Sakai will be unavailable the morning of January 3rd.
On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Allegheny Sakai will be updated. Please note: all Sakai services will be unavailable from 5 am to noon on January 3.
Sakai Update January 3rd
December 19th 2017
Instructional Technology
For Faculty: a Teaching with Technology Lunch
October 11th 2017
For Faculty: a Teaching with Technology Lunch has been scheduled for Thursday, October 19th, in the Pelletier Collaboratory, at noon, with Craig Dodge speaking on AI in teaching. Please RSVP here. Lunch will be served at noon and the program will begin at 12:20 pm.
Automation is poised to replace significant portions of the workforce in the not too distant future. We have already seen automated cashiers, and Tesla is boasting that self-driving cars will replace many shipping jobs. Are our positions as educators at risk due to this revolution in labor? The development of AI suggests that we may eventually need to concede superiority to our robot overlords.
Whether or not this pessimistic outlook on our employment prospects comes to fruition, please plan to attend this luncheon where guest presenter Craig Dodge will lead the conversation about the shortcomings of our own teaching capabilities. Acknowledging limitations within the classroom can inspire a meaningful dialogue with our students about the rationale for specific decisions made in the design of our courses. Additionally, current technological developments offer new resources capable of shoring up weaknesses in our teaching strategies.
Faculty: It’s not too late to register
August 14th 2017
Attention Faculty: Announcing 2017 Summer Faculty Technology Workshops
All workshops will be held in the Pelletier Library Classroom. Coffee will be provided in the morning. Lunch will be provided at 11:45 am for both morning and afternoon participants. Sorry, we can only accommodate 10 registrants per session. Download a copy of the 2017 Faculty Technology Workshops schedule.
| Tuesday August 15 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Meet Sakai. (Allegheny’s Learning Management System) |
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| Tuesday August 15 |
12:30 to 2:45 pm | Next steps in Sakai. Want to go beyond the basics of sharing resources in Sakai? This workshop will feature an introduction to some Sakai’s tools—Forums, Statistics, Sign-up, Gradebook, Post ‘Em, and more. |
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| Wednesday August 16 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Google Docs and Drive. An overview of the advantages to using Google drive for your files and the collaborative features of Google Calendar, Docs, and Forms |
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| Wednesday August 16 |
12:30 to 2:00 pm | The numbers game. Want your students to support their research with data? The Library has acquired several databases of industry data, demographics, voting patterns, and other statistics that will help your students make compelling arguments |
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| Thursday August 17 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Try something new. Thinking about flipping your classroom, creating multimedia resources, or assigning digital projects? Participants will chose the tools they want to try. Choices include: Pixlr, WeVideo, Plickers, Audacity, WordPress, Google Sites, and Adobe Spark. |
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| Thursday August 17 |
12:30 to 2:00 pm | Journals—the good, the bad, and the fake. It’s a hard time for facts. Help your students avoid worthless research and journals with questionable academic credibility. |