HMC
A Bite of Learning Series
"A Bite of Learning" is a lunchtime speaker series sponsored by the Harvey Mudd College Computing and Information Services Department in collaboration with the Library of The Claremont Colleges. The series' purpose is to foster innovation in the use of technology in teaching and learning. Presentations are informal with plenty of time for discussion and Q&A.
All faculty, staff and students of The Claremont Colleges are invited. Bring your lunch and liven up your meals with "A Bite of Learning."
We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions. If you've attended a presentation please fill out our survey at http://www.hmc.edu/bol-feedback/.
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"A Bite of Learning" Series Calendar
Current Schedule
Spring 2013
- Feb 5 - Student Perceptions of Technology and the Library: Results of the 2012 Student Library Survey by Sara Lowe (Honnold/Mudd Library)
- Feb 18 - Supercomputing in Plain English by Dr. Henry Neeman (Director of the OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research, University of Oklahoma)
- Mar 7 - Five Years of Using Google Apps for Education at Macalester College by Josh Allen (Academic Information Associate for Sciences), Brad Belbas (Academic Information Associate for Social Sciences), Fritz Vandover (Academic Information Associate for Humanities, Macalester College)
- Mar 26 - Going Public: Using New Media to Share Research Results with Non-Specialists by Prof. Paul Steinberg (HMC, HSA)
- Apr 12 - MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses by Dr. Jane Manning (Manager of Online Course Production and Platforms, Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning, Stanford University)
- April 17 - Canvas: A New Course Management System by Prof. Ran Libeskind-Hadas (HMC, CS)
- Apr 25 - Experimenting with the Flipped Classroom Model at HMC by Profs. Karl Haushalter (Chemistry), Nancy Lape (Engineering), Rachel Levy (Math), Darryl Yong (Math), and Jacqueline Dresch (Math)
Featured A Bite of Learning:
This Digital Humanities Which is Not One by Prof. Jacqueline Wernimont, Scripps College
Archives
Fall 2012
- Sep 19 - Scheduling Office Hours with the Google Appointment Slots Tool by Elizabeth Hodas (HMC CIS)
- Oct 8 - Explore Your Musical Creativity with Impro-Visor by Prof. Bob Keller (HMC CS)
- Oct 30 - This Digital Humanities Which Is Not One by Prof. Jacqueline Wernimont (Scripps)
- Nov 8 - The Art of Computer Integration in Construction by Dan Stafford (Matt Construction)
- Nov 19 - Experiments in Lecture Capture by James Sadler (HMC CIS)
- Nov 30 - Answering Student Questions with Piazza by Prof. Chris Stone (HMC CS)
- Dec 11 - XSEDE Campus Champion: eXtra Help for eXtreme Compute Power by Dr. Jeho Park (HMC CIS)
Spring 2012
- Jan 23 - Wireless PDF Projection and Annotation with Air Sketch on an iPad by Prof. David Vosburg (Chemistry, HMC)
- Feb 1 - Green Screen: Environmental Documentaries, Video47, and the Classroom by Char Miller (Environmental Analysis, Pomona)
- Feb 21 - Unintentionally Secret Technology at the Library - Little Known Things That Will Help You Use the Library by Sean Stone (Honnold/Mudd Library)
- Mar 5 - Collaborating with Google Apps for Education by Calvin Tong (CIS, HMC)
- Mar 19 - Classroom Walls that Talk: Using Learning Analytics to Raise Awareness of Underperforming Students by John Fritz (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
- Apr 4 - What Students Really Think about Clickers: Results of Student Surveys by Elizabeth Hodas (CIS, HMC)
- Apr 17 - Using Social Media to Bring Research Ideas Alive by Paul Steinberg (Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, HMC)
Fall 2011
- Sep 19 - Lecture Capture in the Learning Studio Classroom by Michael Meyka and James Sadler (CIS)
- Oct 5 - History Speaks! in Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library by Carrie Marsh (The Library)
- Oct 28 - Sakai Roadmap: Sakai CLE and Sakai OAE - What's the Difference? by Elizabeth Hodas (CIS)
- Nov 8 - Mindomo Mapping: Visualizing Concepts and Curriculua by Char Booth (The Library)
- Nov 21 - Upgrade Your Studying With Learnstream by Camille Marvin '12 and Ryan Muller '11 (HMC)
- Dec 8 - Paperless Note Taking: Experience with the Livescribe Pen and Other Technologies by Greg Lyzenga '75 (HMC)
Spring 2011
- Feb 8 - Sakai 3: What's next with Sakai by Elizabeth Hodas, CIS
- Feb 22 - Faculty Technology Grants by Jeff Groves, Bob Borrelli and Bill Alves
- Mar 1 - Assessment with iClickers by Katherine Maloney and Eric Ditwiler
- Mar 22 - Sherlock Search and other news from the Library by Sam Kome
- Apr 5 - Backing Up Your Computer by Calvin Tong
- Apr 7 - Desperately Seeking House Elves: Classification and Computational Folkloristics by Tim Tangherlini, UCLA
- Apr 19 - Lecture Capture by Vatche Sahakian
Fall 2010
- Sep 21 - Zotero and RefWorks: Two great research tools by Sam Kome, Honnold/Mudd Library
- Oct 11 (Monday) - Learnstream: Building a revolutionary online learning platform by Ryan Muller and Neal Pisenti, HMC '11
- Oct 26 - BE Press: A new resource at the Library for electronic publishing by Allegra Gonzalez, Honnold/Mudd Library
- Nov 9 - Digital Archaeology and the Qumran Visualization Project by Dr. Robert Cargill, UCLA Center for Digital Humanities
- Nov 23 - iRubric for Sakai by Ramesh Sabetiashraf, Reazon Systems, Inc.
- Dec 7 - YouTube at HMC by Judy Augsburger and Leigh Devereaux, College Relations, and Prof. Rachel Mayeri, HSA
Spring 2010
- Jan 26 - Introduction to RefWorks by Jezmine Dene, Honnold Library
- Feb 02 - Timeline and Sign-Up tools by Elizabeth Hodas, HMC CIS
- Feb 16 - Wireless Projectors by James Sadler, HMC CIS
- Feb 23 - Cool Tools by Jezmine Dene, Honnold Library
- Mar 02 - Sakai Tips and Tricks by Elizabeth Hodas, HMC CIS and Jezmynne Dene, Honnold Library
- Mar 09 - VIPEr: Using Web 2.0 tools to foster distance collaboration by Adam Johnson, HMC Physics, and Ethan Benatan, Reed College IT
- Mar 23 - Improve your Googling! by Jezmynne Dene, Honnold Library
- Mar 30 - The Matlab TAH license by Calvin Tong, HMC CIS
- Apr 06 - The TeamBoard Interactive Whiteboard by Egan TeamNoard Inc.
- Apr 13 - Assigning Student Video Projects in Your Syllabus by Prof. Erika Dyson, HSA
- Apr 20 - Using iClickers in the Classroom by Prof. David Harris, Engineering and Prof. Kerry Karukstis, Chemistry
- Apr 27 - gridMathematica by Dr. Jeho Park, CIS
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