One Laptop Per Child Makes Cuts
In response the the global economic slowdown, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has announced major cuts in staff and funding, halving their workforce to 32 and implimenting pay cuts for those remaining. Also announced was OLPC’s intention of discontinuing development of the Linux-based ‘Sugar’ operating system that its signature devices, the XO, run. Instead, Sugar […]
Laptop Use During Class Can Promote Student Engagement
Released today, the 2008 report by The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) has demonstrated that students who use their laptops during class time to review previous lectures, take notes, and reference prepared materials are more likely to engage in classroom discussions, be prepared for class, and “synthesize materials across courses.” Obviously, the focus […]
Spring 2009 woodle Courses Now Available
On January 5th, all courses for the Spring 2009 semester were created in woodle so that instructors may begin designing their courses there. Instructional Technology welcomes any faculty and staff that would like tutorials on how to use certain woodle modules such as the grade book, forums, quizzes, etc. or that have any general questions […]
Adobe Teases us With New Video Editing Prototypes
Video editing is always a bit of a hassle, especially when dealing with more complex editing tasks, such as editing an object or person across multiple frames. This week, Adobe released a short video demonstrating new video editing capabilities that the company has developed in their Advanced Technology Lab, based around the idea of object […]
eFest Success
For the very first time on Nov. 13, The College of Wooster Libraries and Instructional Technology hosted ‘eFest,’ an event open to faculty, staff, and students designed to showcase tools for instruction and learning. Over sixty attendees gathered to learn about SMART Sympodiums, MDID, Artstor, Illiad, Endnote, Blogs, and many other technologies. Door prizes included […]
Youtube Channel
The Instructional Technology department now has a Youtube Channel! We will be using this space to showcase any department-created video projects related to instructional technologies or topics. Follow this link to visit the channel: http://www.youtube.com/instructionaltech
