Weitz 235 had a Refresh – and is no longer the Sandbox

27 August 2024

Weitz 235, a.k.a., the Sandbox, has been redesigned to become a flexible collaborative space. Among other changes, the room now contains 48 seats with 3 seats per table. Tables can be in groups of 2 (with 6 seats) or in rows (for exams)

Rough drawing of a table and three chairs, all with wheels.

Zoom whiteboard

27 August 2024

Google will retire its whiteboard (Jamboard) in October 2024. We recommend the Zoom Whiteboard as a temporary Jamboard replacement, pending the outcome of an evaluation of other possible whiteboard options.

Screenshot of 4 small icons of different Zoom whiteboard examples. One is titled

Announcing Adobe Express for Carleton

27 August 2024

Adobe Express is web-based and offers essential functionalities when it comes to media creation and editing. Carleton now offers Adobe Express licenses for all students, faculty and staff.

Adobe Express logo, which is a stylized letter

Election News Analysis project

3 June 2024

The goal of the Election News Analysis project is to accumulate transcripts from various news sources, and then analyze trends and patterns of the topics discussed during presidential election periods and key events.

News Data Service logo

A Student’s Response to Workday Registration

30 May 2024

Recently, I was one of the many Carleton students who registered for their fall term classes using Workday. I felt adequately prepared for the change, through the many online resources and Chipotle teaching sessions (yum!).

Workday and Chipotle logos.

End of Academic Year Support and Summer Changes

24 May 2024

As our academic year and spring term are ending, please note these reminders and opportunities for end-of-term use of academic technologies, summer updates, and getting ready for the next academic year.

Books, pencil and monitor with mortarboard

DataSquad Student Positions Open

12 April 2024

DataSquad is a group of student workers in ITS that works on various different data-related projects. These include data gathering, cleaning, management, and visualization projects.

Carleton DataSquad logo.

Searching for Student Digital Humanities Interns and Associates

29 March 2024

In collaboration with the Digital Humanities Center and the Gould Library, we are looking for students interested in Digital Scholarship, for both a DHA or Digital Scholarship Intern position. Both…

Join our team - digital humanities associates and digital scholarship interns

(Re)introducing Ally

21 March 2024

The tool Ally helps improve the accessibility of Moodle content and course documents, equipping our students with a variety of ways to engage with course content. Carleton piloted Ally during…

Logo for Anthology Ally.