Technology@Wooster

Author: Dr. Jon Breitenbucher

  • Recommendations for Continuity of Instruction

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    As the College deals with the repurcussions of the Corona virus, we have compiled resources that will allow you to continue to engage in the important work of providing a Wooster education.

  • Spring 2020 Ed Tech Workshops

    Student Technology Assistants (STAs) and professional staff are offering a series of workshops crafted mainly for students working on academic and personal digital projects but which are open to everyone. To view workshop details and to register, visit the links below or our Facebook page. Please bring a device to the workshop. All events begin at 7pm…

  • Pre-semester Ed Tech Workshops for Faculty 2018

    Educational Technology is hosting pre-semester workshops for faculty August 13-16. Topics include: Moodle course management basics Moodle new features: Poll, Analytics Graph, Quiz Analytics, Scheduler, Solution Sheet, Office 365 connection course management in Voices (our WordPress blogging software) Office 365 features including Groups, Stream, Class Notebook, & integration with Moodle making course materials accessible crafting a…

  • Tips for making course materials more accessible

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    Quick tips The links below provide some simple things you can do to increase the accessibility of your materials. For documents Headings and document structure Microsoft Word styles (headings) video Hyperlinks Bullets and numbered lists Color and contrast Image alt-text For video/audio Video captions (Trint) For presentations Live captions and subtitles in PowerPoint Tools for checking…

  • 2019 Educational Technology Faculty Fellows

    Purpose The Educational Technology Faculty Fellows Program is a unique experience for any member of the campus community whose continuing contract has a teaching component. The goals of the program are to increase the number of faculty taking advantage of technologies in their teaching and scholarship, to familiarize faculty with tools and project types with…

  • Creating IS posters

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    You’ve written your thesis but now your department asks you to take all of that information and put it on a poster. Unsure where to start? The resources below will help to get you started on tips for creating the best poster possible to convey your research and topic.  Check out our Poster Workshop Slides to get…

  • Intro to Photoshop

    This workshop will provide a basic introduction to Photoshop. It will cover Layers, Selection Tools, basic image adjustments, and object removal.

  • Make course materials more accessible

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    In March of 2017 the Section 508 standards of the Rehabilitation Act were refreshed. In particular the information and communication technology accessibility requirements were updated to require that they meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. The deadline for compliance with the new standards was January of 2018. In this workshop we will talk about…

  • Technology workshops for students FA17

    Student Technology Assistants are offering a series of workshops crafted specifically for students. Epson Interactive Projectors, Statistics with R, Audacity, App Development, Final Cut, and PowerPoint – check out our list of opportunities. To view workshop details and to register, visit the links below or our Facebook page. Please bring a device to the workshop. Have you…

  • Film Studies Workshop

    Mike, Emily and Jon got to show Dan Bourne, Jen Hayward, Deb Shostak, Margaret Ng, Jim Bonk, Greg Shaya, Rujie Wang, Peter Pozefsky, Ahmet Atay, Madonna Hettinger, Marion Duval, and Beth Muellner how to use iMovie to create a film out of the clips that they had shot using their iPhones. The faculty had organized…