Last week Sheryl Burgstahler, the founding Director of DO-IT*/Accessible Technology Services and Outreach at the University of Washington was on campus promoting Universal Design. (if interested you can listen to her talk available here) Universal Design is a concept from … Continue reading A few minutes to learn something cool … Universal Design
A few minutes to learn something cool … Explain Everything Ambitious idea … what does this app do? Explain Everything is an easy to use platform for capturing presentations, annotating documents and creating flipped classroom materials. The basis of the … Continue reading A few minutes to learn something cool … Explain Everything
If you struggle with managing Departmental course evaluations every semester, EvaluationKit may be a tool that can help. The software is designed to create, manage and distribute your evaluations using enrollment information pulled from Moodle. Students are given access to their evaluation through … Continue reading Course Evaluations made Easier
Wednesday Evenings 5:30 – 7:30 pm Unless otherwise indicated, workshops will take place in the MakerSpace, Beardsley 101/102. Registration is limited, sign up forms will be posted 1 week before the event. March 21st Student Open House An informal event where … Continue reading MakerSpace – Workshop Series
ITS has just installed a video wall at the entrance to Beardsley Hall facing Martin Hall. We view this as an experimental display and hope to figure out how to use digital signage to inform, educate, and possibly entertain. We plan … Continue reading Digital Signage to Engage and Inform
ITS and the Art Department have been planning to create space where we can begin prototyping a Swarthmore MakerSpace. This semester, we will be working to create a safe and functional space in Beardsley Hall where Studio Art students can use woodworking … Continue reading Swarthmore MakerSpace taking shape in Beardsley
