Two popular desktop capture tools, Snagit & Camtasia, have recently received major updates and improvements in the form of new versions. These are tools that can be very useful for educators and support staff in higher ed. The University of Portland has a site-license to make the newest apps available to UP faculty and staff…Continue Reading Improved Desktop Capture Software Is Here
Dear UP Campus Members, As part of ongoing efforts to enhance communication and increase collaboration, the Information Services Department will soon provide Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Services to all students, faculty, and staff. The Office 365 Suite of products is an integrated set of tools intended to seamlessly allow communication between individuals and groups across…Continue Reading IS will soon offer Office 365
University of Portland faculty should be aware that UP is moving to a new, upgraded Moodle environment prior to the Fall ’15 semester. Running a newer Moodle version will give our campus access to a variety of benefits – better performance, enhanced usability and responsive design for mobile devices, and an improved text editor, for…Continue Reading Technology Spotlight: New Moodle Gradebook
Academic Technology Roundtable Call for Proposals Academic Technology Services is seeking proposals for the 2015/16 Academic Technology Roundtable. The Academic Technology Roundtable (ATR) is open to all full-time faculty at the University of Portland. The ATR will collaboratively research emerging and existing technology tools and plan for the implementation of academic technology for the UP community….Continue Reading Academic Technology Roundtable Call for Proposals
The following are the 2014/15 Academic Technology Roundtable Fellows. We have 3 projects this year that are team projects. Team Project 1 (Sustainability Grant) with: Jennette LoveJoy – Communication Studies Vail Fletcher – Communication Studies Team Project 2 with: Rev. Ronald J. Wasowski, C.S.C., Environmental Studies Rev. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Emeritus Professor, Theology Team Project 3…Continue Reading Announcing the 2014/2015 ATR Fellows