Critically exploring tech for teaching and learning in the @DavidsonLibrary @davidsoncollege.
Joined August 2020
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The @DavidsonLibrary is hiring a Digital Learning Fellow. Current @DavidsonCollege students or '21 grads with an interest in digital learning technologies and education are encouraged to apply. lib.davidson.edu/FaI2Sw
@DavidsonCTL @HurtHubDavidson @WildcatTech @DavidsonCareers
ALT Job posting flyer for the Digital Learning Fellow position at Davidson College Library.
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Hey @DavidsonCollege '21 or '22 Wildcats! We have a position open for a Digital Learning Fellow. Learn valuable skills/level up your resume experiences/be a part of a terrific team! We'll be interviewing the first two weeks of June. Apply now: employment.davidson.edu/en-u…
"I’ve found that kindness as pedagogical practice distills down to two simple things: believing people, and believing in people." -Catherine Denial @cjdenial, author of “A Pedagogy of Kindness” cdpcollection.pressbooks.com… #catsarekind #digped
Accessibility tip #1:
Don't hyperlink the word "here".
Use descriptive language. If you are linking to your quirky introduction video, hyperlink that whole phrase. Imagine a screenreader skipping through to each hyperlink and just hearing, here, here, here, here.
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Our Justice, Equality & Community Fellow, Andrés Paz, continues his research on the families of southern Iredell county with ties to Davidson College and to enslavement. His blog post today tinyurl.com/5yx5rfn9 focuses on the Houston family and especially J.H., class of 1845.
ALT George Houston House – Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides), Preservation North Carolina
Make your own pronoun and pride flag buttons in the library portico! Now until 6 pm! Happy #InternationalPronounsDay
Back with Domain Wed.! Why would you want Davidson Domains rather than a service like Weebly/Wix? Davidson Domains allows you to own your data (no monetization here) and encourages exploration without sacrificing your agency.Source: support.ti.davidson.edu/hc/e… #DomainWednesday -GVD
It's Domain Wednesday! Today's fact: Domain registration used to be free </3 In 1995, Network Solutions was granted the authority to start charging for domain names. Source: noip.com/blog/2014/01/09/8-f… #DomainWednesday -GVD
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This is the first and (so far) only picture of me as a naturalized American citizen. It happened today. I scored 100% on the civics test and weeped when it was official 6+ years here and now I’m deep in the ‘merica game. Also #tiedayfriday #answerkeys instagr.am/p/CUgQePTJL2m/
Every Wednesday, we will tweet a fun fact about domains. Today's fact – Symbolics.com the first domain that was ever registered (March 15, 1985). This also makes it the first .com domain in the world! Source: noip.com/blog/2014/01/09/8-f…. #DomainWednesdays
We are lucky to have you on our team Daniel 😁 !
Also super lucky to work with the great team @dltdavidson @DavidsonLibrary
digitallearning.davidson.edu…
#ftw
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Dearest Twittereans:
It is true, I am a lucky person to get to work with this great group of Media Consultants @DavidsonLibrary
#FTW
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Hey Davidson students! Are you Way 2 Sexy to build a Davidson Domain? Visit the Media Consultants between 8-11pm Sun-Thurs in the Library behind the Fishbowl! We can help you build a Davidson Domain for class or personal use. -GVD
Do you love living on the digital web? Don't miss HurtHub's Innovation Week, Sept 10th-17th, where you can learn all sorts of techy things! (; 👩💻 -JL
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Charlotte might be spared an "uptick" in expected tick populations this summer.
A @DavidsonBiology team explains why.
davidson.edu/news/2021/06/04…
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Willie Deese, who grew up in Davidson, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Davidson’s 2021 Commencement. Education and philanthropy define his life. His father, Fred (shown below), worked at the College for many years. See this article, tinyurl.com/2sexe3jp
Interested in learning to code, but not sure where to start? Try out some online resources like Codecademy: they have user-friendly, interactive lessons on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more. And best of all? It's free!! - SV
codecademy.com/
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🍀St. Patrick's edition of A11yTalks! 🍀
Accessibility is Hard & Other Myths w/ @devonpersing
We will go through common misconceptions about #a11y work & introduce ideas about disability, assistive tech, and a more holistic approach.
March 17, 1pm ET
youtube.com/watch?v=7jho7wC1…
ALT Accessibility is Hard, and Other Myths on a11ytalks - March 17 at 1pm ET
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While alt text has been a best practice in web development for a few years, it's relatively new territory for social media posts. Here are some tips to get started: r.diamond.la/3cGQ8Ix #A11y #Accessibility #AltText #SocialMedia #UX @uxdesigncc @HashtagHeyAlexa
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"In 2016, the first beauty contest to be judged by artificial intelligence was launched online. The creators...discovered that the robot jury that evaluated over 6,000 entries “did not like people with dark skin.”
Read more → ow.ly/G1Yu50CAGXE #racialbias #biasintech #AI
