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Introduction
I started working at Dickinson as the Director of Academic Technology in October of 2022. Prior to that, I had spent 7 years at Wilson College. We had less than 50 full time faculty. That meant I was working on every area of academic technology and had a small faculty to share information with. With […]
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AI Image of the Week: Happy Thanksgiving!
Created with Firefly. Prompt: a thanksgiving turkey on a platter in the middle of a table but the turkey is alive and staring at you Courtesy of Ryan Burke
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AI Large Language Models: Examples at Dickinson
We were happy to see the Japanese chat bots highlighted in the Dickinson Today. While there are some advantages connecting to AI services with code via an API, there are also many potential uses for AI with their freely available web sites. I have highlighted some examples below, and if you’re interested, have questions, or […]
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AI Image of the Week: 11/6/23
Adobe Firefly: coffee beans scattered on a counter next to a mug of steaming coffee and a cup of espresso
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Highlights from EDUCAUSE Conference 2023
I was fortunate to be able to attend the 2023 EDUCAUSE Conference in October. The conference was in Chicago and other than a little rain one evening, the weather was very pleasant. EDUCAUSE is one of the main professional organizations for technology professionals in Higher Education. The community spans across all technology areas such as […]
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Generative AI Tips
A couple of weeks ago, Andrew Connell and I delivered a training session for faculty to learn more about generative AI (ChatGPT, etc.) and how you can use it to save time with your administrative functions and in your planning for teaching. Since this is the academic technology blog I’m going to focus on the […]
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Giving Feedback Directly in Word
Ryan Burke, our Web Development Specialist, was working with a faculty member yesterday on a Moodle feature we didn’t know existed until now. Apparently when students submit Word files to an assignment, there’s a way to download the files, put your feedback right on the Word document, and then upload them to Moodle. The new […]
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9/22/23 AI Image of the Week
Adobe Firefly Prompt: a gray squirrel searching for an acorn on Dickinson college campus with limestone buildings in the background
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9/4/23 AI Image of the Week
Bing Chat prompt: Make a picture of a mermaid sports mascot and a red devil sports mascot. Have the 2 mascots pose together.
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Deputy Mayor Landis Speaks at Convocation
Our very own Multimedia Specialist, Brenda Landis, is also the Deputy Mayor of Carlisle. She spoke at the 2023 Convocation and did a great job! Brenda is regularly able to find connections between her work at Dickinson and her work for the community. It’s really cool to see and we are so happy to have […]
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Moodle Upgrade Thoughts
As you all know, Moodle was upgraded this summer. The main functions stayed the same, but the look/feel of Moodle changed. Below are my personal thoughts regarding the upgrade. My thoughts reflect what I see in the design of the system. If you are experiencing technical issues such as file failures and such, please email […]
Notes from the Bosler basement.
A blog about educational technology at Dickinson College.
