Link to ITS Insider September 2026 – Welcome Back Edition
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How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources
Important Information: New Course Content Accessibility Manager, Moving, and Fall Planning Welcome to a comprehensive guide on How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources. Bookmark this page to come back to it regularly for any summer or fall … Continue reading How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources
ITS Insider September 2026 – Welcome Back Edition
The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter. This month’s newsletter welcomes back Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff with new and important updates out of ITS including: ITS’s move back to Beardsley, the new way of printing for students, student led Dinner & Learn sessions, and more. We also give a preview of what topics are covered in this Fall’s Lunch and Learn sessions for faculty and staff. Continue reading ITS Insider September 2026 – Welcome Back Edition
Explore, Make, and Create: Join the ITS Learning Spaces Tour + Open House
Have you ever wondered what you can create in the MakerSpace, how to get started with podcasting, or where to try virtual reality on campus? On Friday, September 4, from 1:00–4:00 p.m., ITS invites students, faculty, and staff to join … Continue reading Explore, Make, and Create: Join the ITS Learning Spaces Tour + Open House
Makerspace in the Arboretum
Now that the weather is easing off of a swampy, soaked August, we at the Makerspace are finding ways to get back outdoors, and finding opportunities with our friends on campus to add a bit to their projects and built … Continue reading Makerspace in the Arboretum
How to stop students from using AI to cheat?
Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist, Wharton School Professor and writer of many recently popular books on personal improvement, believes he has the answer. But it’s not technological. Nor is it Blue Books. I found his recent essay “There’s Really Only One … Continue reading How to stop students from using AI to cheat?
Running Open-Source LLMs on Firebird
Firebird can now host and run open-source large language models directly on the cluster using Ollama, a tool that makes it straightforward to pull down a model (and Ollama has LOTS of models!) and start working with it. Anyone with … Continue reading Running Open-Source LLMs on Firebird
Reflections of an Accessibility Professional at Swarthmore
As I continue to coach my new colleague, Caroline Larsen, on the intimate details of our scripting and processing of course materials, I have a unique opportunity to reflect on my time as an Accessibility Professional at Swarthmore. Mentoring someone … Continue reading Reflections of an Accessibility Professional at Swarthmore




