{"id":3102,"date":"2022-06-16T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T00:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/?page_id=3102"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:40:44","slug":"academic-technology-services-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Technology Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Academic Technology Services (ATS) is a specialized team within ITS whose mission is to engage with faculty and their students in the thoughtful integration of technology into learning, teaching, and research. In particular, Academic Technology Services can help with:<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using Macalester&#8217;s learning management system,&nbsp;<a class=\"www\" href=\"https:\/\/moodle.macalester.edu\/\">Moodle<\/a>, to support student learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting scholarship and pedagogy with appropriate technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advising and assisting with digital projects as part of the Digital Liberal Arts team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: initial\">Strategizing about the best tools for teaching and research. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consulting with faculty on new technology purchases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Academic Technology Resources<\/h2>\n                                                                <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Learn more about some of the Academic Technology tools you have access to at Macalester.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/moodle-and-integrated-tools\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"The logo for Moodle, which is an orange M wearing a graduation cap.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/moodle-logo-square-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/moodle-and-integrated-tools\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                Moodle\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Find more about Moodle, our learning management system, and tutorials for integrated tools like <b>VoiceThread<\/b>, <b>Perusall<\/b> and <b>H5P<\/b>.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/moodle-and-integrated-tools\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More About Moodle Tools<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/panorama\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/panorama-logo-640x0-c-default.jpeg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/panorama\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                Panorama\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Learn the basics of <b>Panorama<\/b>, which provides an overview of the accessibility of your documents, and can help improve their usability.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/panorama\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More about Panorama<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/course-surveys\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"The logo for Watermark, the company that makes the end of course survey tool.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/watermark-logo-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/course-surveys\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                End of Course Surveys\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Learn more about Evalkit, the campus course survey tool, along with end-of-course survey deadlines, news and customization information.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/course-surveys\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn About EvalKit<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                        \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-feature-text block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-feature-text__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-feature-text__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-card\">\n                    <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Other Recommended Tools<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">As technologists, our work covers a huge range of applications&#8211;from tools for podcasting to web design to data visualization. Check out some the other software and hardware we recommend below.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__ctas\">\n                                                            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/other-recommended-tools\/\" target=\"_self\">Recommended Tools<\/a>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Digital Projects and Infrastructure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Digital Liberal Arts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">The Digital Liberal Arts (DLA) initiative at Macalester is about thoughtful interdisciplinarity, collaboration, and reflection. Academic Technology Services is part of the DLA team; as a group, we are committed to bringing together new combinations of tools for research and teaching and creating a sustainable infrastructure in which DLA can flourish at Mac. Follow these links to learn more about DLA at Macalester, some of the kinds of projects that faculty, staff, and students have engaged in, and more about resources supporting DLA work at Macalester.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/dla\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Digital Liberal Arts @ Macalester\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/dla\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Digital Project 101 Guides\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/dla\/copyright-and-digital-resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Digital Media Rights and Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/drc\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Digital Resource Center (DRC)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/drc\/poster-printing\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Academic Poster Printing\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--2\" id=\"our-team\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Our Team<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:tperlman@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/Pelrman.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Associate Director for Academic Technology Services &amp; Academic Technologist for Fine Arts<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Tam Perlman<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic departments and programs:<\/strong> American Studies, Art and Art History, Linguistics, Music, and Theater and Dance<br \/><br \/>\r\n651-696-6691<br \/>\r\nHumanities 305<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:tperlman@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">tperlman@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:ehandler@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/eric-handler-copy.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Senior Academic Technologist for Sciences &amp; LMS Lead<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Eric Handler<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic departments and programs:<\/strong> Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Physics &amp; Astronomy, and Psychology<br \/><br \/>\r\n651-696-6016<br \/>\r\nOlin-Rice\u00a0172<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:ehandler@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">ehandler@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:jrowdon@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Jeff Rowdon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/jefferyrowdon-copy.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Senior Academic Technologist for Sciences<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Jeff Rowdon<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic departments and programs:<\/strong> Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Physics &amp; Astronomy, and Psychology<br \/><br \/>\r\n651-696-6608<br \/>\r\nOlin-Rice\u00a0172<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:jrowdon@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">jrowdon@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:bschmolk@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Brooke Schmolke\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/Brooke-Bergantzel.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Manager, Digital Resource Center &amp; Academic Technologist for Media and Cultural Studies<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Brooke Schmolke<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic Departments and Programs:<\/strong> Media and Cultural Studies<br \/><br \/>\r\n651-696-6084<br \/>\r\nLibrary L03A<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:bschmolk@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">bschmolk@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:jbelbas@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/20250827_mac_0601.jpeg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Academic Technologist for Social Sciences<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Jaz Thomasian<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic departments and programs:<\/strong> Anthropology, Economics, Educational Studies, Geography, International Studies, Political Science, and Sociology<br \/><br \/>\r\nCarnegie 04h<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:jbelbas@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">jthomasi@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"mailto:bvoigt@macalester.edu\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Ben Voigt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/313\/ben-headshot.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Senior Academic Technologist for Humanities &amp; Languages<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><h4>Benjamin Voigt<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Academic departments and programs:<\/strong> Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, English, Asian Languages and Cultures, French and Francophone Studies, German and Russian Studies, Spanish &amp; Portuguese, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Women&#8217;s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies<br \/><br \/>\r\n651-696-6761<br \/>\r\nOld Main 212<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"mailto:bvoigt@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\">bvoigt@macalester.edu<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3102"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8793,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3102\/revisions\/8793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}