Check out the newest addition to the Virtual Reality Studio, the Apple Vision Pro, and learn what it can do! Can you share the Apple Vision Pro? What is spatial video? What is spatial computing?
Meditation and mindfulness, fitness and fun… all are possible in virtual reality! We’ll walk you through some of the ways you can add virtual reality to your wellness routines both at the Virtual Reality Studio, and at home with a borrowed headset. We’ll also take a peek at how VR and athletics combine by watching a UMN basketball game… in virtual reality!
You need a vacation! In virtual reality, you can travel the world without taking a step; sit on the beach and be waited on by robots; and experience sights you’ve never seen before. Whether you want to check out possible vacation sites before you go, or just want a break from the muggy Minnesota heat, this is the perfect opportunity to give virtual reality a try!
The news is full of stories about how VR is transforming healthcare or health education. Come learn about and experience some of the most impactful ways, including visualizing anatomy, building empathy for patients, and improving team communication skills.
Save the date: Join us for tours of the Health Sciences Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 8, 5-6:30 p.m.
Celebrate summer break at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.
In this Teaching Enrichment workshop, instructors will learn about integrating affordable course materials into their courses.
Have you wondered how you can get students more enthusiastic about doing good research? Do you find that your students are under-prepared for University research assignments? Using research on information seeking behaviors and learning science as a guide, we will discuss and demonstrate ways Libraries can support your courses by creating customized course pages, and collaborate on research assignment design.
Every course in every subject has the potential to include making. But how do you incorporate making into your curriculum in a way that enhances your teaching and your students’ learning? In this workshop, we will discuss how courses across the University are utilizing making in their projects and coursework and how the Libraries can support making in your course. We will also discuss the maker literacies, a useful framework of cross-disciplinary competencies that can help students gain transferable skills and measure their own learning. In the last portion of the workshop, we invite you to look at your own syllabi and map potential making projects that foster problem-solving and creativity, align with Student Learning Objectives, and help you reach your course goals.
Join us for a workshop introducing topics and tools to help you manage your research data. This workshop will kick off our series of data management workshops over the fall semester.
UMN policies affirm that instructors have both the right and the responsibility to make their own decisions about their course materials. Copyright is one issue that often comes up, especially around what materials can be shared with students on course websites or as additional readings (or viewings, etc.) This session will give a brief overview of these issues, focusing on some options for course materials that don’t raise any copyright issues, and also delving into some options that require a little critical thinking.
In this session, instructors and technologists will explore possibilities for integrating a rich student-created media...
New to the UMN Libraries? Want to get more familiar with the library website (lib.umn.edu)? Want to be more efficient and effective in your online searching? Join us in Zoom and learn tips and tricks for finding high-quality sources efficiently through the U Libraries website (lib.umn.edu). We will send a zoom link to students who are registered.
Student group are encouraged to learn how to better promote your student group at the Student Group Empowerment Series! This event is designed to give student groups the opportunity to network with other participating student groups, create a prototype for future promotional materials (including buttons and stickers), unlock opportunities for growth and networking, and more!
Join us for an engaging opportunity to learn more from the 2024 Dr. Linda Mack Schloff research award recipient, whose work uses materials at the the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Bring your lunch and learn more from Montrie about his current research exploring the history of ‘blackface’ minstrel show caricature during the twentieth century in Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul.
Stop by Walter Library and explore a mini-exhibit about the history and construction of the first “new” library on campus. Meet in the unique and historic Upson Room (room 102) to explore campus history and view blueprints, then and now images and more.
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