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Hannah Reeves wrote a new blog post: Wordpress Used to Support Coursework, Blogging and Digital Storytelling Projects – Fall 2011 2 years, 5 months ago
Faculty are showing increased interest in the use of Spark wordPress sites to support creation of student work. This past fall, AT staff worked with several faculty to combine the use of wordPress sites with software for creating digital stories to have students create video content for assignments in their courses. Faculty in German, Russian [...]
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Hannah Reeves wrote a new blog post: Project Overview 2 years, 9 months ago
Overview: You are required to complete an independent group project using “digital storytelling,” the use of computer-based tools to tell a story. This project is designed to increase your skills in science communication. You will integrate images, narrative and music and your goal is to use your knowledge (gained via lectures, assigned readings…[Read more]
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Hannah Reeves wrote a new blog post: UIT Makes Strong Showing at Annual NERCOMP Conference 3 years, 1 month ago
Members of Tufts’ University Information Technology team turned out in force for the annual NorthEast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) conference, held in Providence, RI, March 8th-10th. The 2010 conference, titled The Next-Generation University: Rethinking IT in Disruptive Times, included keynotes by James Hilton, Vice President and CIO,…[Read more]
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Hannah Reeves wrote a new blog post: Data Visualization Project Gives Students New Take On Peace and Justice Studies 3 years, 2 months ago
Data visualization technologies are becoming ubiquitous in many areas of academia today. This past fall, members of the academic technology staff had the opportunity to work on an exciting data visualization project with an introductory course in Peace and Justice Studies. When professor Paul Joseph approached the AT staff last summer, he…[Read more]
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Hannah Reeves wrote a new blog post: ePortfolios Facilitate Experiential Learning through Ghana Gold Program 3 years, 11 months ago
In 2007, Tufts launched a unique experiential learning program focused on gold mining in the country of Ghana. Supported by a grant from Tisch College and sponsored by the Africa in the New World interdisciplinary minor, the Ghana Gold program seeks to introduce undergraduates to issues confronting the West African nation by examining political,…[Read more]