Beta Tidings
A Publication of Beta Sigma Psi At Purdue University
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Slide Rules? What's That?
New Learning Tools at Purdue
P
urdue University developers have designed several pieces of
technology designed to help students succeed in and out of the
classroom.
Passport awards badges for achieving certain learning outcomes.
After earning a badge from a class, student organization, or other
activity, students can share it on websites like LinkedIn. It begins to
create a unique picture of the student and can help tell their story. The
goal is to capture learning in all its different forms.
BoilerBackPack provides 100 gigabytes of storage space for students
and facility to save their documents. The data can be accessed from
almost any computer via Internet connection.
Hotseat provides a forum in which students can give feedback on
classroom experiences. This can help professors adjust their lectures
to suit student needs.
Websites
Beta Chapter
www.betasigs.org
Jetpack takes the bite out of one of the students' most dreaded
expenses: textbooks. This app allows teachers to share "packs" of
information, such as videos and readings for course assignments, with
their students.
Doubletake is a video-sharing software that allows students to take,
upload, and share videos for classroom assignments, and it helps
professors grade those videos.
Mixable is a multifaceted program that connects students with others
in their class to aid in learning. It also lets students share files with one
another and listen to audio recordings of class sessions.
Signals alerts students, as well as their professors, when they are doing
poorly in a class. Additionally, it uses data known about the student to
suggest adjustments to improve their performance.
Beta Sigma Psi
www.betasigmapsi.org
Purdue University
www.purdue.edu
Purdue Athletics
www.purduesports.com
