This semester, I followed Anthony Graesch’s advice and moved my syllabus entirely online. For all the reasons he outlined in his post, the shift from a paper-and-Moodle syllabus to a Moodle-only syllabus has been successful, and I’ll continue to do this in…
Assistant Professor and Evernote enthusiast Karen Gonzalez Rice shares ideas for using that multifaceted tool with attendees of the recent Teaching with Technology workshop Productivity Tools to Make Work and Life Easier. Thanks, Karen, for this ringing endorsement & for…
Three years ago in my Costume History class, I noticed that students with access to color printouts and Photoshop were producing higher quality work on their assignments. Committed to creating a more equitable learning environment, I made an appointment with…
Have you forgotten about lynda.com? Since our initial subscription, thousands of new courses have been added. If you haven’t looked in awhile, now is a good time to see what’s new! To access lynda.com, use this link or log in…
Higher education is rapidly transitioning to purchasing card programs as a means of streamlining the process by which services and goods are procured by employees. With recent growth of the credit payment industry, colleges and universities are embracing purchasing cards, or…
Welcome back! For this semester we are working on an exciting new tool, have a great lineup of workshops, and, notably, preparing for the early opening of Shain Library! To stay updated on everything ed tech at Connecticut College, sign…
In this series we’ve covered tools to maintain your digital files, Moodle for online assignment submission, and PDF mark-up tools. Now we’re turning our attention to digitizing your old files. Each of the following tools can help. Canon Multi-Function Devices…
Before moving to a paperless environment, you’ll want to spend some time thinking about how to best organize your digital files. Maybe you already have a system, and adding new files to that system won’t be a problem. Or maybe…
If you haven’t looked at Lynda.com recently, you should! New courses are added daily. Access lynda.com through CamelWeb or by using this link, then browse or search the 2,000 courses (and because each course is made up of many short…
Last Friday we met to discuss and show ways to use an iPad in the classroom. We focused on apps that help display content, integrate media, and create interactive learning activities. Here is a summary of the uses we discussed…
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