May 19, 2013
The Wildcat Tech Expo will return this year with more vendors in attendance and more tech classes, which means more prizes to be given away. Tyler Cahoon, manager of Wildcat Tech, said the expo is an opportunity to learn from both on-campus and off-campus professionals about modern technology and the social media world. “We invite [...]
Did you know different generations are given names? For example, those born in the 1950s are called Baby Boomers, which were followed by Generation X. Generation X preceded Generation Y. Personally, Generation X reminds me of X-Men, so I think they have the coolest name. Generation Y typically refers to those born between the 1980s [...]
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Instructors and professors in the Weber State University technical sales department can now use Kaptify, a camera technology that can record lectures. WSU alumnus Alan Martin and Columbia University graduate Brennon Garrett created the program using the camera in an iPod Touch, which then plugs into a small stand. The teacher, who lectures in the [...]
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At Weber State University, a student can earn a degree and barely ever set foot on campus. Nine degrees are currently available to WSU students online. Individual departments choose if they want their courses to be online as well as in a physical classroom. “I think it’s convenience, flexibility,” said Brian Stecklein, the associate dean [...]
Continue reading …Almost everywhere you look on Weber State University’s campus, you can see the ways technology has impacted students’ lives, whether it’s students taking notes in class on a laptop or watching videos on a tablet or just texting in between classes. While a lot of the advances have been beneficial to college students, it might [...]
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[media-credit name="Tyler Brown" align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]With the growth of Skype reaching milestones, Weber State University is increasing its use of video-conference technology. In a recent blog, Skype said on its website that about 35 million users were logged in at the same time, a new record. This was just one week after reaching the milestone of 34 million. “It’s [...]
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