We are excited to offer our Weatherproofing Your Class workshop again for those who have missed it or need a refresher. Join us on Wednesday at 1:30 in the Advanced Technology Lab and learn how to employ technology creatively so you don’t have to cancel class. We will discuss tools and strategies for modifying your class…
Author: Jessica McCullough
In Search of Video Content?
Are you looking for that perfect film that will inspire discussion? One that will serve as introduction or closure to a topic, or perfectly demonstrate a concept? Searching Google and YouTube may not be the most effective way to find great educational films. Here are some free, online video resources that you may not know…
Another Semester Winds Down – Time for Reading!
We hope you had a great semester, and are able to spend time with loved ones, relaxing, and reading. To help you with the latter, this is a list of the semester’s posts organized by topic. Please enjoy! We will see you in 2018! Innovative Teaching from the Technology Fellows An ever-popular topic on the…
Do you have our upcoming Google calendar session on your calendar?
This Thursday afternoon we’ll talk about this easy tool that can help you organize your time and share information with colleagues or students. Learn about basic and advanced calendar features, as well as appointment slots and invitations, that will: make your availability visible (or not) to others, help you streamline advising and other sign-ups, and keep everybody…
Participating in the Open Access Movement
How do you become a part of the open access movement? What makes it [Open Access] possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. From Peter Suber’s Very brief introduction to Open Access. Fortunately, Information Services has the internet and sharing platform (Digital Commons) figured out for you. Determining the copyright-holder…
Impact of Open Access
I’m a young researcher from Guatemala who has been asked by a national TV channel to talk about climate change and hurricanes in an interview. Having access to this highly relevant article gave me the chance to prepare for the interview and provide the most science-based information. Thanks!! Director at a research institute in Guatemala,…
Open Access Week 2017
Happy Open Access Week 2017! Still not sure what we mean by Open Access, or how it relates to your research, teaching, or the college in general? Open Access is a complex issue and constantly in flux due to innovations and changes in technology, federal and state policies, grant funding agency requirements, for-profit and non-profit…
Maximizing the Visibility of Your Research Workshop
Let us help you get your research to the broadest audience possible! Institutional repositories like Digital Commons work directly with Google and other search engines to maximize the visibility of your work. Putting your published research in Digital Commons is an easy, effective way to increase access to your work by making it available to…
Need tech help? Want to learn something new?
Lynda.com is available to all students, faculty and staff at Connecticut College. Recommend this resource of thousands of courses to students by sending them links to specific courses, or including it as a resource on your syllabus. You can also find courses related to skills you hope to develop, for personal or professional reasons. If…
Upcoming September Events
We hope to see you at some of our upcoming events this month. Beverages and snacks are provided, as well as friendly colleagues and interesting conversation! Feel free to register or just stop by as your schedule allows. Thursday! Joint Session with the Center for Teaching & Learning Helping Students Read Effectively: In Print &…