This report from the Higher Learning Commission discusses the current definition of student success and recommends that educators need a different conversation than just measures of completion rates.
Category: Education News
Drop in School Librarians Nationwide
Forbes has reported that U.S. public schools have lost nearly 20% of their librarians since 2000. The shortage, which showed the most dramatic drop following the Great Recession of 2008 has hit districts serving minorities the hardest. Some states have suffered more …Continue Reading
2019 Dissertation Forum in February
This year’s Dissertation Forum is scheduled for February 22, 2019 and is sponsored by the Writing Studio, the USF Libraries, and the Office of Graduate Studies. This 1 day mini-conference will inform your students of the resources and services available to doctoral candidates who are currently working on prospectuses or dissertations. Sessions include information about conducting research, writing strategies, research tools, stress management, IRB, and advice from recently hired assistant professors.
The event will be located in the Grace Allen Room, Library 4th floor and the cost is $10.00. The registration fee includes a light breakfast, refreshments and snacks.
Registration Link:
https://secure.touchnet.com:443/C20235_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=157&FROMQRCODE=true
APA Style Central Name Change
APA Style Central, the product from the library that includes the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association full text, is now called Academic Writer. For instructions on how to access the Manual from Academic Writer, click here.
The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?
A recent report published by Peter W. Crookson Jr., Linda Darling-Hamond, Robert Rothman and Patrick Shields from the Learning Policy Institute discusses school choice — the movement to find alternatives to publicly funded and publicly operated school districts — is not an end in itself but rather a means to an end. In the words of the authors, it exists to “create a system in which all children choose and are chosen by a good school that serves them well and is easily accessible. “ It has been the subject of debate, particularly as seen by the post by Carol Burris and Diane Ravitch. They look at the issue of governance and why it matters who is in charge. This is a very interesting discussion for all those interested in policy that affects public schools and choice.
How Students Engage with News: Five Takeaways for Educators, Journalists and Librarians
Project Information Literacy produced a research report about how students access and consume current news stories and events. The report identifies the many pathways for students to obtain news information, the influence of social media, the role of news and media in student lives, why students share news items, and more
Identifying Fact vs. Fiction: Pew Study Results
A new analysis from the Pew Research Center indicates that younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news. In a recent survey from Spring of 2018 adults were asked to categorize five factual statements and five opinion statements. Results showed that overall, 44% of the population from 18-49 got all five correct, while the above age 50 group managed only 26% correct.
Publishers take ResearchGate to Court Claiming Massive Copyright Infringement
Science reports that scholarly publishing giants Elsevier and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have filed a lawsuit in Germany against ResearchGate, a popular academic networking site, alleging copyright infringement on a mass scale. The move comes after a larger group of publishers became dissatisfied with ResearchGate’s response to a request to alter its article-sharing practices.
U.S. Public Schools Have Lost Nearly 20% of Their Librarians Since 2000
A recent Forbes report indicates that from 1999-2016 public schools lost 19% of full time equivalent school librarians, according to a School Library Journal article that offered data on the topic from the National Center for Education Statistics. The most dramatic drop was occurred during the Great Recession of 2008 and has not recovered since. Studies have shown that school libraries and librarians have a positive impact on literacy and student success.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Digital Scholarship Services has digitized a selection of material from USF Tampa Library’s Special Collections in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Included in our celebration are a couple of pieces of sheet music and five zarzuelas. For a detailed list of the material that has been digitized, see the post written by Copyright Librarian LeEtta Schmidt on the Digital Dialogues blog about it.
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