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
As with all of our software tools, we constantly evaluate whether we are providing the best and most useful software tools to the community. At present, as has been the case for some years now, we support five different statistical analysis packages. … Continue reading Statistical Analysis Software Usage
Most faculty at Swarthmore use Moodle to share files and an increasing number are taking advantage of activities such as electronic submission of assignments, pre-lecture quizzes, and course evaluations. Students are definitely using Moodle frequently. More than 1500 unique people have … Continue reading Doing More with Moodle
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
In partnership with the Registrar, Provost’s office and Facilities, ITS spent the summer examining how to better support teaching in a next generation classroom. We selected Kohlberg 116, a relatively unloved classroom full of heavy tablet arm chairs that were … Continue reading K116 – Exploring elements of a next generation classroom
Active Learning? Collaborative Environment? Engaged Students? Flipped Classroom? You’ve no doubt heard these buzzwords over the past few years, but what exactly does it mean? While there are a lot of philosophies that go into modern learning and how to … Continue reading Collaboration in the Classroom using Wireless Presentation
