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Link to High-Throughput Computing on Firebird – and Beyond!
High Performance Computing, Research

High-Throughput Computing on Firebird – and Beyond!

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Academic Technology, Google Apps

Google Drive “Hijacking” Your Word Files? Here’s the Fix

Burgundy background, tech images, and text that reads 'ITS Insider'Link to ITS Insider October 2026 – Cyber Security Awareness Month Edition
Cybersecurity, Security

ITS Insider October 2026 – Cyber Security Awareness Month Edition

Safe exam browser iconLink to Testing without the internet: Safe Exam Browser
Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff

Testing without the internet: Safe Exam Browser

Burgundy background, tech images, and text that reads 'ITS Insider'Link to ITS Insider September 2026 – Welcome Back Edition
Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, Learning Technology, News, Student Engagement, Students, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider September 2026 – Welcome Back Edition

Graphic image of student being tempted by multiple devil figures while typing on a laptop computer. By Peter Gamlen, published 08-26-2026 NYTimesLink to How to stop students from using AI to cheat?
Academic Technology, Artificial Intelligence

How to stop students from using AI to cheat?

Academic Technology, Artificial Intelligence
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Turnitin’s New AI Detection Tool

April 27, 2023May 21, 2025 Ashley Turner

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

Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Faculty/Staff, Google Apps, Tips
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Disappearing student work (Not again! How to avoid)

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Doug Willen

For folks who use Google Drive, Drop-Box or other similar tools to store and collect content from students and each other, we’d like to bring to your attention a sometimes overlooked inconvenience… If you have asked students to share content … Continue reading Disappearing student work (Not again! How to avoid)

Academic Technology
EvaluationKit dashboard

Course Evaluations made Easier

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Mike Jones

Are you struggling with managing Departmental course evaluations every semester? EvaluationKit may be the perfect solution for you! This software is designed to create, manage, and distribute your evaluations using enrollment information from Moodle. Students are given access to their … Continue reading Course Evaluations made Easier

Accessibility, Course Planning
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Adapting Educational Materials For All Learners: What You Need To Know

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Jen Moore

The challenge of adapting educational materials for all learners diminishes when you choose accessible material at the very beginning. This reduces the amount of stress any learner may have when approaching your courses. It may also reduce any stress you … Continue reading Adapting Educational Materials For All Learners: What You Need To Know

Academic Technology, Moodle
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Moodle 4 – New Features & Improvements

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Anthony Weed

This summer, ITS will be upgrading our Moodle installation to Moodle 4. Moodle 4 greatly improves the user experience by making its user interface (UI) more intuitive to use. It also introduces some new features and improvements to the accessibility … Continue reading Moodle 4 – New Features & Improvements

Academic Technology

Wood: Makerspace Bread n’ Butter

March 29, 2023March 30, 2023 Josh Jordan

Even in a post-space-age world of material technology that brings us high-performing, high-strength and even often “sustainable” substances with which to fabricate, wood remains the north star in the cosmos of making things. Why? There is an industry answer: that … Continue reading Wood: Makerspace Bread n’ Butter

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