In a previous post, I started a discussion about the Teaching Space of Tomorrow. Be sure to check out that post if you need to get caught up. Listen to a recording of this post: As we imagine the Teaching Space of Tomorrow, we cannot afford to sit back and just think about it. We…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Teams is one of the many applications available to members of Texas State University through Microsoft Office 365. MS Teams provides users with advanced collaboration capabilities and allows them to leverage Office 365 applications through a single point of access. One of it’s very useful capabilities is the ability to host video meetings right from…
Dr. Carlos Solís, Associate Vice President for Technology Innovation, traveled to Chicago to participate in the Microsoft Higher Education Customer Advisory Board meeting in October. He started serving as a board member in September 2019. The board is made up of representatives from higher education across the United States. The mission of the Board is…
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that helps higher education elevate the impact of IT. It supports those who lead, manage, deploy, and use information technology to advance higher education. EDUCAUSE hosts an annual meeting every fall, bringing together people from over 23,000 member organizations. The 2019 EDUCAUSE conference took place from October 14 – 17…
AI is a constellation of technologies—from machine learning to natural language processing—that allows machines to sense, comprehend, act and learn. It is seen as THE technology that will transform our relationship with technology, charging our creativity and skills, bringing about a new era of disruption and productivity, where human ingenuity is enhanced by speed and…
