Swarthmore ITS recently added Jupyter notebooks to the Strelka high performance computing cluster, enabling students and faculty to access enhanced computing power via a standard notebook interface. Jupyter notebooks are interactive pages that can mix blocks of code with text, … Continue reading Jupyter Notebooks Now Available on Strelka
If you struggle with managing all your passwords, use the same password on multiple sites, keep passwords in a file on your computer or on a piece of paper, need to share passwords with co-workers, or routinely deal with sensitive … Continue reading LastPass password manager now available to all employees
At a recent Academic Technology meeting we were discussing ITS-provided software and tools that have gotten the most interest from Faculty this past year. Take a look; if you see something you’d like to try, email acadtech@swarthmore.edu. Padlet Padlet allows … Continue reading Tech Trends at Swarthmore
Swarthmore faculty now have full access to use Gradescope to collect and grade homework and exams. Gradescope can be used with paper, online, or programming assessments and is designed to reduce the time and effort needed for instructors to grade … Continue reading Collect and Grade Assignments with Gradescope
If you have to record one or more of your classes for students who may be in isolation or quarantine, you can share your videos with your students through the Zoom integration with Panopto or the Panopto recorder application installed … Continue reading Sharing Panopto Videos With Students Who Need to Miss Class?
Beginning in Fall 2021, ITS will be providing two new services for faculty that will enable more effective online class discussions and easier grading of paper homework and exams. Ed Discussion Forums Ed (edstem.org) is an online discussion forum that … Continue reading New software for grading and online discussions coming for Fall 2021
