

Web Technologies and Trends to Look Out For in 2019
For this post, we asked Anthony Weed, our Academic Web Developer, to give some perspective on trends in web technologies he sees for this year. Frontend Frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) One of the prevalent forces in the web … Continue reading Web Technologies and Trends to Look Out For in 2019

iPads and Mobile Teaching Technologies in the Classroom
Starting in spring 2017 and repeating spring 2019, students enrolled in Manga, Bande Dessinée, and the Graphic Novel: A Transnational Study of Graphic Fictions have been able to utilize a combination of mobile teaching technologies in their coursework for a … Continue reading iPads and Mobile Teaching Technologies in the Classroom

ITS Statistics
What ITS services are people using? I looked at the activity on a few commonly used campus systems to see what was popular. Moodle Moodle is Swarthmore’s learning management system, used to share course content and allow students to upload … Continue reading ITS Statistics

Active Learning improves student evaluations
I recently came across this article in a Science magazine email blurb and thought that others might be interested. Although some faculty worry that trying different pedagogical methods can be detrimental to promotion, the bottom line is that Active Learning … Continue reading Active Learning improves student evaluations

Help! My Students Can’t See My Moodle Course
Are your students having trouble accessing your Moodle course? There may be a couple easy fixes to help this situation. Making a Course Available to Students Moodle courses default to being hidden from students. Courses that are visible to students … Continue reading Help! My Students Can’t See My Moodle Course

Beginning of the semester
We’re hoping your classes are off to a great start! While things are fresh and you’re full of ideas, we’d like to encourage you to reach out to us with any thoughts you may have for Assignments, Class Projects, Workshops … Continue reading Beginning of the semester