Posts tagged with “Teaching and Learning” (All posts)

(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.

Teaching with CARE: Supporting equity and inclusion with academic technology

14 March 2024

An inclusive and equitable learning environment is one in which all students feel welcome, valued, and respected. It is also an environment in which improved learning outcomes, increased engagement and…

CARE Wheel

Podcasting with Audacity

29 February 2024

Podcast structures vary dramatically.  So do the tools that help you record, edit, and deliver your podcasts.  Audacity is a free and very capable recording and editing tool. Below, you’ll…

Audiacity Interface with multiple tracks.

The Golden Age of Weirdness: Learning to Teach with Generative AI

7 February 2024

In a recent Virtual UnSymposium titled Learning to Teach Creative Technologies with Generative AI, hosted by the Integrated Design and Media (IDM) program at NYU Tandon, various instructors and staff…

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AI “Filmmaking” . . . with Dann?

7 February 2024

“Filmmaking” using various AI tools is becoming far better and much easier. A company called Curious Refuge is now billing itself as The World’s First Home for AI Storytellers, and…

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Get productive and creative in the IdeaLab

14 December 2023

The IdeaLab is a creative space for faculty and students at Carleton to use and enjoy, with a variety of space configurations to support each of five phases of Design Thinking.

Infographic of the the 5 stages of design thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.

December Skillshops and New Ed Tech Lunches

14 November 2023

This winter, Academic Technology offers three ways that faculty and staff can deepen their expertise in different learning and teaching technologies — Drop-ins, Skillshops and new Ed Tech Lunches!

Skillshop logo with icons of laptop, headset with microphone, mouse, and tablet with pen. The logo is circular and includes the words

Engage students with Poll Everywhere

13 September 2023

Poll Everywhere (PollEv) is a web-based Student Response System, which works on laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to encourage more participation and engaged learning in the classroom.

Poll Everywhere logo

Moodle Update

20 July 2023

There are a few upcoming changes to Moodle to be aware of. Also, Google Bard will soon be available to our community.

Moodle 4.2 logo.