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Introducing the STEAMFactory

Have you ever seen an acrobat doing aerial stunts next to a calculus teacher? Somebody selling homemade soap next to somebody who can explain the molecular properties that make soap soap? These are exactly the kinds of experiences that STEAM Factory events make possible.
The STEAM Factory took shape in the conversations of an informal and …Read more at the full article: Introducing the STEAMFactory

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Adobe Lightroom 4: Part 2 (Hands-On) (5/15/2013)

We joined Professor Emerita Ardine Nelson from the Department of Art’s Photography area for this Adobe Lightroom 4 workshop, the second in a two-session series. For this workshop, attendees were asked to bring a selection of their own digital files to work with, and their own portable hard drive or thumb drive for storing their …Read more at the full article: Adobe Lightroom 4: Part 2 (Hands-On) (5/15/2013)

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Adobe Lightroom 4: Getting Started (5/13/2013)

We joined Professor Emerita Ardine Nelson from the Department of Art’s Photography area for this Adobe Lightroom 4 workshop, the first of a two-session series. For this workshop, we were introduced to working with Adobe Lightroom 4 as a method for organizing, correcting, storing, and outputting many kinds of digital images, including .dng, .jpg, .psd, …Read more at the full article: Adobe Lightroom 4: Getting Started (5/13/2013)

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“I can’t go on. I’ll go on”: Life after Google Reader!

Ashley Miller

As you probably know, Google Reader joins the long list of retired Google products this July 1st. Bye bye, old friend. You had a good run, but it’s time for us to move on.
“But how,” you ask. “How can I move on?”
I know you’re hurting. You’re confused. How could they? It’s not the first time …Read more at the full article: “I can’t go on. I’ll go on”: Life after Google Reader!

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Easy audio has finally been added to Prezi

Dave Hooker

Prezi is an cloud and software based presentation tool that continues to add features and gain users at a rapid pace.  A recent press release from Prezi announced the addition of two types of audio to the tool; this combo makes Prezi considerably more useful in the multimedia presentation sphere.  The first option is a …Read more at the full article: Easy audio has finally been added to Prezi

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Digital First Impact Grant

Cory Tressler

The iPad just celebrated its third birthday! Apple’s tablet computer has dramatically changed how people are accessing information and creating content via mobile technology. While the iPad has done amazingly well for Apple in the consumer market, it has also been equally successful, if not more so, in the world of education. The iPad provides …Read more at the full article: Digital First Impact Grant

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Let there be Lighting: Learning Vectorworks, An Industry Standard

The Department of Theatre is adding a new drafting and modeling software to its toolbox and it is uniquely suited for our design students. Vectorworks, a software similar to AutoCAD, is becoming the industry standard for lighting designers in the theatre. With the help of an eLearning Professional Development Grant and my department, I was …Read more at the full article: Let there be Lighting: Learning Vectorworks, An Industry Standard

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How to Find an iPhone’s Owner with Siri

Jonathan Diehl

“Hold down the home button and ask Siri, ‘Who am I?’” was the question that returned an iPhone to its rightful owner. Last week I got a call from a coworker. She had found a guest’s iPhone in the Digital Union. Being the thorough person that she is, she had narrowed down the list of …Read more at the full article: How to Find an iPhone’s Owner with Siri

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Digital Storytelling Opportunities

Cindy Gray

A digital story is a short (3-5 minute) movie which uses images, voice, and music to tell a story. Digital stories are a way of talking about something that conveys not only information, but emotion and significance as well.  The OSU Digital Storytelling Program, a cross campus collaborative project between the Digital Union (part of …Read more at the full article: Digital Storytelling Opportunities

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Make Your PowerPoint a Movie

I recently had a consult with a guest who was having issues with a PowerPoint presentation. The audio and video was continually out of sync, even after corrections were made. Certain animations were not always playing correctly. Overall, the presentation was running slowly. He was moving from location to location, trying to give this presentation …Read more at the full article: Make Your PowerPoint a Movie

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