In summer 2014, Prof. Amanda Wooden (Environmental Studies) began working on a research project to examine peoples’ attitudes towards environmental issues. The project explores connections between opposition to Marcellus Shale drilling (“fractivism”) and opposition to a proposed tire incinerator inRead More
Archives for September 2015
Weighting Grades in Moodle
Our current version of Moodle – Moodle 2.8 – changed the interface for how you set up your Gradebook and choose weights for your weighting scheme. Instead of clicking on a drop-down menu to choose Categories and Items and thenRead More
Bucknell engineers use GIS to identify optimal sites for environmental remediation projects
Over the past year, a group of faculty, staff and students worked on adapting a set of techniques called Precision Conservation for use in teaching and research at Bucknell. The term Precision Conservation refers to a set of methodologies developedRead More
L&IT Grants Overview
Summer Course Redesign Grants: support faculty efforts to create new courses or modify existing courses to include significant digital scholarship assignments, modules, or projects. These grants are funded from various sources such as L&IT, Provost’s office, and our Andrew W.Read More
L&IT Grants Overview
Student Summer Research Grants: fulfill an important expectation of Bucknell’s digital scholarship initiative. I.E., for faculty to work with students to develop a productive cycle of teaching and research collaborating on the creation of new knowledge that can subsequently leadRead More
WordPress Workshop Series
Cultivate an Online Presence for an Academic Career: WordPress Workshop Series Creating an online presence is increasingly important in academia. A recent article in the Chronicle notes, “now it is attention that is a scarce commodity,” and as a result,Read More