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Language Center Hosts Gaming Day Study Break
Come take a study break and let off steam at the 2017 Language and Media Center Gaming Day Event! This year the LMC will transform into a gaming den with a large collection of gaming emulators and consoles and a large screen dance and music game! We’ll also have a screen set up to play Jak3, a personal favorite game of Sam Jenkins. So how do I participate?No need to sign-up! Drop in anytime between 10-3PM on Tuesday, May 2nd in Kohlberg 326 (3rd floor). What if I want to bring a game? There will be plenty of space in … Continue reading Language Center Hosts Gaming Day Study Break
Active Learning Inside the Classroom
What is Active Learning? You may have been hearing us talk a lot more about Active Learning lately in regards to our upcoming Teaching with Technology Forum and other classroom spaces on campus. The term Active Learning may sound a … Continue reading Active Learning Inside the Classroom
Sneak Peek: Lynda Insights
Since late summer 2013, Swarthmore users have had access to the entire library of Lynda.com videos (found at lynda.swarthmore.edu). During that time, we’ve had 1284 users watch 47,272 videos for a total of 3397 hours. Are you missing out? At the time of this post, there are 5755 courses totalling 212,653 video tutorials available, on topics ranging from Gmail to mindfulness to Amazon Web Services to how to play rock guitar. But what courses and video are most popular? Looking at the 2016-2017 school year, the top five courses are: Premiere Pro CC Essential Training (2015) Revit Structure 2016 Essential Training Java … Continue reading Sneak Peek: Lynda Insights
SPEED Projects for Summer 2017 Announced
ITS and the Libraries are pleased to announce the SPEED Project awardees for the Summer of 2017. Each Spring, the Swarthmore College Libraries and ITS invite all current employees to submit proposals to Swarthmore Projects for Educational Exploration and Development (SPEED). SPEED awards provide dedicated support from software developers, librarians, academic technologists, and student interns for an eight-week period of project development. With a SPEED project team’s help, faculty and staff can create a new digital object or resource that enhances teaching or facilitates undergraduate research. For Summer 2017, the projects will focus on Data Visualizations. From infographics to interactive … Continue reading SPEED Projects for Summer 2017 Announced
Podcasting in the Academics
There are many free audio editing programs that allow you to record and edit musical compositions as well as manipulate audio files. Garageband is a program that comes pre-installed on all Mac laptop and desktop computers and, like iMovie, is a … Continue reading Podcasting in the Academics
New Ultimaker 3 3D Printer!
We are pleased to announce that Information Technology Services has just acquired a new 3D printer! And with this new printer, we hope to make 3D printing available to more folks here at Swarthmore. With the arrival of the new … Continue reading New Ultimaker 3 3D Printer!