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On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break we discuss 3D printing at Lafayette College, alternatives to Google Reader, and the implications of EdX’s essay grading software. In help news we talk about an upcoming Lynda.com webinar on how to change up your classroom teaching style and look at how you can allow students to upload files to a course in Moodle.
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ITS News
- 3D Printing at Lafayette College
- Unified Communications update: Bria app for iOS and Andrid Smartphones
Tech News
- Alternatives to Google Reader
- Feedly
- Lifehacker: Five Best Google Reader Alternatives
- Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break
- Robo-grading of essays is here thanks to the EdX initiative.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/science/new-test-for-computers-grading-essays-at-college-level.html
Help News
- Webinar: Beyond the Classroom Walls: Reinventing Yourself, Your Class, and Your Teaching Methods
- When: Friday, April 12, 2013 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm
- Where: Skillman 105
- http://calendar.lafayette.edu/node/7294
- Allowing students to upload files to a folder in Moodle
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