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 take notes in class and in meetings. I like annotating and scribbling while I do that. Highlighting and doodling are part of my DNA, but losing notebooks is part of my DNA too. The beginning of a new semester is a great time to talk about using your computer in new and effective ways…
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…
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…
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…
In a traditional face to face environment, teams often use whiteboards to collaborate, brainstorm and flesh out ideas. The Technology Innovation Office relies heavily on this practice to flesh out projects and design solutions. This is also a very common practice in the classroom. So how do we do this when we are all working…
On Feb. 14, 2019, staff in the Technology Innovation Office met with stakeholders for an initial brainstorming session around attendance taking at Texas State. Our goal was to generate ideas and gather feedback around the following problem statement. The university needs a unified, low cost, accurate and secure system to gather classroom attendance and make…
