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Academic Technology, High Performance Computing, Research

Firebird: 2025 in Review

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Accounts and Passwords, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, News, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider December 2025

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Academic Technology, Accessibility, Email, Tips

Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups

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Academic Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Course Planning

Digital Testing in an AI World

Link to Apple’s “Background Sounds”: Focus, Calm, and Accessibility in One Feature
Accessibility, iOS, Tips

Apple’s “Background Sounds”: Focus, Calm, and Accessibility in One Feature

Link to Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird
Academic Technology, High Performance Computing, Research

Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird

Academic Technology, Learning Spaces, MakerSpace
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Watch the MakerSpace Move

January 21, 2020 John Word

We have put together a video documenting the Swarthmore MakerSpace move from Beardsley to Whittier. Thanks to everyone involved for make the transition so smooth. Come visit us in our new location in Whittier Hall 109-113. Continue reading Watch the MakerSpace Move

Academic Technology, Active Learning, Learning Spaces
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Singer Flexspace Open House and Intro to Active Learning

January 16, 2020 Ashley Turner

Join us for Singer Hall Flexible Learning Space Open House! Gain familiarity with the layout of the Singer Flexspace, Rm 034/035, one of our newest flexible learning spaces on campus. New, returning and interested faculty are encouraged to attend to … Continue reading Singer Flexspace Open House and Intro to Active Learning

Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, Students, Tips

Behind the scenes in ITS: New call tracking system!

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Doug Willen

January 13, 2020 Sometimes folks wonder about how we do things here in ITS. For example, how do we keep track of the hundreds of calls that come into the Help Desk daily and then get them to the right … Continue reading Behind the scenes in ITS: New call tracking system!

Academic Technology, Learning Spaces, Learning Technology, MakerSpace

The MakerSpace is Moving

December 19, 2019 John Word

Quick moving developments have offered the opportunity to move the Beardsley MakerSpace to Whittier Hall during the winter break. The larger and substantially better space will provide an improved facility to support Making across campus by the start of classes … Continue reading The MakerSpace is Moving

Academic Technology, Conference, News
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High Performance Computing Conference at Swarthmore – January 2020

December 17, 2019 Andrew Ruether

Swarthmore College will be hosting a conference on “High Performance Computing in the Liberal Arts” on January 7-8, 2020.  Aimed at IT staff at liberal arts colleges, the event will bring together over 30 technologists from 25 colleges from across … Continue reading High Performance Computing Conference at Swarthmore – January 2020

Academic Technology, Course Planning, Faculty/Staff, Learning, Open-Source, Software, Web Projects, Web Trends, Workshops and Training

What’s new with DataCamp

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Doug Willen

DataCamp continues to be an online, hands-on, practical training resource, that faculty can take advantage of to learn how to use the open source statistical environment of R, as well as how to code in Python and forge beautiful data … Continue reading What’s new with DataCamp

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