Weekly Web Updates – September 12, 2016

We completed an upgrade of our WordPress server infrastructure last week, which we believe will address some recent issues with the service. Updates WordPress 4.6.1 WordPress Authors Widget 2.4.4 WordPress Jetpack 4.3.1 WordPress Liveblog 1.5.1 WordPress WPtouch 4.2.5 WordPress NextGEN Gallery 2.1.50 Fixes and Tweaks Fixed several issues caused by version changes following the WordPress […]…Continue Reading Weekly Web Updates – September 12, 2016

Have you tried Jazzercise yet?

Jazzercise is a pulse-pounding, beat-pumping fitness program that gets you results…fast. It’s a calorie-torching, hip swiveling dance party with a hot playlist to distract you from the burn. Are you ready to try Jazzercise?  Middlebury’s Jazzercise class is taught by Amy Collier, Associate Provost for Digital Learning at Middlebury, who has taught Jazzercise for 4 […]…Continue Reading Have you tried Jazzercise yet?

NSF Equipment Grant Supports Geology Research

Will Amidon, Ray Coish, and Pete Ryan (all Geology) have received support from the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a laser to accompany the department’s existing inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) instrument. This new instrumentation will give Middlebury College the ability to analyze isotope ratios and trace element concentrations of virtually all […]…Continue Reading NSF Equipment Grant Supports Geology Research

Blog posts from the Office of Digital Learning: Instructional Design, MiddCreate, digital tools, BLTN, and Florence!

Check out the latest blog posts from the Office of Digital Learning: Benvenuti a Firenze! (Welcome to Florence) Join #BLTN Twitter chats this fall! Bringing digital humanities tools to your classroom Announcing MiddCreate Best feet forward: Instructional Designers as pedagogical consultants Want to receive blog updates in your inbox? Subscribe to our blog by scrolling […]…Continue Reading Blog posts from the Office of Digital Learning: Instructional Design, MiddCreate, digital tools, BLTN, and Florence!

All welcome to join the College Community Chorus

All students, staff and faculty are welcome to join the Middlebury College Community Chorus as the choir starts to prepare for its annual fall concert, slated for performance on campus the weekend before Thanksgiving. Regular rehearsals are Tuesday and Sunday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Mead Chapel, beginning September 13. This season’s program includes historical […]…Continue Reading All welcome to join the College Community Chorus

Observatory Stargazing Open House Nights – Autumn 2016

Middlebury College Observatory and Middlebury Physics will again host stargazing open house nights this autumn. These Observatory events are scheduled for Friday evenings, September 16 and September 30, from 8:00 PM until 9:30 PM and are weather permitting. Saturn and Mars will be in the evening sky on these dates. A variety of interesting stars, […]…Continue Reading Observatory Stargazing Open House Nights – Autumn 2016