Meet with fellow students on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office. We will send a zoom link to students who are registered once registration ends. Please note this library session is online only.
Save the date: Join us for tours of the Health Sciences Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 8, 5-6:30 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
Have you heard all the buzz about the new generative AI tools like Chat GPT but not sure how to use them (or if you should) in your research and writing. Or maybe you have experimented but unsure. Learn about how these tools work, the pros and cons and tips for incorporating them into your research and writing practice.
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