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Mugshot Activity
Need an activity for the first day of class? For larger classes, I like to organize students into groups of 5 and make sure that at least one…
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Create a shortcut for Gustavus profile searches
When a new student or colleague emails me, I like put a name with a face, so I search for them on the Gustavus website…
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End the Tyranny of 24/7 Email
THIS Labor Day weekend, odds are you’ll peek at your work email on your “day off” — and then feel guilty about it. You might…
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Syllabus as Manifesto: A Critical Approach to Classroom Culture
Syllabi that reflect the mundane, bureaucratic requirements of the University are at risk of setting an equally banal classroom atmosphere. While administrative personnel may…
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Five Ways to Say No
Do you ever find yourself attending an event or participating in a project that you don’t really have time for, aren’t interested in, or won’t…
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Making Games with GameCreator
I’ve never been a Mac user, so when I walked into my HILT 2014 workshop earlier this month and saw row upon row of Apple…
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Todoist
Todoist is a task/to-do list application that integrates with Google Calendar. Todoist is multi-platform with a stand alone desk top application for Mac and Windows, an…
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My name is _______ and this is how I work.
Inspired by the Lifehacker series on how people work, I thought I would list the major computer applications I use and then follow up with…
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Testing accommodations for students in Moodle 2.5
Previously, when Gustavus was using Moodle 1.9, I mentioned that testing accommodations could be made for students by creating a new group for those that…
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Re-thinking Email
I spend way too much time on email. It’s one of the biggest time consumers in my day-to-day life. I often talk about email with…
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