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 using the link from CamelWeb to ensure you have access to the full library. Here…
Swivl toward Lecture Recording
This semester Joe Schroeder is using a Swivl, a robotic mount that holds an iPad or smartphone, to record lectures in Behavioral Neuroscience. With the use of a remote that the presenter wears, the Swivl tracks a moving person and uses the camera on the iPad or smartphone to record. Lectures or presentation are stored…
I’ve Been Searching for Prezi for 40 Years
When I was a 1st year student in graduate school I took a course from a development economist Alain de Janvry. It was probably the best course I ever took after high school. He was, of course, brilliant and a great theorist of economic development, especially Latin American economic development. But what made the course…
New Accessibility Features in iOS 10
Our Instructional Technology Student Assistant, Kristen Szuman, did some research into new accessibility features available in iOS10 (if you missed her first post on iOS accessibility, find it here). She turned up some interesting features, including a camera magnifier, color display adjustments, voicemail transcripts, and more. Read on! Apple has long been an innovator in…
Using Quizlet for Elementary German
For the first time this semester, I am incorporating Quizlet into my Elementary German class, as a mandatory tool to study new vocabulary on a regular basis. Most of you will be familiar with Quizlet, a collaborative online learning platform released in 2007 that offers students different gaming and study modes. These gaming and study…
Wrapping up Open Access Week
We had a great time creating our tweet-stream about Open Access for International Open Access Week last week! If you didn’t follow us, click on the Storify above to read all our Tweets – I promise you won’t be disappointed! Bonus points if you find yourself mentioned! I’d like to leave you with what I…
Join the Technology Fellows Program! Proposals Due October 30
As we near the proposal deadline for 2017-2018 fellowships, we are taking stock of the remarkable accomplishments of the Technology Fellows Program over the last three years. To date, the program has supported 14 Connecticut College faculty who sought to leverage digital technologies to deeper, more impactful teaching and learning. The outcomes have been remarkable…
Design A Better Assignment – Workshop It!
Where do I position the camera? Why do I have to do a voiceover? What is line 2 of the instructions asking me to do? Is time lapse video really the best choice here? These were a few of the practical and didactic questions I received from colleagues as they worked through the activity that…
Open Access Week 2016, Open in Action, Starts Today!
Today marks the beginning of International Open Access Week. This year’s theme is “Open in Action.” To celebrate, we are posting with the hashtag #ConnCollegeOA on Twitter throughout the week, multiple times a day. Follow us to learn about Open Access, why Open Access matters, how to participate and make your work more widely available….
Friday Fun with the Smithsonian Learning Lab
Earlier this week I visited the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington DC. I often forget about the amazing treasures that the 19 Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo, and 9 research centers hold. Fortunately, now we can explore these diverse collections virtually through the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The Learning Lab includes images, video, audio,…