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Web Conferencing Workshop

Categories: Blogging, Digital Video, Tools, Video, Workshops

First, I’d like to remind everyone why web and/or video conferencing is important. It is not just to connect with your family and friends all over the world, which is important too; but it is to: Interview for a job … Continue reading

Exploring GIS at the Commons

Categories: Workshops

We had such an excellent turn out for our first GIS workshop at the Commons!  Thank you to everyone for attending and starting off our new programs with a bang! We were so fortunate to have Kristin Tsolis, our new … Continue reading

Intro to Data Analysis Tools

Categories: Tutorial, Workshops

First, I would like to thank everyone who showed up, and give a special thanks to Ross Belliveau and Brittany Smith for helping me through my first workshop. I was amazed at the great turn out and hope to see … Continue reading

Cloud Computing 101

Categories: Tools, Workshops

The goal of Thursday’s workshop was to introduce some basic storage and productivity tools to students new to cloud computing. Before getting into details, here are some caveats. As you can see in the picture below, cloud applications have both … Continue reading

Technology for self-management

Categories: Tools, Workshops

This Tuesday’s workshop introduced digital tools to aid in self-management. We focused primarily on managing schedules and email. Google Calendar was the main scheduling tool discussed in our workshop. We learned to make and manage events, set reminders, and even … Continue reading

Using Wordle to assess your resume!

Categories: Resources

Yesterday I came across a post  in the Creative Commons’ blog that got me thinking. What the blogger did was to create a Wordle with his resume. Looking at the image he decide to re-craft his resume to place more … Continue reading

Istream… Ustream…

Categories: Resources

It’s getting easier and easier for organizations and individuals to broadcast audio and video from just about anywhere.  With cameras built into most new computers, and the cost of webcams getting cheaper, most of us have likely participated in a … Continue reading