We recently had the privilege of meeting University of Puget Sound’s new faculty and sharing what services, resources, and support our Client Support and Educational Technology teams offer. This presentation, created using Piktochart (one of my favorite infographic tools) highlights the services we offer and gives more in-depth details about what each Educational Technologist, Paul Monaghan, Lauren Nicandri and me, Kaity Peake, specialize in:
If your desktop copy of SPSS no longer works, chances are you haven’t upgraded to the latest version on campus. We are currently supporting SPSS version 21.
An email was sent out via facultycoms on April 18th, 2013, informing users that an upgrade would be occurring over the summer and that it was necessary to contact the Service Desk to schedule a software update. This impacts previous versions of SPSS and will prevent them from operating.
Please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@pugetsound.edu or call extension 8585 to request your upgrade. If you had not scheduled this appointment prior to now, please be patient as this is a very busy time. In your request, please include whether you are using a Mac or PC, laptop or desktop.
If you are needing instant access to SPSS and cannot wait for a software upgrade, you can use SPSS 21 via our virtual desktop installation on vDesk.
NOTE: Due to licensing agreements, this upgrade is only for faculty. We are only able to install local copies of SPSS on faculty university machines (not personal computers).
Over the summer, the version of TurningPoint (clicker/personal response system software that integrates with PowerPoint) was upgraded to the latest edition–version 5.2.1.
TurningPoint 5 has been installed on all instructor machines across campus in our labs and classrooms.
Launching TurningPoint 5 from instructor machines will be slightly different than the previous edition. Follow the directions in our TurningPoint instructions for assistance.
For any faculty using the Turning Technologies clickers, you will want to update the version of TurningPoint on your computer to the latest (version 5.2.1).
This can be downloaded for free at the TurningPoint website (the website will ask for your contact information in order to download the software).
All presentations created in older versions of TurningPoint will require you to update them once they are opened in TurningPoint 5. We advise users to do this prior to class as it can take some additional time. Once the presentation has been updated, it cannot be opened from any older versions of the TurningPoint software.
For questions about best practices when using clickers and how to best incorporate them into your teaching, contact your Educational Technologist for more details!
Also, if you’d like more in-depth instructions on using TurningPoint, please see their excellent support resources:
Mahara has been upgraded to version 1.6!
This version has enhanced capabilities for creating course groups and viewing student content. It also has improved options for embeddable media.
Read the Mahara 1.6 user manual for more directions for use. To learn more about how ePortfolios can improve student engagement and ownership of learning, read our previous blog post or better yet, call your Educational Technologist!
