Events from March 16, 2018 – August 28, 2018 – Educational Technology at Smith College Events from March 16, 2018 – August 28, 2018 – Educational Technology at Smith College

Procuring Accessible Technology, March 16

Seelye Hall 201 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

This workshop will give participants an overview of the steps to take in order to assure the technology being considered for purchase is accessible. Presenters will discuss questions to ask vendors and language to include in RFPs and contracts. To register for any of these workshops, complete the RSVP on this page. You will receive … Continued

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Accessible Websites, March 16

Seelye Hall 201 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

This workshop will review the simple things web site developers can do to make sure pages are accessible. Participants will experience the issues people with various disabilities have on web pages and the available tools to make sure these difficulties are addressed. To register for any of these workshops, complete the RSVP on this page. … Continued

Free

Accessible Instructional Materials, March 16

Seelye Hall 201 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

Participants in this workshop will review the simple tools available at Smith to help assure students have full access to text, images, audio, and video materials for use in their courses. To register for any of these workshops, complete the RSVP on this page. You will receive an email confirmation when the RSVP is completed. … Continued

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Join Us for a 3-Way Multiplayer VR Experience!

KnowledgeLab Seelye Hall, B4, Northampton, MA, United States

On March 30th, the Smith College Gaming Lab at the Imaging Center, the Center for Media Production, and the KnowledgeLab’s Gaming Archives Project are doing a 3-way multiplayer playthrough of Star Trek Bridge Crew and Rec Room in virtual space simultaneously from each of these locations. Players from each location will be logging in via … Continued

Digital Sandbox

Carroll Room, Campus Center Smith College, Northampton, MA, United States

Teaching Arts Lunches: Join Educational Technology Services for an interactive session showcasing collaborative projects from the 2016-17 academic year. Participants will have an opportunity to play with current and emerging technologies, and imagine new ways to enhance the teaching and learning experience.

NERCOMP: Aerial Imagery and Cinematography

When: Wednesday, June 6 - Friday, June 8, 2018 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Note: Registration starts at 8:30am Event Overview Aerial Imagery and Cinematography is a three-day course designed to immerse participants in aerial data mission mapping, drone avionics, aerial cinematography, and photogrammetry and image processing. The course encourages teamwork, curiosity, critical thinking, perseverance, and … Continued

Poll Everywhere: Engage and Evaluate with In-Class Polling

Hillyer 320 Hillyer Art Library, Northampton, MA, United States

Real-time feedback can help you gauge how well class materials are being understood, attain consensus on course material or questions, and provide opportunities for students to be more responsive and active, especially in large lecture courses. In this workshop, you’ll get hands-on experience with creating and answering questions and leave with ideas about how you … Continued

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Annotation Tools for Active Learning

Seelye Hall 212 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

Just like other kinds of critical thinking, the development of deep reading skills takes practice and time to develop. Students bring a range of experiences and comfort with reading academic discourse, however, most can still benefit from timely guidance and feedback. In this workshop, you’ll reflect on your needs in helping students develop as critical … Continued

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Zotero

Seelye Hall 212 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

Want to make your research process more organized and efficient? Attend a one-hour tutorial to get started with Zotero! Zotero is a free application that helps you collect, archive, manage, and cite your sources in seconds, all with the click of a button! It's available in all library computers and you can download it on … Continued

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Google Drive 101: File Sharing, Organization and Basic Features of this tool

Seelye Hall 212 Seelye Hall, Northampton, MA, United States

  Storing and sharing your files in the cloud means you can access them anywhere - until you can’t find what you need. In this workshop, we’ll cover tips for managing your course files, including demystifying sharing permissions and what Team Drives has to offer. We will also share tips for effective collaboration experiences on … Continued

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