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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Google Drive has helped you to share documents, collaborate with colleagues, and organize your files. But, did you know Google Drive can go beyond just that? Join us as we discuss ways to improve your experience using this tool. We will discuss some not-well-known tips as well as recap some basic features you could … Continued
At Smith, instructors across campus are using WordPress in their courses to teach foreign languages, investigate historical texts, showcase student work, and more. In this workshop, we’ll explore some of the ways instructors and students at Smith have used WordPress. You’ll also learn about the basic features of WordPress and get familiar with content creation. … Continued
In this workshop we will go beyond the basic content management functions of WordPress and cover a number of ways you can use plugins to add functionality to your site. We’ll create interactive content with H5P, and develop ways to input structured data with Advanced Custom Fields. You will have a chance to work on … Continued