Author: Andrew Ruether

Academic Technology, Web Projects, Workshops and Training

Spring 2017 Academic Technology Workshops Announced

Andrew Ruether

The Swarthmore Academic Technology Spring 2017 Lunchtime Workshop series is now available. We have a lineup of sessions available to the entire campus community. The first half of the workshops are focused on website and online portfolio development. This is a great chance to learn how to get your content online using modern web publishing tools. The second half of the series contains maker-related technology topics such as Arduinos, quadcopters, programming Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, and laser cutting. Come learn what resources are available for you to use or checkout from ITS. All the workshops are on Fridays from 12:30-1:30PM … Continue reading Spring 2017 Academic Technology Workshops Announced

Academic Technology, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Computer Classrooms, Faculty/Staff

What’s New in Classroom AV for Fall 2016

Andrew Ruether

The Media Services team in ITS has been busy making improvements to classrooms this summer. In addition to our usual upgrades to projectors and lectern computers, we’re announcing a few major new services that will be of interest to many of you. Apple TV Over 30 Apple TV’s have been installed in classrooms and seminar rooms in Kohlberg, Trotter, and the Science Center. These devices allow anyone with a recent Apple device (including Mac, iPhone, and iPad) to project to the screen wirelessly.  This can be useful to reduce the time to get set up for a class, to project … Continue reading What’s New in Classroom AV for Fall 2016

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle

Moodle Updates for Fall 2016

Andrew Ruether

We just updated our Moodle site to version 3.1. There are a variety of new features and improvements to make using Moodle easier. On August 23-24, 2016, the Academic Technologists are holding Moodle Help Desk Hours to meet with individual faculty to provide assistance with getting courses set up in Moodle.  We also have a workshop scheduled for Collecting and Grading Assignments Electronically in Moodle. For more details, times, and to sign up for individual help visit our workshop pages on the campus calendar. Among the improvements for this Fall: Better online grading: faculty can now mark up and grade a variety of document types, including MS Word, … Continue reading Moodle Updates for Fall 2016

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Software, Students

MATLAB Licensing

Andrew Ruether

Last year we enhanced our MATLAB licensing to allow any Swarthmore community member to install MATLAB and all available toolboxes without requiring a connection to a license manager every session. This makes it easier for faculty and students to do their work from off campus as well as eliminates any problems with running out of licenses. MATLAB users do need to check in with MathWorks every so often to make sure their licenses are still valid. If you receive a message that your license will expire soon, see the instructions on our MATLAB page to update your license. Continue reading MATLAB Licensing

Faculty/Staff, Students, Workshops and Training

Social Media for Departments, Groups, and Clubs: Lunchtime Workshop on 2/5/2016

Andrew Ruether

Do you work on social media for a department, group, or club at Swarthmore? Are you interested in learning more about how to effectively use social media? Join ITS for lunch and a workshop on Friday, 2/5/2016 at the Beardsley Media Center to discuss and develop a strategy for your social media presence. Let’s chat about how to improve communication on social media channels. We’ll discuss posting strategies, multiple platforms, and leave time for specific questions as well. Pre-registration is required and lunch is provided. Visit the ITS Events page to sign up: http://www.swarthmore.edu/its/events. This session will be led by … Continue reading Social Media for Departments, Groups, and Clubs: Lunchtime Workshop on 2/5/2016