ITS has introduced a new Moodle feature that assigns students and community members who are auditing a course the Auditor role. This role does not include a gradebook entry, making it easier for instructors to quickly distinguish between students taking … Continue reading Who’s Auditing? Moodle Now Knows
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Up until late last semester, one of our Artificial Intelligence (AI) subscription services—Gemini—didn’t allow us to share the bots we create. Gemini calls these “Gems”. With the Appropriate text alternatives for images Gem we created using AI, you, too, can … Continue reading Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!
Google Colab is an online Jupyter Notebook service that can be used for interactive coding in Python, R, and Julia. The notebook interface makes it possible to mix text, code, and graphics. The Pro version, which includes more processing power … Continue reading Google Colab Free for Students and Faculty
Firebird, Swarthmore’s high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, is completing its first full calendar year in service, and what a year it’s been! In 2025, the user communities from both Swarthmore and Lafayette College collectively ran more than 459,000 jobs, totaling over … Continue reading Firebird: 2025 in Review
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Are you tired of email? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of official messages? Navigating listservs at Swarthmore can often feel confusing. Good news! Swarthmore’s Accessibility Working Group identified communication as one of our improvement goals for … Continue reading Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups
It’s that time of year again, where we get to turn our hands and tools toward making the holiday a little bit make-ier. Here’s a quick glimpse of what seasonally specific specimens have been spotted in the Makerspace this last … Continue reading Halloween Hijinks in the Makerspace
