Link to Pedagogical Uses for Teaching With AI
Five Reasons to Visit the Makerspace Today!
Tools! The Makerspace has an open library of tools for you to learn and put to use. We provide certification sessions for use of woodshop power tools, and you can sign up for a time for that course here. 2. … Continue reading Five Reasons to Visit the Makerspace Today!
Library and ITS Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2024
The Swarthmore College Libraries and ITS have released guidance for instructional staff on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The document provides practical advice for syllabus statements, assignments, privacy, and AI detection. View the Library and ITS Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Fall … Continue reading Library and ITS Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2024
Firebird Rising
For more than a year, Swarthmore and Lafayette College have been working on an ambitious plan to merge our respective high-performance computing (HPC) environments. After much hard work on the part of extensive teams at both institutions, we are pleased … Continue reading Firebird Rising
What’s in a Web Developer’s Toolbox in 2024?
Code Editors A good code editor is the heart and foundation of a developer’s toolbox. There are a lot of them out there. According to Stack Overflow’s yearly survey, 75% of developers, including myself, use Visual Studio Code. There’s a … Continue reading What’s in a Web Developer’s Toolbox in 2024?
Moodle Weekly Format Fix
For Fall 2024, some Moodle courses may not display the weekly course format properly. If you have turned on “Weekly Sections” and your sections are still labeled as “Topic 1”, “Topic 2,” etc. or with dates from a previous semester, … Continue reading Moodle Weekly Format Fix
Sunset on Solstice: Introducing Screenbeam to Swarthmore
`This past year, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies elected to start phasing out the Mersive Solstice product and replacing it with a newer wireless presentation device known as Screenbeam. After researching and testing out numerous other products, Screenbeam was the clear cut winner due to, among other things, its ease of use and lower cost. The big difference between Screenbeam and Solstice is that NO APP IS REQUIRED. Yes, that’s right. To project from a Mac or iOS device, you simply open up Airplay and choose the room you wish to project to. Once the code appears, you enter it on … Continue reading Sunset on Solstice: Introducing Screenbeam to Swarthmore