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ITS Insider February 2026

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Artificial Intelligence, Research

NAIRR Pilot

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Who’s Auditing? Moodle Now Knows

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Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, LinkedIn Learning, News, Tips, Voicemail, Workshops and Training, Zoom

ITS Insider January 2026

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Academic Technology, Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Google Apps, Universal Design for Learning

Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!

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Google Colab Free for Students and Faculty

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What’s New for Spring 2018

January 22, 2018February 28, 2019 Andrew Ruether

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

Accounts and Passwords, Email, Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Faculty/Staff, Google Apps, Mobile Devices, Moodle, Security, Students
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Get Duo, but be prepared!

December 18, 2017 Doug Willen

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!

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Students, Tips
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Disappearing Moodle Courses

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Andrew Ruether

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

Academic Technology, Learning, Mobile Devices, Mobile Learning, Software, Students, Tips

Helpful Apps for Finals

December 13, 2017December 14, 2017 John Word

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

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Active Learning, Learning, Software, Universal Design for Learning
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AHG: Compelling Stuff We Learned

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Corrine Schoeb

Several people from Swarthmore attended a week long conference entitled Accessing Higher Ground in Denver, Colorado.  This conference is open to anyone at Swarthmore and is one of the best conferences I have ever attended.  If you want to learn … Continue reading AHG: Compelling Stuff We Learned

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Google Drive File Stream

November 27, 2017February 14, 2018 Jessica Stockett

Google Drive has a new desktop solution for G Suite for Education users like us. A desktop solution means having a direct link to files in your Google Drive from your computer. It relies on internet service (Ethernet or WiFi) … Continue reading Google Drive File Stream

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