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Using Social Media to Support Professional Development in Higher Ed

As college institutions move quickly to adopt new tools and methods for distance learning in response to COVID-19, in-person professional development opportunities have become scarce. Nearly all of today’s college educators...

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Painting the Founding

Author: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University On Twitter recently, I came across a viral tweet by documentary filmmaker Arlen Parsa, who edited John Trumbull’s painting, Declaration of Independence. Parsa placed red...

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What Can Barbara Jordan Teach Us About Impeachment?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Author: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University President Donald Trump was impeached on December 18, 2019. Impeachment can be a tricky topic for an introductory class to cover, particularly as it...

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DON’T Use Passphrases for Passwords

[Reading Time – 1 minute 44 seconds] When I am speaking to users about passwords, towards the end of the presentation I give my three password principles: Any password that can...

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PowerPoint 2019 Zoom Feature

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you ready to bring your presentation to life using the new PowerPoint zoom feature in Office 365 and 2019? First, you must see it, to understand it, so play...

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Alexa, Are You Listening?

38 seconds] The popularity of voice-activated speaker devices is exploding. Amazon Echo and Google Home have sold over 100 million units. However: when do these devices...

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Office 2019 – System Requirement – WINDOWS 10

As Microsoft tries to update everyone to the latest secure operating system, Office 2019 will have one big system requirement: Windows 10. Office 2019, the next perpetual version of Office, is...

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Now That’s An Antivirus!

Reading Time: < 1 minute [Reading Time – 1 minute 2 seconds] Do you need a little stress relief from the 24/7 news cycle on COVID-19? Then maybe this will help. A Computer Program To...

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