Past Events from March 16, 2018 – August 30, 2018 – Page 2 – Educational Technology at Smith College Past Events from March 16, 2018 – August 30, 2018 – Page 2 – Educational Technology at Smith College

Accessible Instructional Materials, March 16

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!

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

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 … 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 … 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, … Continued

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Google Drive Advanced features and Google Team Drives

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

  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 … Continued

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WordPress 101: WordPress Basics

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

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

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