Technology at Elon: The Basics
Starting college can be an intimidating prospect, even weeks after your first class. There’s a lot of new information to learn, and that’s not even including the classes! We’ve distilled some of the important information related to technology here at Elon for you in this blog to help you get adjusted to campus life at Elon.
Read More4 Tips for Giving the Gift of Technology This Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full swing, many are scrambling to find last-minute gifts and check off the items already on their list. For many, technology and smart devices are a simple but popular gift for family and friends. However, these devices come with a great deal of responsibility, as well as dangers. Keep reading to learn more about how you can ensure your loved ones are appropriately prepped for that new iPad, Kindle or laptop that’s sitting wrapped under the tree.
Read MorePegasus Spyware Illustrates Importance of Updating iOS Devices
Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 15. The new operating system arrived only a week after the tech giant rolled out iOS 14.8 and other updates for their devices to counter an aggressive new spyware called “Pegasus.”
Read MoreAlert: A Tricky New Phishing Caper
A new pandemic-themed phishing campaign is making the rounds. This particular scam exploits the ongoing uncertainty that many have when it comes to their organization’s COVID-19 policies, according to Roger Kay at INKY. Emails claiming to be from Human Resources (and sent from a compromised email account) are being sent to employees of various organizations …
Read MoreTechnology Workshops for September 2021
As a part of Elon’s commitment to lifelong learning and supporting faculty and staff development, Information Technology is offering a variety of workshops during the month of September.
Read MoreTLT April Training Opportunities
Don’t miss out on these upcoming training opportunities offered by Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT). Whether you need a Kaltura refresher, are ready to go beyond the basics with Hypothesis, or want to explore Adobe Creative Cloud’s most popular apps, these one-hour sessions are a great way to get up-to-speed with some of Elon’s popular instructional technology offerings.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Giving Extra Credit
If you want your students to have the opportunity to learn extra credit in your class, there are a couple of ways you can do that in Moodle. Learn how to create an Extra Credit category for your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Dropping the Lowest Grades
If you have a policy in your course of dropping a certain number of lowest grades for a particular type of activity, then using Categories in your Moodle Gradebook really comes in handy. Learn more about using this feature in your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Hiding Versus Excluding Grades
Is it possible for Moodle to show students one course total and you another? Yes, it is! Usually this is a matter hiding versus excluding grades. Learn more about the difference and how you can use these features in your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Grading With Single View
If you want to add or edit grades in Moodle for all assignments for one student or for one assignment for all students, the Single view choice in gradebook is a good place to start. Learn more about this feature.
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