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Academic Technology, Language & Media Center, Learning Spaces, Podcast

Book the Podcast Studio in Swat Central Express Scheduling

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Academic Technology, Data Science, Research

Summer research resources

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Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Google Apps, Help Desk, News, Security, Tips, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider February 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Research

NAIRR Pilot

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Academic Technology, Moodle, News

Who’s Auditing? Moodle Now Knows

Burgundy background, tech images, and text that reads 'ITS Insider'Link to ITS Insider January 2026
Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, LinkedIn Learning, News, Tips, Voicemail, Workshops and Training, Zoom

ITS Insider January 2026

Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Learning Spaces
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Panopto Lecture Capture in Swarthmore Classrooms

October 11, 2018 Michael Bednarz

Lecture capture is an academic tool widely used throughout many college campuses that allows a faculty member to record their lecture so students can review it at a later time. Various teaching pedagogies such as a flipped classroom or pre-recording … Continue reading Panopto Lecture Capture in Swarthmore Classrooms

Academic Technology, Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Google Apps, Learning
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New Google Apps Productivity Features

October 4, 2018October 5, 2018 John Word

If you’ve recently opened Google Calendar or Google Docs you may have noticed a few new icons to the right side of the browser window. These are new productivity features and Google has slowly begun adding them to an array … Continue reading New Google Apps Productivity Features

Academic Technology
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Advancing Physics Research with Supercomputers

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Andrew Ruether

This summer, Nick Anderson ’20 worked with Professor of Physics Michael Brown to perform complex computer simulations of magnetic fields as part of their fusion energy research project.  Because of the types of calculations and level of detail involved, running … Continue reading Advancing Physics Research with Supercomputers

Academic Technology, Public Computing, Students, Sustainability

How much paper do we print?

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 Doug Willen

Swarthmore College students, faculty and staff continue to use a lot of paper printing things out during the semester, particularly during the first weeks of classes each semester. We can probably guess that this is due, for the most part, … Continue reading How much paper do we print?

Academic Technology, Moodle
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Cool New Feature in Moodle

September 24, 2018 Ashley Turner

Did you know with the Moodle upgrades over the summer, there were some cool features added to the text editor? There now is a feature that will allow you to record short audio and video clips wherever there is a text … Continue reading Cool New Feature in Moodle

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Design Thinking, SPEED Program, Students, Swarthmore College Libraries
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Summer 2018 SPEED Projects

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Doug Willen

While most students were off exploring the world, or doing research in labs local and remote, a small, dedicated group of five students (Guin Mesh, Kyle Vu, Rebecca Regan, Richmond Mensah and Tai Warner) stayed at Swarthmore to work on … Continue reading Summer 2018 SPEED Projects

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