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Academic Technology, Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Banner, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Course Planning, Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Good Reads and Articles, Learning Spaces, Learning Technology, LinkedIn Learning, Moodle, Tips

How to Master Essential Tech and Fall Teaching Resources

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Email, Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Faculty/Staff, Google Apps, Help Desk, News, Student Engagement, Students, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider May 2026 – Seniors Edition

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Academic Technology, GIS, News

Know where things are: Precise GPS location service now available

Link to Computational and Data Resources for Summer Research
High Performance Computing, Research

Computational and Data Resources for Summer Research

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Academic Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Learning, Moodle

The Ethics of Efficiency: Wrestling with AI-Generated Feedback

Burgundy background, tech images, and text that reads 'ITS Insider'Link to ITS Insider April 2026
Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, News, Security, Software, Students, Tips, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider April 2026

Students, Web Projects
Map of the united states

2020 American Elections Map

November 2, 2020November 9, 2020 Anthony Weed

This semester, students from Professor Nackenoff’s POLS-22 class were tasked with updating the information for the American Elections map at Swarthmore College. The map visualizes changes to voting laws since 2004. Each student was responsible for researching changes in election … Continue reading 2020 American Elections Map

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Learning, Learning Technology, Moodle, Tips
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Exams in a Pandemic: Tips for Professors

October 26, 2020October 22, 2020 Andrew Ruether

One major challenge of teaching during a pandemic is handling remote exams. There are a number of issues that arise, such as dealing with students in multiple time zones, technical glitches, academic integrity, and grading. We’ve compiled some resources that … Continue reading Exams in a Pandemic: Tips for Professors

Learning, Self-Care
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Get Up, Look Around and Move!

October 22, 2020November 9, 2020 Doug Willen

Now that we’ve all been hunkering down and doing our best to carry on via Zoom and other remote digital technologies into our 8th month of this Pandemic lockdown, we’d like to remind everyone to regularly take the time to … Continue reading Get Up, Look Around and Move!

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Faculty/Staff, Students
eye fatigue with online reading

Built-in Reading Tools: Firefox & Safari

October 5, 2020August 13, 2024 Corrine Schoeb

Recent blog posts have suggested tools and techniques to help with eye fatigue and strain. Today I want to make you aware of reading tools that are built-in to the Firefox and Safari browsers. Both of these browsers offer a … Continue reading Built-in Reading Tools: Firefox & Safari

Faculty/Staff, Security, Students
Text in the image: "Security is only as strong as its weakest paladin."

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

October 1, 2020October 7, 2020 Jessica Stockett

It’s the beginning of October, and you know what that means – Cyber Security Awareness Month! Cyber security can be an overwhelming and sometimes scary subject. We want to help make it easier to learn more about keeping your devices … Continue reading October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

Academic Technology, Panopto, Video
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Enable Automatic Captions For Panopto Course Folders

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Ashley Turner

Since most of our classes have moved online, many more faculty have been using Panopto to host their pre-recorded videos. For those unfamiliar, Panopto is our video streaming and lecture capture software that allows you to upload or record audio, … Continue reading Enable Automatic Captions For Panopto Course Folders

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