Hello! I am Jess Baer and I will be supporting all things Clicker and Qualtrics related! I’ll also be doing my best to support all the different software and hardware the Academic Technology Center offers to students and faculty. I’ve spent the last 7 years doing what I love as a technology trainer for Natick…Continue Reading I’m also new to the ATC TTL group! I’m Jess!
New ATC TTL group member introduction!
Hi everyone! I am Lindsey (Tapper) Van Gieson, the new myWPI guru for the ATC. I have a broad background in instructional technology, my most recent experience managing and supporting the Content Management System at Tufts Medical School- and less recently Classroom and A/V support for the Tufts Medford campus. I worked at Tufts University…Continue Reading New ATC TTL group member introduction!
A Little Problem Editing WMV (And solution)
Disclaimer: Jim cannot fix your computer; Jim is sharing a solution he found to a problem that popped up on campus. If Jim’s solution does not work for your computer, Jim is probably not the right person to contact. Hi folks, Quick post, in case anyone out there is still suffering from a problem that…Continue Reading A Little Problem Editing WMV (And solution)
Taking Classes with Google Glasses: Wearable Computers and Higher Education
Ok Glass, show me the future. With the first set of Google’s shiny new specs being sent out to the handful of lucky applicants, it’s only a matter of time before students and instructors end up with a pair over their eyes in a class. And while it’s tempting to label the lenses as just…Continue Reading Taking Classes with Google Glasses: Wearable Computers and Higher Education
Need to update your Profile?
So you logged into myWPI, noted the new profile options and decided “I think I will update this later.” You are not alone! Many people have decided that neither the Facebook nor the Twitter quick connect was for them, but then how do you update once that splash screen has gone away? It’s as easy…Continue Reading Need to update your Profile?
Use of the WeBex Chat Window during student presentations
Editors Note: This week we welcome a guest Blogger Professor Wally Towner from the School of Business. While Professor Towner was using a tool called WebEx his methodology can be applied to any web conferencing tool including Wimba Classroom, the WPI Supported Web Conferencing tool. We here in the ATC were excited to hear of…Continue Reading Use of the WeBex Chat Window during student presentations
Examples of Media in Education: Shaping Curriculum
A few years ago, I worked with a professor to plan an interactive media component to help students with the concepts of a chemistry lab that spanned several weeks and several experiments. The professor found that students were having a hard time figuring out which data to use in what way when they reached the final experiment….Continue Reading Examples of Media in Education: Shaping Curriculum
Trends in Online Education: More predictions
It must be the season for predictions! Jes posted yesterday about the Horizon Report, and there is more to come! In the meantime, our neighbors to the north have some thoughts as well. Sir John Daniels of Ontario’s Distance Education Network Contact North introduces three trends he thinks will have a high impact on higher…Continue Reading Trends in Online Education: More predictions
The Pluses and Minuses of Sharing Your Stuff in Google Hangout
It’s not even a year into Google+’s life, and it already has a storied existence of battling Facebook. But in the social media ruckus, a useful tool seemed to pop out over all the +1s—Google Hangout. Hangout is Google’s take on a conferencing web application—with it, you can create a virtual space to share video,…Continue Reading The Pluses and Minuses of Sharing Your Stuff in Google Hangout
Think green!
As we approach the Sustainability poster competition, held during April – or “Earth Month” – I thought it would be appropriate to have a “green” blog post. (Plus, even though I’m not Irish, St. Patrick’s Day is this coming weekend!) So, how can you adopt more environmentally friendly practices into your teaching and research? There…Continue Reading Think green!