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Tag Archives: email

Graduated in Gmail: the Forgotten Attachment Detector

March 15, 2010 in Productivity by Natalie Houston

Ever send an email without the attachment you promised? Here's how Gmail can save you from that error.

Creating Workshops for Students and Faculty

March 9, 2010 in Pedagogy by Alex Jarvis

In January, I accepted a co-op position at Central Connecticut State University in our campus' Instructional Technology Design and Resource Center. The plan was simple; figure out a way to inject new technologies into the classroom in a non-obvious way!

Keeping Up With Journals

January 26, 2010 in Productivity by Prof. Hacker

If you’re an academic, you have to read lots of journals to keep up with the research in your field. You’ve probably learned how to search JSTOR or other academic databases to find articles and book reviews in back issues. But keeping up with the most recent issues is a different matter. You’ll have to find the most recent issue online and sign up for reminders when new issues are published, which I’ll describe how to do in this post.

Tools for Synchronous and Asynchronous Classroom Discussion

January 11, 2010 in Pedagogy by Julie Meloni

In this post, I discuss a few features of synchronous and asynchronous discussion models and the various tools that can help you achieve your scholarly needs—both in the virtual and physical classroom.

All Things Google: 3 Ways to Use Gmail as Your Only Email Destination

October 20, 2009 in How-To, Productivity by Amy Cavender
(co-authored by Brian Croxall and Amy Cavender) It’s not an understatement to say that Google, its products, and its actions are a constant subject of interest to people across the world. There is no exception to this point in higher education; just look at recent episodes of the Digital Campus podcast (a ProfHacker-recommended listen if there ever [...]

Simplifying Email

August 14, 2009 in Productivity by Brian Croxall
As I’ve been transitioning from one email system at my old institution to another at the new–to say nothing of doing my daily juggle of my personal email accounts–I’ve been reflecting on some good advice I’ve read in the past about handling email effectively. Perhaps the phrase that has most stuck in [...]