We had a great Teaching with Technology workshop yesterday, “You got an iPad. Now what? Research Apps.” Thanks to all who attended! If you were unable to attend but are interested in what we discussed, you can find the list of topics below. The workshop was divided into three areas: ebooks, mobile apps for research,…
Author: Jessica McCullough
APIs and Serendipity
Have you heard of an API, or Application Programming Interface? If not, it may not seem like something you want to hear about. If you have, it might still be difficult to understand exactly what it is and why you should care. In either case, you can still take advantage of APIs for teaching and…
Moodle reminder for the first day of classes
Welcome back! Once your Moodle site is ready, remember to make the site available to your students. By default, the site will be hidden until you make it available. Follow these steps to make it available: Enter your class site Turn editing on Click on “Edit Settings” on the left navigation, in the “Settings” box:…
Easily Build Interactive Timelines with Timeline JS
Timeline JS is a free open-source tool used to create online, interactive and media rich timelines. Creating timelines using Timeline JS requires only four simple steps, allowing you or your students to focus on research, writing, creating, finding, and selecting media to present with each event on the timeline. Timelines can include text, images (flickr),…
Fall 2013 Course Evaluations Available
Fall 2013 course evaluations are now available to you! To view your student responses, log in with your usual Connecticut College username and password at http://evaluations.conncoll.edu. After you’ve logged in, you should see the list of courses available to you, with Fall 2013 courses at the top of the list. To view results, click on the…
What to expect in 2014 from Instructional Technology
Happy New Year! The Chronicle rounded up 5 educational technology experts and asked them what we should expect in 2014. You can read the article here. What are we planning on for 2014 at Connecticut College? This year will be an exciting one as we plan for the renovation of Shain library, and we plan…
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…
Learn “Web Technology Fundamentals” during break on lynda
Ever wonder what CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DNS, or IP address mean? Gain a better understanding of how the web works – both the front end and the back end by watching “Web Technology Fundamentals” on lynda.com. This brand new course runs a little over two hours, and “is your “plain English” guide to the world…
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.
Thanks for lunch! Reading Day Recap Summary
Thanks to those who joined us yesterday at the Reading Day Recap Lunch! The purpose of the lunch was to get faculty together to informally discuss their uses of technology in the classroom, in research, or in daily life. In reading through your comments, it sounds like we achieved this goal. Some of the topics…
