As I continue to coach my new colleague, Caroline Larsen, on the intimate details of our scripting and processing of course materials, I have a unique opportunity to reflect on my time as an Accessibility Professional at Swarthmore. Mentoring someone … Continue reading Reflections of an Accessibility Professional at Swarthmore
While working on a Microsoft Word document recently, we noticed something unexpected: after uploading the file to Google Drive, it was being converted into a Google Doc. In this case, we wanted to share the document as a Word file—not … Continue reading No, Google Drive, I Wanted a Word Document
In collaboration with our partners in digital scholarship in the libraries, we have added additional extended reality (XR) devices in the Language Center as a result of growing interest in use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. … Continue reading Extended Reality Resources in the Language Center
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Important Information: New Course Content Accessibility Manager, Moving, and Fall Planning Welcome to a comprehensive guide on How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources. Bookmark this page to come back to it regularly for any summer or fall … Continue reading How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources
What is a nature print? Our recent workshop instructor and U. Penn professor Miranda Mote explains: Roderick Cave and his work documenting nature printing as an ancient, global practice describes a nature printing as: “the technique of taking prints either … Continue reading Printing with Nature
GPS precision Standard GPS devices, including car GPS and your cell phone give you information about where you are in the world based on signals from a set of satellites circling far overhead. GPS is a type of GNSS (Global … Continue reading Know where things are: Precise GPS location service now available
