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Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a free, web-based computer-aided design (CAD) platform that is simple to learn and use. It features a block-based design system where users can modify shapes by either combining them (additive design) or cutting away parts (subtractive design). This makes it a flexible and beginner-friendly tool for those new to 3D design. Pros of TinkerCad Cons of TinkerCad How to get started The Tinkercad website offers tutorials and step-by-step lessons, starting from the basics.
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How and When to Submit a Ticket
This is a quick walk-through on how to create a ticket, specifically for the STA desk!At Trinity, our Library and IT utilize a work distribution system centered around job tickets. You (students, faculty, and staff) can submit a ticket for any IT-related issue on campus, whether it is for a computer in a lab that isn’t working correctly or an issue accessing software. The STAs are a part of that system and this post will detail how to enter a ticket for STA help. Using tickets is a great way to submit a request for help if you aren’t in the library or if the STA desk is closed. The…
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Using Kaltura to Stream Movies on Recent Versions of macOS and iOS
Kaltura is the tool Trinity College uses to deliver streaming video for classes, and in general it is working pretty well on various browsers and operating systems. However, many people who access Kaltura on an up-to-date iOS or macOS device are greeted with a puzzling error: “It seems your browser is blocking 3rd party session cookies which are required for the Kaltura application. To resolve this issue, please update your settings to allow 3rd party cookies.” This is happening because in recent updates Apple have changed a default preference, turning on a new feature called “Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.” This breaks Kaltura, which needs to be able to set a cookie…
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AAEEBL 2014 Conference Recap
Last week, I presented at the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning conference in Boston. Essentially, this is the ePortfolio conference. I attended several interesting sessions, from a range of conference tracks – from Digital Storytelling, to Learning-Oriented Assessment to Multimodal Assessment. The sessions I attended didn’t dwell the “nuts-and-bolts” of the educational technology they use to make their portfolio programs run, but there was definitely a lot of discussion on how institutions could make better WordPress, like we do at Trinity. What’s especially interesting is that a lot of ePortfolio issues that many institutions grapple with are actually easily served by WordPress. Here’s a brief rundown of two…