Academic Technology for FAS is now offering Omeka as a service for use in Harvard College and GSAS courses. Omeka is an open-source platform that allows you to create and share rich visual collections online, and to craft complex narratives from them. Read more.

On March 8, 9, and 10, Academic Technology for FAS will be joining with representatives of the Harvard Library, the History Department, and Research Computing in the Arts & Humanities to offer a hands-on workshop on the fundamentals of digital scholarship. Designed for faculty, students, and staff who wish to explore the potential of this medium, the seminar will provide a solid foundation from which participants can pursue further training and development.

Running from 9-1 each day, these sessions will teach participants how to:

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A Digital Rosetta: Mapping Multilingual Text, a Lunch and Learn opportunity hosted by Research Computing in the Arts and Humanities (darthcrimson.org), features Mark Schiefsky, Professor and Chair of the Classics, who will demo a...

Here are some new updates and functionality to Canvas that can help you manage your course:

... Read more about What’s New in Canvas for Spring 2016?

Are you interested in helping the FAS Academic Technology Group test out new tools for teaching and learning? Contact us to learn more about our expanded Spring pilots of VoiceThread, AnnotationsX, and Flashcards, each of which can be seamlessly integrated into your Canvas site.

Do you have questions about your Canvas course website or about integrating technology into your FAS course? In addition to email support and drop-in assistance at the Science Center, the FAS Academic Technology Group is offering on-location Office Hours for faculty, teaching team members, support staff, and students in multiple campus locations throughout the months of December, January, and February. Times and locations include:... Read more about On-Location Canvas Office Hours for FAS

Are you interested in helping ATG test out new tools for teaching and learning? This fall we are conducting pilots of three new tools, and would welcome more testers. Find out more about the tools and how to pilot:

• Voicethread for media authoring and annotation
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Learn more about all the new technologies coming this fall in the FAS at an upcoming Demo Day.

Increasing numbers of FAS courses are designed to build toward a final or capstone project. These projects are usually shared with classmates and a Harvard audience through fairs, screenings, exhibits, or other types of public events at the end of the semester.... Read more about Showcasing Capstone Course Projects with WordPress

With many spring courses using Canvas, find out about upcoming workshops and other teaching and learning events in the ATG Newsletter.

Find out what's new in Canvas for Spring 2015 courses in the latest ATG Newsletter.

ATG is hiring a Learning Spaces Instructional Technologist and is seeking student help to assist faculty and teaching staff migrate from Course iSites to Canvas.... Read more about ATG Is Hiring!

For his Gen Ed course Science of the Physical Universe 29 The Climate Energy Challenge, Prof. Dan Schrag is trying a “semi flipped”  format this fall.... Read more about Teaching a Gen Ed Course in a Semi-Flipped Format with Canvas

The Harvard Initiative for Learning & Teaching (HILT) has announced that the application for Spring 2015 Spark Grants opens on November 3rd. Learn more about Spark Grants and how to apply at the HILT website.

Do you have a Spark Grant idea for using technology for teaching and learning? ATG would be happy to talk with you about available technologies—Contact us!

A presentation titled A Teaching and Learning Model—Authoring Beyond the Words won the "NMC People's Choice Award" at the New Media Consortium (NMC) annual meeting in Portland, Oregon in June as part of NMC's Idea Lab presentations.... Read more about FAS ATG & Library staff win People's Choice Award at New Media Consortium