Written by Megan Reusche In part three of four in the XR series, we take a more in-depth look into VR through VSim, a VR software developed by Dr. Lisa…
Read MoreExtended Reality (XR) Series (3/4): VSim
Published: December 15, 2020 Technology
Breaking the Writer’s Block
Published: January 14, 2020
As anyone who’s ever had to write anything knows, there’s a whole host of forces seemingly conspiring against your words appearing on the page. Aside from the many sources of…
Read MoreInput Hypothesis
Published: January 14, 2020
The idea that language learners need exposure to the language (or “input”) to make progress in the target language is neither surprising nor new. What is surprising is what the…
Read MoreExtended Reality (XR) Series (2/4): Exploring the Impact of VR in Higher Education with Francesca Albrezzi
Published: January 2, 2020
Written by Megan Reusche As part two of four in our XR series, this article focuses on the use of virtual reality (VR) in higher education. Insights and commentary regarding…
Read MoreExtended Reality (XR) Series (1/4): Interview with Maja Manojlovic
Published: October 31, 2019
Written by Megan Reusche This blog series is titled “Extended Reality (XR) Series” because “XR” is a term that encompasses the immersive technologies of Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR)/Mixed Reality (MR)…
Read MoreGoing Serverless with the UCLA Writing Center’s Scheduling App
Published: October 23, 2019
In Fall 2017, UCLA Humanities Technology was faced with needing to undertake a major PHP version upgrade of a locally hosted, custom application that provides web-based 24/7 scheduling for thousands…
Read MoreStudent Activities that Resonate
Published: October 3, 2019
Over the past few terms, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with and support instructors as they create non-traditional assignments in their classes. Despite some of the challenges that may…
Read MoreEmbed WI+RE Workshops in your Course Site
Published: September 28, 2019
Writing Instruction and Research Education, known as WI+RE, is a community at UCLA that fosters student success in their writing and research projects. UCLA’s WI+RE team has developed 7 online…
Read MoreGrading on the Go: Setting up Turnitin Offline
Published: April 9, 2019
It’s typical at the end of every term. While our students go off to celebrate the end of classes, final exams, and projects, we get busy marathon-grading away and trying…
Read MoreLearning Spaces at HumTech
Published: April 9, 2019
You might be interested to know that there are a number of learning and collaboration spaces available to both instructors and students in the Humanities. From our large learning lab…
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