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Author: Ashley Turner

Academic Technology, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Moodle, Video
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Teaching Remote as an Alternate Plan

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Ashley Turner

In the past, in the case of inclement weather, we have set up Zoom Video Web-Conferencing as an alternate plan for remote teaching. In this case, you could simply send out a Zoom web-conference link to students and they could … Continue reading Teaching Remote as an Alternate Plan

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, Video
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Auto-Captioning Videos in YouTube

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Ashley Turner

Automatically Creating Caption Files from YouTube Videos Many may not know, but YouTube has a speech-to-text feature that will auto-caption your videos for you! Providing closed captions for your videos is incredibly important not just for students with hearing difficulties … Continue reading Auto-Captioning Videos in YouTube

Academic Technology, Mobile Learning
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Faculty Spotlight: Silvia Porello on Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Surface Pro

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Ashley Turner

For the past couple of years Swarthmore ITS has created a learning community with a small group of faculty called the Teaching with Tablets program. As part of the program we offer faculty a chance to use an iPad Pro … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight: Silvia Porello on Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Surface Pro

Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, Workshops and Events
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How DO They Do That? New Coffee and Learn Series

September 22, 2017September 21, 2017 Ashley Turner

Have you ever wondered how you could structure your learning materials so that they are more inclusive and accessible for All your students?… If so, this new mini workshop series may be for you! “How Do They Do That?” is … Continue reading How DO They Do That? New Coffee and Learn Series

Academic Technology, Mobile Devices
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iPad Pro for Teaching and Learning

July 14, 2017July 13, 2017 Ashley Turner

Over the past couple of years, Swarthmore ITS has been collaborating with a group of faculty on academic uses for Apple’s iPad Pro tablet and Pencil stylus. This year as we continue to improve our wireless technology inside the classroom … Continue reading iPad Pro for Teaching and Learning

Academic Technology

Zoom Updates

June 26, 2017June 28, 2017 Ashley Turner

Over the past several months there have been some exciting upgrades to Zoom which contain new features, enhancements and minor bug fixes. Read more about the new features below. Zoom Moodle Integration Zoom can now be integrated into your Moodle … Continue reading Zoom Updates

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