Category: Academic Technology

Academic Technology, Computer Classrooms, Faculty/Staff, Media Center, People, Public Computing, Workshops and Training

ITS Welcomes new Media Center Coordinator Tayarisha Poe

Doug Willen

Academic Technology is pleased to welcome new Media Center Coordinator and recent Swarthmore College graduate Tayarisha Poe ’12 to the Information Technology Services team. Tayarisha brings a wealth of knowledge about video production, digital photography, printing and the Adobe CS suite along with her lively and welcoming personality to the Media Center.  She has particular interests in multimedia storytelling, digital cinematography and DSLR video production, and we look forward to a series of instructional workshops she’ll be hosting through the academic year on these and other media related topics. Continue reading ITS Welcomes new Media Center Coordinator Tayarisha Poe

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Upcoming Moodle Training

Andrew Ruether

ITS will be hosting a series of workshops for faculty and staff interested in learning more about Moodle. Our Introduction to Moodle workshops cover the basics of getting started and how to set up a course in Moodle.  You can bring your syllabus and readings and start to set up your courses for Fall 2012. The Intermediate Moodle workshops are geared towards people with some experience using Moodle and cover how to set up online assignments, blogs, wikis, surveys, and quizzes in Moodle. Other topics, such as groups, the gradebook, and discussion forums can be discussed based on attendee interest. … Continue reading Upcoming Moodle Training

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Faculty/Staff, Moodle

The end of the line for Blackboard

Andrew Ruether

The Blackboard leaning management system will be shut down permanently on June 29, 2012.   Please save any materials you have on Blackboard that you would like to retain.  ITS has archived all the courses and organizations  on Blackboard and can assist with transferring your materials to Moodle, the new learning management system. [updated 6/22/12 to include information on the Honor Exams archive] Is Blackboard really going away?  Yes, our Blackboard license expires at the end of June 2012 and the system will be shut down and totally unavailable. How can I save my Blackboard materials?  Use the “Export” feature in Blackboard to save … Continue reading The end of the line for Blackboard

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Blackboard Shut-down and Moodle Training

Andrew Ruether

Blackboard will be turned off on June 29, 2012.  Starting at the beginning of June, ITS will be archiving all courses and organizations in preparation for the shut down.  If you have important information in a Blackboard course or organization, please download your materials or export your course to your computer. The college has successfully transitioned many of our courses to Moodle already.  ITS is offering many hands-on Moodle training sessions to assist with learning Moodle.   Introduction to Moodle workshops help you get started using your own materials to begin developing your course in Moodle.  Consider attending an Intermediate … Continue reading Blackboard Shut-down and Moodle Training

Academic Technology, Web Projects

Announcing Summer Educational eProject Development (SEED) recipients

Eric Behrens

The ITS academic technology team is pleased to announce the eProjects selected for collaborative development this summer. We are grateful to all 16 submitters, who proposed a diverse and creative collection of projects for us to consider. For our inaugural year, our team of professional staff and student workers will be taking on these six projects: Enhancing Physical Chemistry Lab with Digital Video, Josh Newby. The project will involve in-house production of two pre-lab videos that substitute for in-class lectures. The Hoodoo-Conjure Online Database, Yvonne Chireau. The project will result in a publicly searchable database and historical information on practitioners … Continue reading Announcing Summer Educational eProject Development (SEED) recipients