ITS recently enabled the Zoom AI Companion feature for Swarthmore’s Zoom account. The Zoom AI Companion can automatically take meeting minutes and allow attendees to ask questions about the meeting content. This feature is particularly useful for latecomers to catch … Continue reading Zoom AI Companion
BioRender is an online service that aids faculty and student researchers in creating and sharing high-quality scientific visuals. It is particularly useful for enhancing journal articles, scientific posters, presentations, class slides, grant applications, and brainstorming sessions. A new feature allows … Continue reading Elevate Your Scientific Illustrations: Integrate BioRender with PowerPoint for Dynamic Presentations
For many years, ITS has hosted an RStudio Server to support faculty and students in running R code directly from web browsers. This platform has enabled easy access to RStudio from any device. Over the next few months, we will … Continue reading Think Posit-ively about running R code
We’ve seen an uptick in the number of people using Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots in Zoom meetings. ITS has disabled the Zoom AI Companion, but other non-Swarthmore meeting hosts and attendees are increasingly inviting a AI bots to meetings to … Continue reading Zoom AI Bot Invasion: What You Need to Know
Over the past few years, the University of Michigan (U-M) has jumped deep into providing generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for the entire campus community. I was struck with the difference in tenor between the majority of conversations I’ve had … Continue reading The AI Divide: How Different Schools Are Embracing Technology
Swarthmore has a site license for Gradescope, a tool to assist professors with grading homework and exams. Often integrated with Moodle, Gradescope simplifies the process of grading written homework, paper exams, and now even online assignments. There are some new … Continue reading New Gradescope Features
