When most people think about applications of high-performance computing (HPC), STEM-based research readily comes to mind. While HPC absolutely excels at that, it is also useful in pedagogical contexts, including: Facilitating analysis of datasets that are too large to work … Continue reading Embracing the Pedagogical Value of HPC
Friends, as we embark on a much-deserved winter break, ITS would like to express our sincere appreciation for the many ways you support our community. In addition to our ITS colleagues, we want our entire community to enjoy a relaxing … Continue reading ITS Support During Winter Break 2022-2023
Welcome, friends. As the Fall Semester begins, we wanted to share with you the many ways ITS will support our campus community. This is a long post with a lot of information. For organizational purposes, we have broken down the … Continue reading Changes by ITS for Fall Term, 2022
Friends, our winter break is quickly approaching. With great gratitude to President Smith for the extended Winter Break, we also realize that our support is needed during times when the College is officially closed. To that end, ITS wants to … Continue reading ITS Beginning to Look a Lot Like Winter (Break)
Ed Discussion (https://edtech.org) is a relatively new addition to the set of tools provided to Swarthmore faculty for their course discussions through Moodle (https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/its/2021/08/13/new-software-for-grading-and-online-discussions-coming-for-fall-2021/). It’s an exciting tool for us, first because it enables near-real-time interactivity with its exceptionally responsive … Continue reading Tired of old forum tools? Try Ed Discussion!
Welcome, friends. We wanted to acknowledge the various ways our lives have been changed by COVID-19, and to share the ways ITS has changed in order to best meet the changing needs of our campus community. We want to acknowledge … Continue reading Changes by ITS for Fall Term, 2021
