

Auto-Captioning Videos in YouTube
Automatically Creating Caption Files from YouTube Videos Many may not know, but YouTube has a speech-to-text feature that will auto-caption your videos for you! Providing closed captions for your videos is incredibly important not just for students with hearing difficulties … Continue reading Auto-Captioning Videos in YouTube

Duo Update and Tips
First, a hearty thank you to the members of the community who have so quickly and readily engaged with Duo Two-Factor Authentication, helping to protect both their own files and content as well as the security of the College! We … Continue reading Duo Update and Tips
Are my course documents accessible? Here is one way to find out
If you’d like to find out which of your Moodle PDF files are inaccessible, you can add the “Accessibility File Scan” block. This will give you a summary of documents which are: inaccessible, minimally accessible, and those which have additional … Continue reading Are my course documents accessible? Here is one way to find out

Could Learning Analytics work at Swarthmore?
Learning Analytics is the term academic technologists use for using student data to help with teaching and learning. Some schools have started collecting student information from a variety of sources and using it to alert faculty about potential problems. The data can come … Continue reading Could Learning Analytics work at Swarthmore?

“Who Is That?” Series: Introducing Aixa Pomales
Happy second semester, everyone! One thing we hear is that we sometimes hide behind computers too much. Come on…like you don’t hide behind screens yourself? Oh…you don’t? Good for you! But for real, we heard you, and we (ITS) are … Continue reading “Who Is That?” Series: Introducing Aixa Pomales

What’s New for Spring 2018
Welcome back to school! Here’s what’s new for Spring 2018 … Two factor authentication for everyone on February 1st Starting Thursday February 1, 2018, everyone at Swarthmore will need to use two factor authentication to log in to college services. … Continue reading What’s New for Spring 2018