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Academic Technology, Learning Spaces, Learning Technology
Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface

Apollo 11 VR Experience in the Language Center

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 John Word

With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing approaching take the opportunity to experience the mission though VR in the Language Center. Our Oculus station contains the Apollo 11 VR Experience application which provides the ability to actively … Continue reading Apollo 11 VR Experience in the Language Center

Academic Technology

Important Zoom Update

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Ashley Turner

Zoom video web conferencing service has released a very important update to version 4.4.53932.0709. It is highly recommended that Mac users update to this latest version to avoid a security vulnerability. You can read more about how Zoom has fixed … Continue reading Important Zoom Update

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Learning Technology, Lynda.com, Software, Students
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com Content

Trends In Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Joel F. W. Price '00

At the end of each academic year, we like to take a look back at years past.  Today, we’ll focus specifically on how you all used … Continue reading Trends In Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning

Academic Technology, Development
Branch all the things

Utilizing Git for Solo Development

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Anthony Weed

Let’s Git Started Bad puns aside, Git is a very powerful tool. For those who don’t know, git is a version-control system used for tracking source code during software development. It’s an amazing tool for team development because it allows … Continue reading Utilizing Git for Solo Development

Academic Technology, Development, Software
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Accelerate your Research Using Software Containers

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Andrew Ruether

As more and more Swarthmore researchers create sophisticated computer programs for simulation and analysis, it can become harder to manage the code.    Getting a new computer configured with the proper environment can be difficult and the challenges are multiplied … Continue reading Accelerate your Research Using Software Containers

Academic Technology, Design Thinking, Faculty/Staff, Sustainability

Swarthmore Campus GIS

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Doug Willen

Spurred in part by increased interest in map analysis amongst our students, faculty and staff, and in part by a new project in Facilities, we have been preparing a new ArcGIS Enterprise server system (Portal, Server, DataStore).  This is a … Continue reading Swarthmore Campus GIS

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