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Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players Posted by: Jenna S / May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means at PLU, is that what was once a standard component of classroom podiums, is now obsolete. In May of 2013, Instructional Technologies emailed all

to see how your current course sites would look in Sakai 21. You can register for a workshop offering on April 26, May 4, or May 12. More details about the transition to Sakai 21 are in the PLU Knowledge Base:  https://kb.plu.edu/sakai21-transition. If you have questions about the Sakai transition, please contact the Sakai Support Team at sakai@plu.edu. Sean Horner, Senior Web Developer David Rebar, Director for User Services/Instructional Technologies Read Previous Fall 2023 Technology Workshops

ordering of the CKEditor’s buttons and drop-down menus will remain the same. Furthermore, many of the quirks users experience with this editor will be resolved as a result of this upgrade. For a closer look at each of the new CKEditor buttons and menus, see the document What is the purpose of each of the CKEditor controls? If you have any questions or concerns please email sakai@plu.edu. Read Previous Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players Read Next Summer Technology Renovations 2015 LATEST POSTS Major

January 18, 2013 Bonnie Nelson ’08 on top of a bactrian camel in Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Nelson) A volunteer experience in an elementary school sets alum on path to Mongolia By Barbara Clements University Communications After growing up in a small town near Chehalis, Wash., Bonnie Nelson ’08 at first wanted to just “be a face” in the crowd, and chose to go to a large public state university, rather than Pacific Lutheran University.   She soon realized this was a mistake. “I knew

Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The

family with guidelines about how to best support their Olympian. Hacker stressed she is part of an amazing team of coaches that includes strength and conditioning experts, video and technology gurus, medical staff and her fellow sport psychology consultants. “Who you get to work with as athletes and who you get to work with on staff is the greatest part of the Olympic experience,” she said. It’s an experience she brings back to the classroom at PLU, heading up the university’s sports psychology minor

how Rome dealt with its prisoners – not very nicely – and the animals it used in the Coliseum games. Some animals faired a bit better than the convicts, simply because they were so expensive to capture, transport and care for, Nelson said. In both films –Animal Gladiators will air later this year – Nelson worked as an expert consultant, giving a flavor of the culture of the time and the mindset of the population. “Machines of Malice” will look at how “advancements in technology” – such as

fellowships, which were awarded in March. Work began in June. She and other student researchers will be presenting the findings of their research at the Poster & Oral Presentation Session, Sept. 23 in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and subsequently during the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust-sponsored Twenty-Third Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the Murdock College Science Research Program in November. Eventually, Deane would like to go to medical school, and research like

Technology),” said Moran. “I feel so lucky to have her as my advisor. I feel like she was such an incredible support to me throughout the process. I don’t think it would’ve turned out as well without her.” Until NCUR next month, Travis suggested Moran reformulate her Capstone to appeal to people who may not have a background in Economics. However, Travis believes Moran won’t have a problem when it comes time for her to present her work. “She is an authoritative and engaging speaker, so I am certain her

strategies to increase student interest and engagement in any course. Games and Competition: Game-based learning isn’t just for children. Games tap into the human desire for competition and utilize scheduled, intermittent rewards to keep learners motivated. Games for higher education are growing in popularity. (Check out the Educational Gaming Commons hosted by Penn State.) But, even simple, low-tech games or competitions can make learning really engaging for students. Applied Learning: Students