• Copying a Moodle course from a previous semester

    August 8, 2016 /

    If you’re at all like me, you’ve looked at the calendar, and realized that it’s August 8th! That’s right – fall classes start in just a few weeks. Fortunately, there is one task that is easy to get out of the way, and thanks to this summer’s Moodle upgrade, you can copy your Moodle course from a previous semester to this fall’s course instance with just a few clicks. Keep in mind, this process will take a few minutes, depending on the amount of content you have in the course you are copying. It will probably take less time if you do this while on campus (since you will be on…

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  • Introducing a new series: the Educational Technology Tip of the Week

    July 18, 2016 /

    This is just a quick note to say that we’re rolling out a new feature of the Educational Technology blog: a tip of the week post, scheduled for Monday mornings, that will spotlight a resource that’s either available to the Trinity community or that’s freely available. Many of these will be tied to the academic calendar, but others will be “timeless.” The first in the series, up later this morning, will be a look at Office365 and OneDrive, which aim to help people collaborate and share documents safely and easily. Thanks to Sue Denning for the neat graphic, and Amy Harrell for wrangling the schedule. Posts will be by everyone…

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  • Help, I Have a Pile of Research and I Don’t Know What It Means and I’m Tired of Reading: Digital Tools for Understanding Research

    May 25, 2016 /

    On May 17th, 2016, the Trinity College Library and Center for Teaching and Learning hosted a workshop for faculty on practical applications of the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. This post the digital tools preview that were previewed during that presentation. Contact your Instructional Technologist to learn more about incorporating these tools into your course curriculum. Reasons to Embrace Digital Tools in the Research Process There is an “analog” version of all these tools, but there are three key reasons to encourage students to use digital tools in their research process. Portable Since all these tools live on students’ drives or server space, they are easier to transport…

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  • Spring Institute for Teaching & Technology Agenda

    May 10, 2016 /

      The exact sequence is still subject to slight revision, as are some titles. The location will the 1823 Room of the Library, and there will be food in the morning and for lunch. Schedule 9.00    Coffee / treats 9.30    Important changes for Fall 2016: Windows 10, Office 365, Moodle 3  (Sue Denning, Jason Jones)   10      Writing Workshops in Moodle (Aidali Aponte-Aviles) 10.30  Visualizing Historical Stories and Collections (Cheryl Cape, Rick Ring, Nancy Smith, Amy Harrell) 11.15 Teaching Through Technology: Victorian Studies & Digital Humanities (Joanna Swafford, SUNY-New Paltz) 12.15  [Get lunches before the discussion starts] 12.30 Josh Kim, Dartmouth & Inside Higher Ed, will lead a…

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