Yesterday we held a workshop to introduce Digital Connecticut College. Thanks to everyone who attended! What is Digital Connecticut College? Digital Connecticut College provides students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to register a domain name and create a digital presence through various mediums such as blogs, portfolios, and wikis. You can easily install open source applications…
Author: Jessica McCullough
A Student Experience With The Digication Portfolio
This blog post was written by Rigoberto Reyna, who worked as the Instructional Technology Student Assistant last summer. He is a junior and a member of the Social Justice & Sustainability pathway. In the post, he reflects on the use of an ePortfolio in the thematic inquiry course. Thank you, Rigoberto! As a sophomore I…
Mini-Grants Still Available!
Want to try that new quizzing app in class, but the fee stops you? Did you learn of an exciting new tool you can use in class, but just need some funding to get you started? Instructional Technology still has DELI mini-grants available! The mini-grant program provides funding for faculty members to explore and experiment…
Open Access Week 2018
Every year in October we celebrate Open Access Week, an international celebration of everything open. If this doesn’t sound familiar, read up on the topic through the (brief!) blog posts we published in previous years: What is Open Access Impact of Open Access Local to Global Open Access Is Your Work Still Yours? Teaching Open…
Copyright Confusion? Attend our workshop next week!
Next Tuesday (October, 2) Fred Folmer will lead a workshop, Copyright Essentials for the Classroom. If you have questions about which materials you can use in in your teaching and research, and when you can use them this workshop is for you. We will help you sort through the key issues surrounding copyrighted materials, including the…
Library Guides for Students (and for you!)
Over the summer librarians review, update, and create new library guides to assist students as they navigate research projects. While many students visit the reference desk or schedule library research consultations when confronted with a research project or specific information need, not all students take advantage of these face-to-face opportunities and some prefer to figure…
Most Frequently Asked…Moodle and the First Week of Classes
After the first full week of classes, let’s look at some of the most frequently asked Moodle questions: 1. Where are my Moodle sites? This question pops up every year from students and faculty alike. Students frequently look to Moodle to get a jump on their assignments or to get a preview of the syllabus…
Open Educational Resources: OER Explorers and Informational Libguide
The headlines are frightening: “Student Debt Nears One Trillion Dollars,” “College Costs Out of Control,” and “Betrayed by the Dream Factory.” These are not Hollywood blockbusters, but articles written in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Slate.com about the skyrocketing cost of a college education. A steep increase in textbook prices is a major factor…
Moodle (and More!) Drop-In
To help ease your return to the classroom, we are offering instructional technology drop-in hours. Stop by to get some last-minute class prep done with colleagues! Bring your questions on Moodle, WordPress, Computer Labs, Google Apps, or whatever else is on your mind. Bring your own computer or use one of ours in the Advanced Technology…
Find Us at Camp Teach & Learn
Instructional technology is co-sponsoring two sessions at this year’s Camp Teach & Learn. We hope to see you there! Integrating Global-Local Experiences: Using ePortfolio Wednesday 23 May 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM Connections asks students to not only develop purposeful plans for off-campus learning (through internships, community involvement, study away and so on), but also to integrate…