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JupyterHub: Online Python Notebooks and More
Swarthmore has a new installation of JupyterHub, a web-based, multi-user, online notebook for programming in variety of different languages including Python. A Jupyter notebook is a handy way to create documents that mix code, graphs, images, explanatory text, and equations. … Continue reading JupyterHub: Online Python Notebooks and More
MakerSpace Profiles: Elizabeth Flores
In this latest installment of our MakerSpace Profile series Elizabeth Flores ’19 discusses how her role as a peer tutor is assisted through her work as a technician in the digital fabrication space and how using 3D printing technologies allows … Continue reading MakerSpace Profiles: Elizabeth Flores
Summer 2019 SPEED Call for Proposals
The Libraries and ITS invite all current employees (including faculty, instructional staff, and staff) to submit proposals for Swarthmore Projects for Educational Exploration and Development (SPEED) support. SPEED awards primarily consist of dedicated support from software developers, librarians, academic technologists, … Continue reading Summer 2019 SPEED Call for Proposals
Grading Assignments in Moodle with the Built-in Annotation Tool
Using the Built-in Assignment Grader Tool Did you know new improvements have been made to Moodle’s built-in Assignment Activity grading interface? The new interface will convert student submissions to PDF so that you can view and annotate assignments on your … Continue reading Grading Assignments in Moodle with the Built-in Annotation Tool
Get your drone off the ground faster with LAANC
This past year the FAA (Federal Aeronautical Administration) set up and began testing a new service, LAANC. For folks who wanted to fly their drones (quadcopters, or other Unmanned Aircraft Systems, in the parlance of the FAA), the previous waiver … Continue reading Get your drone off the ground faster with LAANC
Essential Editing Shortcuts in Premiere 2018
Keyboard shortcuts are useful in just about every computer program, and video editors like Premiere Pro are no exception. Imagine the amount of time one can save over the course of crafting an entire film. Check out the 6-minute video … Continue reading Essential Editing Shortcuts in Premiere 2018