by Stephen Rektenwald | Oct 24, 2018 | Research Data Tools
“Everybody knows maps…You take a road map, a lot of useful information on that map. Now make it dynamic where you can keep up with changes by the minute or by the year however often you update and then take it to a specific action or field you want to study.” “When you combine maps and an accurate spreadsheet, you have a Geographic Information System.”
Today, one of our adjunct faculty, Bobby Burke, shared with ACU faculty and staff in the Adams Center an introduction to Geographic Information Systems and how this course at ACU is impacting our students’ success. Below is an excerpt to introduce you to Geographic Information Systems.
by Stephen Rektenwald | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thursday, October 18, the Adams Center hosted a session presented by the Innovation Foundry and Library regarding the Alternative Textbook Initiative. This is a needed topic for universities around the nation trying to address the cost of a university education and still provide the best possible information for their students. This talk accompanies a grant issued by the ACU Provost to encourage ACU faculty to incorporate an Open Education Resource text in place of a traditional textbook. Deadline for applications for the Spring 2019 semester is October 23. Click here to learn more or apply.
by Stephen Rektenwald | Sep 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Innovation Foundry continues to work with many campus stakeholders to increase the use of technology tools that aid in data visualization. Led by Dr. Marisa Beard, Stephen Rektenwald, and Chai Green, this introductory chat delves into what makes a good visualization, sources for questions, and infographics vs visualizations.
by Stephen Rektenwald | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Innovation Foundry kicked off our Fall 2018 training season with a guest speaker. Chris Macaluso is Assistant Director, Media Relations in ACU Athletics and you can see his use of Adobe Spark on so many of the ACU Athletics postings and posters. Its quick editing makes it possible to make quality designs and snippet videos with your mobile device or on the computer in minutes. Go spark.adobe.com to learn more about this great tool from Adobe.
by Donald Simpson | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today, Donald Simpson led our session about Google’s Backup & Sync. Upload and store files from any folder on your computer, camera, and SD cards in the cloud. You can find your content on any phone, tablet, or computer using Google Drive, and your photos and videos in Google Photos.
You can go to the download page for Google Backup & Sync here
by Donald Simpson | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
We were honored to have Dr. Nil Santana lead one of our sessions today in the Innovation Foundry.
Planning use of Educational Technology in your course with Design Thinking
Design Thinking is a powerful methodology that can help you plan use of educational technology in your course. It combines creative and analytical approaches and requires collaboration across disciplines or functions. It draws on problem-solving methods and ideas from engineering, design, the arts, the social sciences, and the business world. Join Nil Santana, Assistant Professor and Director of ACU Maker Lab for a deep dive into how you can use key Design Thinking techniques to solve challenges and implement educational technology in your courses.
by Donald Simpson | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today, Dr. Jeff Childers provided us with insight into some of his own experiences in creating visual presentations for students and audiences of all types and sizes. Donald Simpson then followed up with information concerning the ACU supported presentation applications available to everyone on ACU’s campus. We greatly appreciate those who were able to attend and participate in this Adams Center session.
You can view Donald’s presentation by clicking the image below.
by Stephen Rektenwald | Nov 21, 2017 | Innovation Foundry
One of the many services the Innovation Foundry provides is learning space design. This past Friday during an interactive chat, we discussed some fundamentals of learning space design and how to implement those principles in ACU classrooms. If you would like more information or a consult on your learning space, please contact our specialists by emailing if@acu.edu.
by Donald Simpson | Oct 26, 2017 | Innovation Foundry
Today, we talked about several things:
- How many photos have been taken with mobile devices
- Are the images I capture with my mobile device truly special
- Do I understand the mechanisms taking place when I capture an image
- Is the mobile device I use to take images good enough for every situation
- Do I understand how to go about changing my settings and environment for the best image possible
Yeah, it was a lot of content to cover, but we hope you were able to glean some valuable information as a result. We have provided a PDF for you to go through the presentation if you like, below:
Mobile Photography
If you would like to know more about how to take better photos, we highly recommend the following:
Inspiration and other sites:
- Apple – Apple’s official site for training anyone how to take better photos with an iPhone
- Photojojo – Great gadgets for your smart phone
by Donald Simpson | Oct 6, 2017 | Innovation Foundry
Today, we talked about whether or not a classroom can kill creativity. We provide a TED Talk video from Sir Ken Robinson in our Google Slide Presentation below. Be sure to email us any questions you might have to if@acu.edu.
Do Classrooms Kill Creativity Google Slides Presentation
