Academic Technology at OLC Innovate 2018!

30 April 2018

Andrew, Dann, and Janet presented at the Online Learning Consortium Innovate! Conference in Nashville.  Their talks were (respectively): Adding a New Dimension to Protein Structures: student perceptions of augmented reality in a…

Introduction to RStudio Server @ Carleton

16 April 2018

RStudio Server allows users to access the RStudio IDE from anywhere via a web browser. Compared to the RStudio on your local machine, using the RStudio on a server has…

Planning, Producing, and Evaluating Effective Instructional Videos

12 April 2018

UPDATE 4/13/18:  Thanks to everyone who’s taken this instructional video quiz so far! (Already over 100 of you!) Here’s a screenshot of what the analytics look like. You can see…

Quickstart for Podcasts

4 April 2018

What are podcasts? Podcasts are digital audio files which can be listened to by streaming or downloading. Why use podcasts? Podcasts are sometimes used in lieu of a paper assignment…

Doug’s Spring 2018 Update

22 March 2018

Spring Term will see me focus on design and its impact on communication. The acts of communication, including writing, speaking, showing slides, etc., force all of us to make choices…

Paula’s Spring 2018 Update

22 March 2018

I am eager to jump into spring term as I have several new projects underway, some that will wrap up in the term & others just getting rolling. While IRA…

Randy’s Spring 2018 Update

22 March 2018

This Spring Term I’ll spend a great deal of my time ensuring that all the scientific instruments in the natural sciences are running as expected. The move from Mudd Hall…

Dann’s Spring 2018 Update

21 March 2018

Transcript, below. Hey Folks, spring is on us. Here is a little of what I’ve been up to, and what I’m looking forward to. Leaning on my MFA in Digital…

Janet’s Spring 2018 Update

21 March 2018

This Spring Term online teaching and learning is much on my mind. I’ll be presenting at OLCInnovate 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee this April. OLC, Online Learning Consortium, pairs up with…