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Since the fall, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library has assumed responsibility for copyright compliance for faculty using electronic Course Reserves. Prior to this development, faculty were expected to clear copyright themselves, which burdened faculty and resulted in uneven compliance. Because copyright law is difficult to interpret, the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU) guidelines were developed... Continue reading “Copyright Clearance: Spring 2009” ›
Last fall, ZSR librarians began teaching 200-level research classes in an extension of our popular LIB100 program. These classes are intended for students who are majoring or minoring in a broad discipline area. The courses emphasize subject-specific research resources and methods. In the fall, we taught LIB210 Social Science Research and LIB220 Science Research, and... Continue reading “200-Level Library Classes a Success” ›
Again this summer, Wake Forest University will sponsor the Cherokee CCAT (College Careers and Technology) program on campus, and ZSR librarians will participate. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians invests a portion of their casino earnings into education and infrastructure initiatives on the Qualla Boundary. Among these are two programs that involve Wake Forest:... Continue reading “Cherokee High School Students to Return to Campus” ›
New Database The ZSR Library now subscribes to Europa World Plus, the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. This resource contains political and economic information covering over 250 countries. Each country entry contains statistics, lengthy historical essays, and contact information for governments and agencies.... Continue reading “Database News” ›
This is just a space in case you have questions or comments on active learning! Do you do anything interesting with your classes that you would like to share? (We’d like to hear it!) Continue reading “Day 10: Question?” ›
So I didn’t do too much in class on Friday. This was because I felt that if we were taking a day to do active learning, it should be as active as possible, with as little from me as possible. I tried to slip entirely into a facilitator role. Some noted that physical things are... Continue reading “Day 10: The Meta” ›
Our tenth day focused on active learning, something several people had requested to know more about. Active learning is an umbrella term that includes many different schools of thought within education, and I’ve tried to incorporate some level of it into each class we’ve had. Since you’ve been in a class that’s been lead by... Continue reading “Day 10: Active Learning” ›
day 6 was a discussion of Teaching Perspectives that came out of my ACRL Intentional Teacher Immersion program from San Diego last summer. I began by discussing the two books on teaching that we had used in that program: Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher by Stephen Brookfield and The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer.... Continue reading “Day 6: Teaching Perspectives Inventory” ›
Last week Lauren did a brief discussion of the various learning styles. We brainstormed on ones we had heard of and came up with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, verbal, etc. We had all done the Index of Learning Styles questionnaire from NCSU available at http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html I drew up the continuums on the board and had everyone... Continue reading “Learning Styles Discussion” ›
It occured to me that with the passing of spring break we’ve crossed the halfway point with our Teaching Teaching class! For those who are interested in what we’ve been doing, you can read up on it with our blog. If you’re interested in coming, feel free to drop in any Friday at 9:00 in... Continue reading “Teaching Teaching (or maybe it should have been Teaching Strategies… )” ›