be removed for
handheld use.

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HUSKER EMAIL +
OFFICE 365
December
Students at the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln have access to a huskers email
account on outlook giving them free access
to office 365 products. A set of videos was
created to instruct students on how to
create their account, access their account
and download the office 365 products.
Project Team:
Liz Szatko
Bode Alabi
Skills Used:
After Effects
Premiere

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3D PRINTER RESEARCH
July -
The main goal of this project is to research
methods of 3d printing. The knowledge
gained from researching, and building
a 3d printer enables us to teach others
this technology and to assist students/
professors in their creative ideas.
The biggest piece of this project was
buying and assembling a printrbot simple.
There were challenges along they way,
but ultimately we created a working 3d
printer. The next step in the journey was
testing print perimeters and materials to
perfect the prints.
Throughout this journey, we printed
projects for professors and students.
This is an ongoing project with several
advancements. The use of ninjaFlex
filament is currently being tested. This is
a rubber-like material we plan on using to
print apple watch replicas for the computer
shop.
Project Team:
Ty Rempe
Peter Helstrom
Bode Alabi
Skills Used:
Soldering
Circuitry
Polymers
(PLA melting temperatures)
Repetier
Simplify 3d
Slicer
3d Modeling

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YOURTECH WEBSITE
January -
Yourtech was going under some re-
branding, so the goal was to create a
website that attracts visitors while also
getting them the information they may
need.
The Academic Technology’s Learn IT
team is comprised of a diverse set of
technologically skill student staff. Each
member of our team is passionate about
using technology in our own lives as well
as helping other students use technology
to make their experience at UNL easier,
more personalized, and most importantly
matter. We created our website to
communicate the services we offer as
well as the ability to easily sign up for our
services. Our goal is to allow students to
know what is available at UNL to help
them Learn IT.
Project Team:
Keiyana Thomas
Hayden Gascoigne
Bode Alabi
Skills Used:
WDN Guidelines
CSS
HTML
Web Design

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COMMUNITY AND
REGIONAL PLANNING
TUTORIALS
Feb-April
Community and Regional Planning
professors from the college of Architecture
contacted us requesting a set of text and
video tutorials for their courses. The
tutorials were to cover the various graphic
elements that the students needed to
create when finalizing proposals and
create project briefs. The tutorials were
posted to studio and UNL Media Hub for
the students to access when convenient
for them. A final PDF document was
presented to the students in the format
that their final report would be in.
The content of the document included
descriptions and links to tutorials on how
to make each element.
Project Team:
Liz Szatko
Skills Used:
Photoshop
Revit
Camtasia
SketchUp
Google Maps
Studio
UNL Media Hub

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The aim of this study was to assess
students’ needs in learning or using
citation management tools or resources on
campus when writing academic research
papers.
The main finding of this study is that
many students, particularly TAs who
write mainly papers for their academic
work or teach classes where a lot of
research or academic writing is required,
are not quite familiar with the new citation
management tools that can be useful
for their work. The majority of students
are not aware of the services on campus
that can help them with these resources.
It would be beneficial to students if the
information about these resources on
campus was disseminated in a different
way. It would also be helpful if specific
group of students were targeted and sent
the information about these resources
depending on their potential needs.
For these purposes, we decided to team
up in the future with UNL libraries
and help them with their training on
citation management tools by circulating
information on workshops that are offered
around campus.
Project Team:
Mevi Hova
Skills Used:
Qualtrics
Citation Tools
CITATION MANAGEMENT
TOOLS

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DIGITAL HUMANITIES
VIDEO
April
This project was made to promote the
resources that student technology has
to offer to students and professors alike.
I took on this project as my first project
with this team, and I wanted to work on
the video because it is what I am familiar
with. The final result was a long discovery
of who I am as a designer and I got the
chance to learn things about designing
that I never paid attention to before.
Project Team:
Bode Alabi
Natalia Hernandez Wallace
Skills Used:
Premier Pro
Details

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MAKE IT SIGN
April
The Make IT space in Henzlik needed
branding, so a door poster was created
to be placed at the entrance and welcome
students into the space.
Information Technology Service’s
Academic Technologies department has
a unique student team that hosts a small
space in the Henzlik Hub for “Learning
by Tinkering”. We wanted to allow all
students at UNL, regardless of their major,
to access and be exposed to technologies
that may have application in their future
careers. The student staff spend time
exploring how to use many different types
of technologies, mixing and combining
them in interesting new ways. They
opened their doors to students who would
like to come, learn, and tinker right along
with them.
Project Team:
Keiyana Thomas
Liz Szatko
Skills Used:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop

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HUSKER TECH VIDEO
April - May
Student technology is currently in the
process of creating a video advertisement
for the services we offer.
Project Team:
Andrew Keohane
Ty Rempe
Peter Helstrom
Natalia Hernandez Wallace
Skills Used:
Abelton
Audio Recording
Adobe Audition
Premiere
After Effects

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MAKE IT EASIER.
MAKE IT PERSONALIZED.
MAKE IT MATTER.