Energize your teaching and learning with Atomic Learning online technology learning resources
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
CIT’s Teaching & Learning team is excited to announce the official launch of our new online technology training resource called Atomic Learning!
What is Atomic Learning?
Atomic Learning (AL) is an online technology training library that provides thousands of short, video tutorials on more than one-hundred of the most commonly used software applications, including the major operating systems and browsers, the Microsoft Office Suite, Blackboard, GroupWise, the iLife suite, the Adobe collection of programs, and more.
Who has access to Atomic Learning?
Calvin College has a campus subscription to Atomic Learning which means ALL Calvin faculty, staff and students have access to this resource.
How do I access Atomic Learning?
Atomic Learning can be accessess through KnightVision, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (24/7). Log into KnightVision > click on the T&L tab near the top of the screen > click on the Access Atomic Learning icon.
How do I use Atomic Learning?
Atomic Learning is organized by software titles and can be searched based on software titles, keywords, or tech questions. How to use Atomic Learning tutorials are also available in KnightVision on the T&L tab. Atomic Learning: Getting Started Guide (pdf)
What else do I need to know about Atomic Learning?
While CIT does support select standard software programs, we do not support all of the titles included in Atomic Learning. We are, however, making all of the titles available as additional learning resources for Calvin faculty, staff and students. View CIT’s software service level descriptions
Note: If you attended a training session during the summer and are a pilot user logging into Atomic Learning using Calvin’s generic account, please start accessing AL through KnightVision. This will allow us to better track the usage patterns and statistics. Our generic account will be disabled in the near future.
Questions?
If you have any questions about Atomic Learning or would like to integrate AL resources into your KnightVision course(s), please contact Krista Spahr (x6-6855).
Additional information about Atomic Learning
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Five ways to get to The Hoot
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Subscribe using email
Receive an email right in your in-box whenever a new Hoot entry is posted!
Subscribe using RSS right in your browser
Use your browser to receive new entries via RSS. The links below provide instructions for an RSS feed in any of the major browsers:
If you are asked for the location, or the URL, of the feed, use: http://feeds.feedburner.com/calvin/hoot
Subscribe using web-based news readers
Use web-based software (like Google Reader), a standalone desktop program (such as FeedDemon), or other news readers, including:
- GoogleReader
- My Yahoo
- Newsgator
- My AOL
- and more…
Other ways to access The Hoot
- Bookmark www.calvin.edu/go/hoot in your browser
- Add a KnightVision module on your My Calvin tab (From the My Calvin tab > select Modify Content > check the box next to CIT: The Hoot > click Submit)
Posted in: Technology Tips
Do you ever find yourself wondering…“When?”
Monday, November 24, 2008
Well…it’s that time again! Time to start thinking about your technology needs for your Interim and Spring courses. To make this a bit easier on you, we are providing you with a yearly Faculty Technology Checklist. This month-by-month checklist includes links to resources and web pages for listed items, and answers many frequently asked questions. When…
- are my software requests are due?
- and how do I make my KnightVision course(s) available my students?
- and how do I make a copy of my course before it is removed at the end of the semester?
- are my KnightVision courses removed?
- do I have to tell someone I want to use the clickers next semester?
- do I add a TA or grader to my course?
Find answers to all these questions and many more!
Posted in: Technology Tips
Introduction to RSS
Monday, November 17, 2008
by Travis LaFleur
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It provides an easy way to get updates from your favorite sites on your terms and at your schedule.
You’ve probably seen those links that promise to “Send me an email when there is an update to this web page (or when this web page changes).” This feature is handy, but it also comes with drawbacks. Unless you are vigilantly checking your email, your in-box can become quite cluttered and unruly—filled to the brim with email updates—which you will have to sort through manually (a time consuming proposition) or, perhaps more common, simply just delete them.
RSS, however, solves many of these problems. RSS is a bit like the 21st Century version of those email links. RSS saves you time by automatically categorizing updates you receive and presenting them in a way that’s relevant to you—all while saving your inbox from unnecessary clutter.
To give you a better idea of how RSS works, here’s a RSS video from a group called Common Craft (one of our favorite sites) that explains RSS in plain English:
You can subscribe to RSS feeds using web-based software (like Google Reader), a standalone desktop programs (such as FeedDemon), or just your browser. If you want to give RSS a try without a spending a lot of time up front, your best bet is to use your browser.
Posted in: Announcements: Technology Tips
