📱❓ I want to create my own tech solutions, but I am not a coder. Where do I begin?

In a previous post, “I want to develop an app, but …,” I mentioned how low-code platforms create new opportunities for users to begin developing solutions to their problems and their teams. As a result of low-code platform deployments, there is a democratization of innovation and the empowerment of underrepresented groups in the tech sectors.

The Teaching Space of Tomorrow: Should we kill the blackboard?

Listen to a recording of this episode! The pandemic has taught us a few things over the last year. In one way or another, we all had to figure out, in some cases quickly, how to work remotely. The teaching and learning dynamics were made particularly interesting. In my case, after a couple of weeks

I need a quiet space for online meetings, but…

¡Hola! Welcome to our second installment of a series of posts about Microsoft 365. Not only will this series help you stay on top of all things Microsoft 365, but it will also make you a star among your colleagues. You will impress them with all this useful information aimed at making your digital life

I want to develop an app, but …

Listen to the audio version here Sometimes I feel like this blog is my confessional, so here I go again. This time, I wanted to develop an app, but the last time I wrote code was sometime in the last millennium. Might as well not have done it ever before; things have changed too much.

AI buddy translates, captions and gives feedback on presentations and videos

In a previous post we discussed how PowerPoint can give users feedback on presentations using AI services. Here, we want to talk about another tool which offers you a richer set of services. This is part of our ongoing series on artificial intelligence and voice to text services. Imagine this scenario. You are someone who

Bobcats get presentation feedback on the fly with AI Coach

This is the second on a series on how artificial intelligence voice to text services can help Bobcats advance their academic skills. A key skill for students to develop is the ability to communicate professionally and effectively. Part of acquiring these skills is having the ability to engage audiences through presentations. Traditionally we have relied

New service lets Bobcats transcribe recordings for free!

There are many times when we would like to have a transcript of an audio recording. Sitting by the computer and typing while listening, pausing, rewinding, and typing is super time consuming. It frankly sucks. Your alternative used to be having to pay a professional to do it. For Bobcats there is a great new

Teams enhancements to improve meeting & classroom experiences

Microsoft Teams is quickly becoming one of Texas State University’s go to environment for collaboration. With the latest set of features announced, the experience just keeps getting better. The following demo showcases the latest innovations rolling out to Teams that help push the boundaries of virtual collaboration. While some of these features are not yet

Let your computer read aloud for you: supporting disabilities and different learning styles

I have a confession to make, I am the kind of person that benefits from hearing text. I am an auditory learner. On top of that I have some vision challenges. Thankfully, through advances in artificial intelligence (AI) I now have access to services that support my needs. I now even use this feature to