Category Archives: General Instructional Technology

Dual Filament Printing

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Zack Dooley

Both 3D printers in the fabrication lab come equipped with dual filament printing heads that allow for a variety of effects including printing in multiple colors, multiple transparencies, or printing with dissolvable supports. Here are the steps required to make … finish reading Dual Filament Printing

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Trimming Videos in Ensemble

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Zack Dooley

Ensemble can be used to create shorter clips from media which has already been uploaded. Go to ensemble.reed.edu and log in. From here you can locate the media that you wish to create a clip from, and select the edit option beneath … finish reading Trimming Videos in Ensemble

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H5p Example: Image Hotspots

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Tony Moreno

H5p.org is an open source platform that has a suite of learning resources that can be created within our blog system. The organization has an abundance of great examples on their website that can be explored. Creating branching scenarios, image … finish reading H5p Example: Image Hotspots

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Linking to Media on the Ensemble Media Server

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Tony Moreno

You can link to ensemble media by clicking on the permalink on the media page, which you can then share on a Moodle or webpage. After selecting the Permalink button, a new window will appear with a link the selected … finish reading Linking to Media on the Ensemble Media Server

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Embed media from Ensemble onto a Moodle page

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Tony Moreno

You can either embed a single media item in Moodle, or embed a playlist in Moodle, which contains multiple media items. Embed a single media item into Moodle Go to ensemble.reed.edu and login, and locate the media that you wish to embed. … finish reading Embed media from Ensemble onto a Moodle page

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Embed media from Ensemble into WordPress

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Tony Moreno

You can either a embed a single media item uploaded from the Ensemble media server onto one of Reed’s WordPress sites (either into a blog posting or page), or embed a playlist. Note: For this tip, be sure that you have contacted a … finish reading Embed media from Ensemble into WordPress

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Logging into the Ensemble media server to Upload Media

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Tony Moreno

Log in to ensemble.reed.edu. Fill in your Reed login and password, and choose “ReedLDAP” as the identity provider. You should be dropped into the appropriate library where you can add media. Note: You may have access to more than one … finish reading Logging into the Ensemble media server to Upload Media

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Uploading to Ensemble via the Dropbox link

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Tony Moreno

You can upload media to ensemble by clicking on a dropbox link setup by ITS staff and provided by your instructor. The url will look similar to https://ensemble.reed.edu/Dropbox/xyz. When you click on the link, it will look similar to this … finish reading Uploading to Ensemble via the Dropbox link

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Customizing a 3d Model

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Tony Moreno

A classics professor was retiring from Reed College, and as a parting gift, a bust of Homer (one of his favorite Greek poets) was to be made at the Digital Fabs, a space located in the Reed physics building with 3d … finish reading Customizing a 3d Model

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Mother 32 and DFAM (drummer from another mother) at PARC

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Joe Janiga

The Performing Arts Resource Center (PARC) in the Performing Arts Building (PAB) has added two Moog analog synthesizers to our continually evolving A/V editing room 327! 

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