Category: Workshops and Training

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

Moodle Training Over Spring Break

Andrew Ruether

Swarthmore is switching from Blackboard to Moodle next year.  The “Introduction to Moodle” training session helps new users transition to our new learning management system.  All courses and enrollments are automatically loaded into Moodle, so it is easy to get started developing your courses. In the first half of the class, we will cover logging in, navigation, and adding materials and online assignments to courses.  During the second half, participants will have to time to work on their course or explore additional features in Moodle. Next school year will be our last with Blackboard, so this is a great time … Continue reading Moodle Training Over Spring Break

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

Supercomputing in Plain English: Online Workshop

Andrew Ruether

Oklahoma University will be offering a series of free online workshops called “Supercomputing In Plain English.”  The workshops will be help on Tuesdays at 3PM starting on January 25, 2010.  You can follow along with the presenter using a variety of videoconferencing options along with lecture slides and the opportunity to submit questions via e-mail or phone. See the web site for the workshop or get in touch with Andrew Ruether from ITS (aruethe2, x8254) for more information.  If you are planning to participate, drop Andrew an e-mail.  If we have enough interest we will set up a dedicated videoconference space. … Continue reading Supercomputing in Plain English: Online Workshop

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Introduction to Moodle Class

Andrew Ruether

ITS will be holding two “Introduction to Moodle” training sessions to help new users transition from Blackboard to our new learning management system. In the first half of the class, we will cover logging in, navigation, and adding materials and online assignments to courses. During the second half, participants will have to time to work on their course or explore additional features in Moodle. This is a great opportunity to get started if you are thinking of using Moodle for a spring semester course.  Additional training will also be held in early January. The course will be offered at the … Continue reading Introduction to Moodle Class

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Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s talks on academic technology

Eric Behrens

Over two days in July, Dr. Ruben Puentedura, a noted consultant and speaker on educational technology, gave four presentations at a summer mini-conference sponsored by ITS. The topics of the sessions covered areas in which Puentedura sees untapped transformative educational potential: mobile computing, data visualization, gaming, and use of web 2.0 tools in support of communities of practice. Continue reading Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s talks on academic technology