Create equations in Word using LaTeX syntax
With August 7, 2017 update to Microsoft Office, Version 1707 (Build 8236.2058), you can now create equations in Word using LaTeX syntax in addition to Unicode Math. See this article for details.
Accounts Compromised
Phishing emails have become very convincing (even to techies) and are getting much harder to spot. More and more people are falling for these devious plots to steal personal information. There can be serious ramifications when your account is compromised, up to and including Identity Theft. One […]
Bring Annotation to life in Office
Ever want to explain something to students that is more than a static Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote document can offer? Microsoft added an “Ink Replay” feature to Office suite in August 2016. https://blogs.office.com/2016/08/30/new-to-office-365-in-august-the-continued-evolution-of-inking-and-more/ You can see a demonstration at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Replay-your-ink-strokes-in-Office-fa4f044f-810b-43fe-b774-da04a0b37496 Rewind and replay handwritten notes or […]
Qualtrics – Using Authentication in your Survey
Using Authentication in your survey will accomplish a couple of important tasks for you. The authentication protocol will first limit your participants to WFU users allowing the use of an anonymous link instead of having to create a contact list in Qualtrics. The second thing […]
Running Windows Software on a Mac
Now that many campus users have opted to use a MacBook instead of a Windows PC, you may have found that a few of the software packages that you need, or would like to use, are not available to the Mac user. Or, the version […]
My Maps – Collaborative map making
Google Maps contains a feature called My Maps which allows you and your students to mark places of interest on a map along with an accompanying photo, video, description, and link to another website. You can access this set of tools by visiting
Low-stakes Assignments – High Gains
Many people groan at the mention of Blogs. And honestly, I can understand why. It’s just one of many over-hyped (and at times poorly utilized) technology tools. Spinning up a blog for students to work within is a fairly simple task so it’s easy to […]
Technology is a TOOL not a learning outcome
You may be familiar with the image below if you have attended one of my workshops. (In fact, you’re probably sick of seeing it by now!) Bill Ferriter posted this image to Flickr in July 2013. (If you’re on Flickr he’s a […]
Engaging Students on Snow Days
Faculty often lose class days due to university closure and/or delay during the first part of Spring semester. Students enrolled in a first-half of spring semester course are most often impacted. When classes are cancelled right before an exam or major project, you might consider […]
Qualtrics – Using Word Count as Validation with Text Entry Questions
There is a very simple way to use the number of words in a text box as Custom Validation. In order to do this, you simply add Custom Validation to “Match Regex” and the regular expression pattern to match is ^\s*(\S+\s+){0,249}\S*$ (change the “0” to the […]
