Instructional Video Workshops Fill up Fast!

29 June 2018

I’m already excited to be a part of the team hosting this Instructional Video Workshop at Carleton in late July!  Attendees will not only take-way a concrete and replicable process…

Business Video Benefits (in Education)

27 June 2018

Dann Hurlbert, Carleton College’s Media and Design Guru provides an overview of Matt Bowman’s article in Forbes Magazine about video marketing in business. There is a reason businesses are using…

Recap: Day of DH 2018

21 June 2018

Image caption: (l-r) Thabiti Willis, Jack Gieseking, Adriana Estill in conversation. Photo by Briannon Carlsen. Recap: Day of DH 2018 @Carleton College  

3 scholars seated on high chairs with microphones smiling and laughing during discussion.

Guest Post: Arduino Water Depth Monitor

4 June 2018

Author: Nathan Mannes, ’19 With supplies from the Geology Department and with the advising of Andrew Wilson, we have created an Arduino-based water-depth monitor. The grey cone you see at…

Video Basics in Journalism Classes

1 June 2018

Robert Yaros’ article on creating successful mobile video assignments in journalism classes provides a spring board for these quick video tips. Both faculty and students can glean some great insight…

Carly Born Presents at CALICO 2018!

30 May 2018

Carly presents at the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) 2018’s Technology Showcase on Language Lesson for Speaking Exercises on Thursday, May 31! Abstract: Language Lesson is a stand-alone tool designed to…

Tips for Getting Started with Online Teaching

25 May 2018

Even for schools that don’t see themselves as “online” institutions, there are ways to gradually get started teaching online courses. In this video, Dann Hurlbert of Carleton College’s Academic Technology…

Civic Engagement, Spanish Classes, and Instructional Video

25 May 2018

Dann Hurlbert and Palmar Alvarez-Blanco co-taught Spanish 206, a Carleton College course focused on fostering civic engagement–while giving back to the community. Students in this course worked with under-represented community…

Clicker Assessment Summary: 2016-2018

1 May 2018

SUMMARY Academic Technology has conducted short assessments of in-class clicker use across several 100 level courses in the sciences and social sciences in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.…