Welcome to the Academic Technologies website!
Academic Technologies is continuously working to improve the quality of the information available on our website. If you have suggestions about what resources might be useful here, or need to contact someone in Academic Technologies, please email us any time at at@carleton.edu
Contingency planning for H1N1
Faculty; mitigate the impact of flu-related outages on your courses and your students with temporary online alternatives. Remember to plan for when YOU get the flu too!
1. Easy Podcast! we have setup a special Outsick simple podcast option for sharing your lectures or in-class presentation materials. Refer to the PDF "how to make Podcasts for absent students" for very straight forward instructions. You may also refer to our page on on tips with Podcast Producer and/or the very fast and basic instructions for making a podcast!
Outsick is a specific instance of a standard podcast setup. It’s designed for one-way, urgent/no setup sharing of lecture materials out to students who are unable to attend class.
2. Moodle! If you'd only been dabbling in Moodle before, you don’t have to do much to add virus-free, interactive options to your office hours. For instance, use the Scheduler and have student sign up for video-skype, video chat, text-based Chat or simple phone consultations!
Setup electronic hand-in of paper assignments and print them yourself or read them on-screen. If you choose to read them on-screen, feel free to contact at@carleton for tips on how you can most easily comment on their documents. At the very least, be sure to be specific regarding what kind of file you will accept for electronic hand-in (eg: pdf only? .doc? .docx? ...)
3. Don’t ignore the low-tech solution Consider holding conference calls with your students instead of meeting face to face.
As always, don't hesitate to contact us with any questions: at@carleton.edu
Resources: Helpful Links and Information
Information, tips and how-tos for commonly used technologies, including Moodle.FAQ and Other Tips and Tricks
Search our FAQ by category or keyword for help using Moodle and Google Docs in addition to helpful information for new faculty. If you're not sure how to do something or just want to become a more efficient user, check it out!About Academic Technologies
What does AT do, and how do we support the teaching, learning and research activities of the College?Contact Us
A more in-depth discussion of the when, why and how of contacting Academic Technologists at Carleton.New Faculty
What kinds of resources are there available to you as a new member of Carleton's faculty?Leaving Carleton
Things to think about and do when you are leaving Carleton.Index
