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How to Add Penn Academic Calendar to Outlook Web Calendar (O365)

April 7, 2026April 3, 2019 by Chris

Many staff and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania enjoy having the Academic Calendar visible on their O365 Outlook Calendar. To add the Penn Academic Calendar to your Office365 Web Calendar (OWA), follow these instructions.

How to Fix / Restore Access to Shared Calendars in “the new Outlook” 2019

April 7, 2026March 28, 2019 by Chris

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At the University of Pennsylvania, our Office365 users suddenly lost “edit” access to the shared calendars they had previously set up in their O365 calendars. The calendars still appeared, they just weren’t modifiable. This is a huge deal, because we schedule many public spaces and manage staff schedules through shared calendars. The cause? The issue … Read more

An Exploration of the Art in Saint Peters Village

April 7, 2026January 21, 2019 by Chris

St. Peters Village forest is a remarkable, ever changing treasure trove of seek-and-find art. It’s a thought-provoking, living art exhibit, showcasing many emotions and experiences of the lives we share. True art happens among this forest canvas.

How to Disable Default Two-Sided Duplex Printing on Mac via CUPS

April 7, 2026August 28, 2018 by Chris

Some printers (and their drivers) default to two-sided printing, which many people do not prefer as the default option. Luckily, this can easily be disabled via the CUPS web interface. There are probably other ways to accomplish this, too, but I found this to be quick and painless. At the time of this post, this is tested and working on Mac OS 10.16 Big Sur.

How to Migrate Apple MacOS Contacts into O365

April 7, 2026June 25, 2018 by Chris

This is the process I used to copy a user’s MacOS Contacts into their O365 address book (a.k.a. “People”): 1.) Open the user’s Apple Contacts application on their computer. 2.) Select all of the contacts and dragged them into a blank Apple Numbers spreadsheet (there’s no way to export direct to CSV from Apple … Read more

Our New Live Streaming Rig at the University of Pennsylvania

April 7, 2026May 1, 2018 by Chris

Our new live streaming setup at the University of Pennsylvania

At the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, we’ve been live streaming events on a near daily basis for years. We are really excited to be completely upgrading and overhauling our Arts Cafe performance space and technology for the first time in many years. Here’s what our new live streaming setup will look … Read more

Coursera Partners Conference 2018 Key Takeaways

April 7, 2026March 12, 2018 by Chris

The 2018 Coursera Partner’s Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, highlighted Coursera’s steps towards new paid credential options. In addition to the free MOOCs the platform has traditionally offered, students now have the option to pay for certificates (in individual courses), specializations (a collection of courses in a particular subject area), and even full degrees through a growing number of colleges and institutions on the platform. Coursera believes this tiered model of options offers students an affordable, flexible and valuable way to engage in life-long learning.

The Role of Online Video in Education in 2017

April 7, 2026November 1, 2017 by Chris

Online video has completed changed how people learn. With just a few clicks, it’s now possible to access and learn from an incredible variety of experts, innovators and thought-leaders from across the globe. As a result, it’s no surprise that online video has been embraced by educational institutions as an incredibly valuable tool.

Live Streaming On the Road 2019 (Our Mobile Gear Setup) – Updated

April 7, 2026September 29, 2017 by Chris

Webcasting on the road requires special gear with efficiency in mind.

Modern and Contemporary Poetry, a free Coursera Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) taught by Al Filreis at the University of Pennsylvania, hosts weekly live webcasts from the Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia, PA. We decided to take the show on the road and host webcasts in San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC and London. Here’s the gear we used, which is optimized with weight, efficiency and travel in mind.