2 premium apps available for free to Elon faculty and students

Posted on: October 7, 2014 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Tech Tips
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Last time we spoke to library staff members Lynne Bisko and Vicky Siler, they recommended Zotero as a way to organize and collaborate with your research. Now, they suggesting to other tools to benefit Elon students: BrowZine for find the newest and most relevant research articles and Mango for modernizing the way to learn languages. BrowZine BrowZine is …

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5 tips for students taking an online course this summer

Posted on: May 22, 2014 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Tech Tips, Online Instruction, Teaching & Learning
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Are you taking an online course this summer? If this is your first time taking a college-level online course, you may not know what to expect. There are some obvious and some not-so-obvious ways it differs from your traditional face-to-face class. To help with the transition, Elon students and alumni offer their advice on how …

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6 tips for making effective infographics

Posted on: March 17, 2014 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Tech Tips
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If you’ve been searching for a creative, visual way to present information to your students, you should look into creating an infographic. Infographics are structured graphics that convey data or knowledge quickly and clearly. With the help of online applications, anyone can make an infographic, but it is just as easy to create bad one. Here …

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