DIY at PSU

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  • Accessibility Applications for the Classroom and Campus

    Over the last few months staff in our Academic Technology department has been partnering with Campus Accessibility Services to offer more collaboration on using accessible tools (Read Write)! and how to apply principles of Universal Design to our LMS – we use Moodle. With this in mind I wanted to mention some applications that I’ve…

  • The Best AR/VR Applications for Higher Education – Highlights

    In the process of exploring what is out and available in the AR and VR world I wanted to bring about attention to some of the greatest innovations coming about with this technology and make some recommendations towards the end of higher education. AR Apps One of the most useful AR tools I’m aware of…

  • AR and VR Teaching Tools

    After attending the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference, I have a few tools I learned about that I would like to share for those of you interested in integrating VR & AR.  A lot of these tools are currently free and web or app based. One of the interesting take aways from the conference was that,…

  • Teaching 3D Scanning in the Field through Photogrammetry

    For our newest Student Technologist employee, I had a challenge. Using a self-directed learning method, I asked him to 3D scan one of our icons on campus – our panther statues – his task was to reproduce this model through 3D printing.  I had attempted capturing one in the winter, but it was not successful…

  • OER (Open Educational Resources) @ USNH

    Last week I had the pleasure of attending ATI, the theme of this year’s ATI was “Camp Open”. ATI brings together academics and technology professionals on all of our USNH campuses to talk about technology in the world of higher education. Having last been in school in 2011 for my master’s at GW, I can…

  • 3D Printing for Purposes of Photography and Art

    This article just came out and it shows how innovation can start from the ground up – student Paul Kohlhaussen reverse engineered three expensive film cameras (we’re talking $2,500 – $4,000) to create his own wide-angle film camera. See his personal website for some additional examples of what is possible with this camera. Part of…

  • Industry Shifts and 3D Printing is Called Out

    One of the big news stories of the week has been what has been going on at Ford Motor Company, a shift in leadership with the change of CEO that many are asking lots of questions about. Called out in the press release announcing Jim Hackett as the new CEO of Ford Motor Companies, is…

  • Autodesk ReMake Ditches Mac Beta Test

    For those of you interested/invested in 3D Scanning Autodesk has seemingly limited most of its scanning programs to Windows/PC installation. The ReMake for Mac Beta test was a welcome announcement and using the software on my Mac (after not being able to install 123Catch for so long) was worth the wait. Quietly Autodesk has discontinued…

  • From the One Button Studio to Edit!

    Here at Plymouth State University, we have a One Button Studio on campus. The One Button Studio allows for easy video recording via a FAT formatted USB. I just recorded this test video to show how the system work(s). The audio required some editing and has some artifacts that don’t make me too happy. Although…

  • A Student Experience – Building a Headphone Amplifier

    One of our makers on campus, Jess, has spent a bit of time over the semester working on a homemade (or dormmade I should say) headphone amplifier (complete with 3D printed parts). I asked Jess about his process and how other students might be able to replicate his awesome project. Have you built audio components…