

Panopto Recording and Screen Casting Options
Swarthmore users can now record videos with Panopto in two different ways: Panopto Capture: web browser based recording. No downloading required. Must have the most up to date version of Chrome or Firefox or Edge. Panopto Recorder: Panopto’s desktop application … Continue reading Panopto Recording and Screen Casting Options

Keeping your digital content when you leave Swarthmore
Many students, caught up in the excitement of graduation, and faculty, rushing to complete grading and end-of-year work before they move on to other appointments, forget to take some necessary steps to secure their digital content stored on College servers, … Continue reading Keeping your digital content when you leave Swarthmore

A Makerspace Recap of Sorts
April and May saw a tumbling, busy schedule of events, projects, and people to wrap up a successful semester of the Swarthmore Makerspace. We saw intense coursework projects crunch through on deadlines, extracurricular (and hilarious) activities take over the space … Continue reading A Makerspace Recap of Sorts

Embracing the Pedagogical Value of HPC
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

Navigating the New Moodle: A Look at the Upcoming July 2023 Upgrade
On Monday, July 10, 2023, ITS will upgrade Moodle to the sleek and improved version 4. This new version promises to enhance site navigation and introduce some handy new features. While most content will remain familiar, you’ll notice a refreshing … Continue reading Navigating the New Moodle: A Look at the Upcoming July 2023 Upgrade

Turnitin’s New AI Detection Tool
IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of late 2023, we no longer support Turnitin’s AI Detection Feature. These instructions will not work for Swarthmore’s Turnitin instance. If you use Turnitin to grade assignments in Moodle, you may have noticed its new feature. Earlier … Continue reading Turnitin’s New AI Detection Tool