ITS Coffee Break #78: My Lafayette, iOS 7, Wearable Computing, MOOCs

In Episode #78 we discuss the launch of the My Lafayette campus portal, the 802.1x pilot in Skillman Library and the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd College in January 2014.  In Tech News we look at the launch of iOS 7 and the iPhone 5S/C, a new version of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and new entries into the wearable computing marketplace. We close out the podcast discussing “MOOCs: In Theory and In Practice”, an upcoming lecture by Prof. Robert Ghrist of University of Pennsylvania that’s sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship.

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ITS Coffee Break #72: 3D Printing, RSS Readers, Essay-Grading Software

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 Coffee Break #70: Mobile Web, Smart Watches, MOOCs, Faculty Technology Grants

ITS Coffee Break returns from a long hiatus to talk about  the mobile web, a college portal, the “Teaching with Technology” grant program,  Twitter Bootstrap, Massively Open Online Courses, and Dick Tracy-style watches that sync with your smartphone. Continue reading