Link to Assistive Technology (AT) Tools: Text-to-speech on desktops and laptops
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
Get Duo, but be prepared!
Duo is here and if you’re not yet using Duo to authenticate to your Swarthmore College accounts and systems, then it’s time to get on board! As our CITO, Joel Cooper, said in his email to the faculty and staff a … Continue reading Get Duo, but be prepared!
Disappearing Moodle Courses
This summer, Moodle introduced a new home page that separates courses into In progress, Future, and Past tabs. As soon as a course end date passes, it moves from the In progress tab to the Past tab. This helps keep your home … Continue reading Disappearing Moodle Courses
Helpful Apps for Finals
Finals may be right around the corner but there is still time to organize and manage your study sessions with these helpful desktop, web, and mobile apps! Here are a few applications for compiling notes, making quick lists, and organizing information for … Continue reading Helpful Apps for Finals