CIT: A new look for Google Apps
Monday, July 11, 2011
From the CIT Google Apps Team: “Google is rolling out a new look and feel across Google’s products, and these interface changes will also be released to Google Apps services, such as Calendar and Docs, over the next months.”
“We encourage you preview the new look over the next few weeks to gain familiarity with upcoming changes.”
“On the Google Apps What’s New site (http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look), you’ll find information about the release process.”
Posted in: Announcements: Technology Tips
Moodle/KnightVision: End of semester information
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
KnightVision courses will no longer be available after June 10, 2011. You may request assistance migrating your KV courses to Moodle until June 1.
Spring Moodle courses will be removed July 1, 2011. Before July 1, we encourage you to do at least one of the following things:
Copy your spring course(s) back into your Master course(s).
- Confirm your Master course(s) are empty before you begin.
- If needed, request to have courses purged (may take up to 36 hours to process)
- Confirm the number of topic areas is the same in both your Master and semester course
Create a backup of your course(s)
- Course backup files will automatically be saved to the files area of your course. Make sure to also save the backup in another location for future access to the course.
Fall 2011 courses
All fall Moodle courses (as of May 1) are available to faculty only. Fall classes will be made available to students automatically the week of August 15th. This is a system-wide setting that cannot be customized. If you have content in your courses you don’t want your students to see, you can “hide” sections or items until you are ready to make them available.
To hide topic sections, click the eye in each topic section. You can also hide individual items as you create them by selecting “hide” in the item settings. All content you have hidden will be displayed in light gray.
If you are teaching a fall course but can’t see it in Moodle, please contact the Registrar’s Office to confirm you have been assigned as the instructor of the course. Once the Registrar’s Office adds you as the instructor for a course, the course will become available to you within 12-24 hours.
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KV goes away June 10th…Learn Moodle now!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
T&L is offering a number of Moodle workshops in May & June.
Note: These are the last four workshops before KnightVision will no longer be available to faculty on June 10, 2011.
For more information or to register for Moodle workshops
Posted in: Announcements: MOODLE: Workshops & Lunchbytes
Wimba Classroom connecting Calvin College to FL, NM and CA
Monday, April 11, 2011
People all across campus continue to find new and unique ways to use Wimba Classroom in their teaching and learning. Wimba Classroom is a set of web-based collaboration tools used for:
- video conferencing
- audio-conferencing
- application sharing
- sharing an interactive whiteboard
- chatting
Calvin’s education department is using Wimba Classroom to record, critique, and remotely support student teachers in southern California and New Mexico, as well as in a variety of locations in the Grand Rapids area.
Philosophy Professor Steve Wykstra and Nellie Kooistra, Department Assistant for the Nagel Institute, recently used Wimba Classroom to record 9-hours worth of lectures given in Florida. They exported the recordings (using MP4-based files) onto DVDs to give to their 20+ attendees from all across the United States.
If you have found an interesting way to use Wimba Classroom, share it with us in the comments area!
To learn more about Wimba Classroom, visit the links below. (To login, click on the Participant Login button if prompted to do so and/or enter your first name and press Enter)
Wimba Teach information & tutorials
Wimba Design information & tutorials
Posted in: Best Practices: Faculty Highlights
T&L Digital Studio new media series
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The T&L Digital Studio staff is offering a Friday afternoon training series showcasing a variety of
technologies you can use to enhance your teaching and learning. No registration necessary.
Getting Started with Digital Photography
April 8th | 3:30-4:30pm | HL121
Publish Your Own Book with Adobe InDesign
April 15th | 3:30-4:30pm | HL121
The World of Scanning: Images, Slides, Documents
April 29th | 3:30-4:30pm | HL121
Getting Started with Apple’s Final Cut Pro
May 6th | 3:30-4:30pm | HL121
Additional information/details
We look forward to sharing and exploring these technologies and new media literacies with you!
Questions? Please Daniel Christian at x6-6647 or the Digital Studio at x6-5885.
Posted in: Workshops & Lunchbytes
