Instructional Services » Announcements http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu A division of Technology Services Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Fall ‘08 Moodle Courses Now Available http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2008/06/06/fall-08-moodle-courses-now-available/ http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2008/06/06/fall-08-moodle-courses-now-available/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:23:02 +0000 Joyce Aarsvold http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=19 The Gustavus Moodle Server has been populated with all the current courses scheduled for Fall Semester 2008 for those faculty members who would like to transfer course materials from last year or set up a new course in preparation for the start of school in the Fall. For information on transferring materials from one course to another, check out the documentation available online. If you are interested in using Moodle for the first time next fall and would like to set up a new course, documentation is also available online, or send email to moodle@gustavus.edu.

]]> http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2008/06/06/fall-08-moodle-courses-now-available/feed/ 0 Stay Tuned for the Technology Tip of the Week http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/01/stay-tuned-for-the-technology-tip-of-the-week/ http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/01/stay-tuned-for-the-technology-tip-of-the-week/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:43:01 +0000 Betsy Langowski http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/01/stay-tuned-for-the-technology-tip-of-the-week/ Coming soon to Instructional Services is the Technology Tip of the Week. Each week (or so) Instructional Services will be providing you with a video or blog regarding a new tip. These will be in the form of Gustavus-oriented tips, help on multiple computing platforms, and general technological gray areas. Stay tuned for more information as we implement this new project!

]]> http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/01/stay-tuned-for-the-technology-tip-of-the-week/feed/ 0 “Clickers” come to Gustavus http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/09/26/clickers-come-to-gustavus/ http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/09/26/clickers-come-to-gustavus/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:30:58 +0000 Betsy Langowski http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/09/26/clickers-come-to-gustavus/ New in the realm of education is a technology called “Audience Response Systems,” fondly known as “Clickers.” Different schools use them in different ways, but at Gustavus, we are implementing them for use as anonymous polling devices. Turning Point Technologies developed a program that works along side PowerPoint, allowing users to create presentations that poll the audience and create graphs of the data collected. These slides can be placed within an existing Powerpoint Presentation, or a new presentation can be created to include some (or all) interactive slides. This presentation can be given on any computer that has Turning Point Software installed. This software has been installed on a number of computers throughout campus upon which presentations like these may be played, for example, the banquet rooms and Olin 103. It can be installed onto any campus computer upon request.

It works using a small USB device. This plugs into any computer. Each audience member is issued a small touch pad, known as a “clicker”. Interactive slides are designed to align with the buttons on the touch pad. Thus, the audience is asked a question, and they respond using their touch pad. These responses are detected by the USB device and recorded anonymously into the Powerpoint Presentation. This data is represented in a graph of the designer’s choosing. After the presentation is finished, the data collected from the audience can be exported into an Excel Spreadsheet for further reference. Gustavus Technology Services has 90 “clickers,” all of which can be used on a single USB device. However, they are checked out in batches of 30, with one USB device for every 30 clickers.

Currently these devices can be checked out by contacting Joyce Aarsvold. In the future they might be part of a more elaborate, web-based check-out system. Instructional Services would be happy to provide you with a mini-tutorial if you plan on using the clickers. Please contact Joyce Aarsvold (joyce) or Betsy Langowski (elangows) if you’d like more information.

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