Teaching Space of Tomorrow: Getting faculty involved

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

Low-code 4th project; I need to block my calendar quickly ⌛

¡Hola! Welcome back to another lesson in our series about using the Microsoft Power Platform to create solutions using low-code automation. This series is designed to empower you to break away from repetitive tasks and focus on what matters. In our last few posts, we created several workflows using templates and a few optimizations, and

My second low-code project: I finished my document. Was it approved ❓

Ok, here we go with our second low-code, quick-and-easy project. Here is the problem I am tackling: I collaborate with others, not just in Microsoft Word or Excel documents, but also on audio and video projects. In general, I need to make sure someone signs off on them. Rather than going back and forth with

Never miss an important email from your boss! 🥵

I don’t know if this has happened to you, but I’ve experienced several times when I have missed an important email from my boss for one reason or another. It never feels right. At best, they will take an explanation or an excuse, but I would instead not go through that. Just recently, though, Power

📱❓ 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 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

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