According to the College Board, undergrads spend an average of about $1300 each year on books and supplies. Some textbooks can run upwards of $350 apiece, which can be prohibitively expensive for a student on a tight budget. To put it bluntly, students shouldn’t have to choose between books and food. Many schools and universities, […]
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You have probably seen or used a Google cardboard or another version of a virtual reality (VR) headset. Maybe you’ve gone skydiving, or taken a new look at Stranger Things, or put yourself into the space of The Displaced. In 10 Shots Across the Border, the filmmakers tell the story from two physical perspectives. In […]
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At the beginning of March, I was lucky enough to have the chance to go to the SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas. The opening keynote was by Chris Emdin, who teaches at Columbia University. In his talk, he used the latest album from A Tribe Called Quest as the basis for a discussion on issues […]
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The Hearing Loss Association of America estimates that about 20% of Americans live with some degree of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound. That’s 1 in 5 people. Schools often overlook mild cases of hearing loss, despite the affect they have on learners. We typically design classroom settings as single-plane or auditorium-style spaces […]
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I was excited last week when Sheridan told me about data.world. It is a social network for people who work with open datasets. This independent site and service encourages and supports individuals and groups who work with datasets to collaborate and share. Today we live, learn, and teach in a moment increasingly characterized by big, […]
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Questions related to migrating a course: citl@maine.edu Questions about Firstclass Conference migration for groups and organizations should be directed to Glenn Eichel: glenn.eichel@maine.edu
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Kaltura is here! This tool will make sharing and capturing video easy for the 91¸£Àû System. Keep an eye out for updates and trainings!
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Come see us in our new location!
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The Hackerspace provides 91¸£Àû students and community members a place to: • Explore • Innovate • Create Interested in Arduinos, 3D Printing, and Robotics? Come check it out and keep an eye out for upcoming events!
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