Link to Running Open-Source LLMs on Firebird
ITS Insider May 2026 – Seniors Edition
This month’s newsletter is all about Seniors with topics covering backing up Google data, sending post grad email responses, setting up mail forwarding, and saving email and Google Drive files. We also give a preview of what topics are covered in this summer’s Lunch and Learn sessions for faculty and staff. The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. Continue reading ITS Insider May 2026 – Seniors Edition
Printing with Nature
What is a nature print? Our recent workshop instructor and U. Penn professor Miranda Mote explains: Roderick Cave and his work documenting nature printing as an ancient, global practice describes a nature printing as: “the technique of taking prints either … Continue reading Printing with Nature
Know where things are: Precise GPS location service now available
GPS precision Standard GPS devices, including car GPS and your cell phone give you information about where you are in the world based on signals from a set of satellites circling far overhead. GPS is a type of GNSS (Global … Continue reading Know where things are: Precise GPS location service now available
Computational and Data Resources for Summer Research
Summer is a time of heightened research activity among faculty and students. These projects often require specialized computational and data-related resources beyond personal laptops and desktops. Below is an overview of resources available to support your summer research: Firebird is … Continue reading Computational and Data Resources for Summer Research
The Ethics of Efficiency: Wrestling with AI-Generated Feedback
Grading is an important and time-consuming task. Careful, personalized feedback helps students learn, but timely feedback is a challenge. Swarthmore has few tools that handle simple grading automatically. Moodle quizzes can score multiple-choice questions and the WeBWorK math homework system … Continue reading The Ethics of Efficiency: Wrestling with AI-Generated Feedback
ITS Insider April 2026
This month’s newsletter includes articles on Preparing for graduation, Mac Office 2019 upgrade to 365, How to spot phishing emails, Keeper Password Manager, How to keep cool with a neck fan, and the upcoming ITS Lunch & Learn Sessions on improving computer battery life. The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. Continue reading ITS Insider April 2026