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Academic Technology, Software, Workshops and Training

Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities

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College faculty and staff can participate free of charge (travel included) in a wide range of technology workshops through Swarthmore’s membership in NITLE. These hands on workshops are held locally or at peer institutions on topics relating to the use of emerging technologies in the classroom and for research. For a full list of workshops and more information, contact the Academic Computing team. Some upcoming workshops of interest include: * Social Software for Education: Collaborative Learning and Research Practices. Program Date: January 10, 2008. Rollins College. * Visual Literacy: Using Images for Teaching and Learning. Program Date: January 14, 2008. … Continue reading Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities

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Blackboard Housekeeping over Fall Break

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Faculty, please note that courses and enrollments for all regular SPRING 2008 academic courses in Banner will begin to appear on your Blackboard course lists after break. As usual, these sites will be available to you as instructor but unavailable to students until you activate them (Control Panel > Settings > Course Availability.) Meanwhile, regular academic courses from SPRING 2006, and Honors courses from FALL 2005 will be archived and removed from Blackboard. SPRING 2006 Honors courses will remain an additional semester to ensure their availability to seniors studying for Honors exams. An archive of each course will be formed … Continue reading Blackboard Housekeeping over Fall Break

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How do I transfer a call on my Cisco phone?

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I’ve had a new Cisco phone on my desk for over a year but didn’t learn how to transfer a phone call until today. It’s simple: While on the call, press the soft key “Transfer.” (Soft keys are the small buttons that appear at the bottom of the screen.) Next, dial the number to which you would like to transfer the call. Finally, press “Transfer” button again. That’s it; you’re done. For more tips of using Cisco phones and College voice mail, check out the How do I …? page on the new ITS website. Continue reading How do I transfer a call on my Cisco phone?

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Computer classroom slots available for Fall 2007

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Faculty who are planning to use a computer classroom (Trotter 201, Science Center 256) for a class in the Fall 2007 semester, please contact one of the academic computing coordinators to arrange a reservation as soon as possible. Eric Behrens (Humanities), x7839 Liz Evans (Natural Sciences), x8254 Doug Willen (Social Sciences), x7787 Please provide us with this information: Course name and number Desired time(s) and date(s) for the reservation Preferred classroom Any specific software needed Continue reading Computer classroom slots available for Fall 2007