Author Archives: Beth Platte

Voyant Tools is one of my favorite text analysis tools because it is fast and easy to use, even for people who have no background in text analysis. Although Voyant offers a lot of options—which can be overwhelming—the interface presents … finish reading Text analysis using Voyant Tools

Annotation Studio is an open-source browser-based annotation platform that allows members of groups or classes to take notes on a shared document. You might think of it as similar to the comment feature in Google Docs, without the ability to … finish reading Social annotation with Annotation Studio

The Language Lab at Reed has a new website! You can access it at www.reed.edu/language_resources/. The main page includes links to the drop-in tutoring schedule for foreign languages and a list of media available at the IMC by language. Use the … finish reading New Language Lab website

The last week of March was Digital Scholarship Week at Reed. Instructional Technology Services and Library staff, with generous support from the Center for Teaching and Learning, organized the week-long series of events to showcase digital methodologies in research and … finish reading Reflections on Digital Scholarship Week at Reed

Every year, during the first week of November, educational technology specialists from across the northwest gather in Portland for a roundtable. This year, Trina Marmarelli and I attended the North West Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC) Roundtable. As a relatively new … finish reading NWACC’s EdTech Deck