Tagged With: 2018
TED O’Clock – The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen – April 27, 2018
Jeff H. presented a talk by Takaharu Tezuka: “The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen”. The talk showed a kindergarten in Japan that was designed with kids (and teacher’s sanity) in mind. The interactive kindergarten encourages imagination and physical activity; it lets kids be kids. “At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows … Continue reading
ITS: Attends Educause Live! Webinar
A group of interested men and women of ITS: gathered yesterday to attend a webinar hosted by Educause: ‘Gender Identity in Higher Education: How Technology Can Support (or Limit) Inclusiveness on Campus.’ The archived webinar and supporting documents can be accessed here. In attendance: Sean R., Jeff H., Liz S., Mel R., Lucie T., … Continue reading
TED O’Clock – Build a tower, build a team – March 30, 2018
Matt G. had a challenging activity prepared for the division. Using the marshmallow and spaghetti challenge from Tom Wujec’s “Build a tower, build a team” TED talk, Matt had three teams compete in building the highest spaghetti tower that is able to hold a marshmallow for longer than few seconds. All teams had fun and … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, March 8, 2018 ITS: Division Meeting
Introduction of New Staff – Katharina introduced Narendher Takkarsu, who has filled the Mobile Systems Administrator position on Katharina’s team. Matt introduced Mike Palamara, the new Instructional Technologist on the Educational Solutions team. Transition Strategy – Brian discussed the transition strategy following the departure of Vish Paradkar. Brian invited the men and women of ITS: to meet … Continue reading
TED O’Clock – How I became 100 artists – February 23, 2018
Linda presented a wonderful TED talk – “How I became 100 artists” – about staging an international art show with work from 100 different artists – by Shea Hembrey. Mr Hembrey didn’t like the art he saw around him, so he created his own. Each of the 100 artists are unique and vastly different, and yet the … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, February 8, 2018 ITS: Division Meeting
Dan talked about the most recent meeting of the Future Technology Team and encouraged the Division to attend future meetings. Dan’s team has decided not to continue with the charging stations in the Tutt library. The team is open to suggestions and questions. Brian discussed the satisfaction survey results, as well as an update on … Continue reading
TED O’clock – What I learned from 100 days of rejection – January 26, 2018
The ITS: Team gathered on Friday to watch Jia Jiang’s journey through 100 days of rejection. His “What I learned from 100 days of rejection” talk was interesting and thought-provoking, and resulted in a discussion of our own attempts at conquering rejection and fighting through preconceived notions and assumptions. “Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a … Continue reading
TED O’clock – This is what happens when you reply to spam email – January 12, 2018
“Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply?” On January 12, 2018, the team shared hot breakfast, laughs, and personal experiences while watching James Veitch describe his … Continue reading
