The Technology for Teaching and Learning Group is on the move again – This time back to our permanent home in the Gordon Library (GL225)! There are some new exciting changes in the Gordon Library that we are really excited about and we think you will be too. This renovation has created a new WPI…Continue Reading TTL is on the Move Again!
How to make a web page: HTML
Last week, we posted about the value of understanding HTML, the language of the web. While there are many tools that make website creation possible without requiring you to know any “code,” we feel that having a working knowledge of how the code behind a web page works is tremendously valuable. Today, we’re going to…Continue Reading How to make a web page: HTML
HTML- The language of the web
Many of us here at WPI would admit that the web has become an integral, and in some cases necessary, part of our daily lives. Many of us surf web sites on a daily basis, relying on the web for diverse content ranging from world news to peer reviewed research articles. However, a basic understanding…Continue Reading HTML- The language of the web
Ride the (Google) Wave! The Opening of Google Wave and Google Voice.
This summer has been an exciting time over at Google. Just this past month Google announced the the public availability of Google Voice and of its newest collaboration product, Google Wave. So what are these two new products? Google Voice: Google Voice, the Google reincarnation of GrandCentral, is essentially a phone management system. Users of…Continue Reading Ride the (Google) Wave! The Opening of Google Wave and Google Voice.
Navigate Windows 7 like an Expert in the eClassroom and Beyond
This fall you may notice a new change in the eClassrooms on campus – Windows 7! The IT department has been actively deploying Microsoft Windows 7 to the campus computer labs and E-Classroom instructor workstations with the goal of completing the task by A-term 2010. Windows 7 offers a similar windows environment to Vista with…Continue Reading Navigate Windows 7 like an Expert in the eClassroom and Beyond
Congratulations to the Class of 2010!
From all of us here in the WPI Academic Technology Center – Congratulations to the Class of 2010!…Continue Reading Congratulations to the Class of 2010!
Moving Forward, Looking Back – Asking Adjunct Questions in Class
“It is one thing to find out, from asking a question, that the majority do not understand. It is quite another to then summon up one’s best elucidation of the point in question, ask another question, and find the majority still do not understand.” -Louis Abrahamson in Audience Response Systems in Higher Education: Applications and…Continue Reading Moving Forward, Looking Back – Asking Adjunct Questions in Class
Wait, how did you do that again?
Does the opening question sound familiar to you? or Does this sound familiar to you: “… often students tell me that they don’t understand how to do THIS TASK when they read the book or look at their notes, but when I show them, THIS TASK seems easy. At that moment, they can immediately work…Continue Reading Wait, how did you do that again?
Partnering with Instructional Technology – Why? How? When?
Why? Don’t go it alone! At WPI, your Instructional Technology resource is the Technology for Teaching and Learning Group in the ATC. We have a variety of tools and a wealth of experience, and are here to support faculty and students. How? Partnering can be as involved as you would like it to be –…Continue Reading Partnering with Instructional Technology – Why? How? When?
Want to learn more about M-Learning?
M-Learning is a term that is short for mobile learning. But what exactly is mobile learning? Check out these useful links for more information!…Continue Reading Want to learn more about M-Learning?