The Connecticut College Libraries App is now available! Download and install the free app on your Apple, Android, Windows, or Amazon device. The app is designed to connect you to research services and resources at any time from anywhere. Use the app to quickly find library hours, find the date and register for the next Teaching…
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DELI Proposals Due July 1
The Digitally Enhanced Learning Initiative (DELI) is a program to provide classes with technologies intuitive to students to enhance the students’ learning. Students in participating classes have been provided with such technologies as iPods, iPads, digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital camcorders. Proposals are due July 1 for fall 2014 courses. If you wish…
Computer labs
It seems hard to believe, but now is the time to start thinking about reserving lab space for next year. Requests for new software should be made by June 1, 2014 to ensure that is added for the fall semester. For spring semester the deadline is November 1. Not sure if the software you or…
Tempel Summer Institute: Call for Proposals
Send your proposal to participate in this year’s Tempel Summer Institute! The Institute, in its 14th year, will take place June 2-6 in Shain Library from 9:00am – 4:00pm each day. The program’s focus is improving pedagogy through technology, and includes hands-on instruction sessions, group discussion of learning goals and pedagogy, small group breakout sessions, and…
Getty Images now available free for non-commercial use!
Recently we posted about finding images that you or your students can use in online projects. Getty Images, with an archive of 80 million images, announced that over 32 million images are now available free of charge for non-commercial use (without watermarks). For those creating educational websites, blogging (like us), using Twitter, or publishing online…
See you in 2014!
Since our first post on July 17, we published 33 posts, created 19 categories, recorded, edited and shared 4 Talking Technology Videos, and had 579 page views! We are looking forward to our first full year of writing and sharing ideas for teaching with technology. Some topics we have in the works include Google Hangouts…
Announcing the IS Twitter Account
Follow IS on Twitter! Keep up with the latest news from Shain Library, Greer Library, the Language and Culture Center, Instructional Technology, and the IT Service Desk. Click here to view our new Twitter account or follow us: ConnCollegeIS.
Announcing Call for Proposals: Technology Fellows Program
Wish you had more time to explore ways to integrate technology into your classes? Here is your opportunity! If you didn’t see the call for proposals, you can read it here. A full description of the program was emailed with the call, but you can also contact us if you need it. “Beginning in spring…
Google Books Ruling: What Does It Mean?
Did you hear about yesterday’s ruling on Google books? Google’s book digitization project was challenged by the Authors Guild – this case has been in the works for 8 years! U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in New York ruled in favor of Google by dismissing the case. In his opinion, he describes the benefits we…
