See the article, “Help Us Celebrate the Public Domain” in Digital Dialogs posted by Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian LeEtta Schmidt about the upcoming celebration of the public domain in January 2019 and vote for what will be digitized and made available in our online collections.
Category: Education News
Black Students, Boys and Students with Disabilities Disproportionately Disciplined
A new GAO Report indicates that suspensions and expulsions in K-12 schools disproportionately affect black students, boys, and students with disabilities. The report indicates that over-representation of these populations suggests that educators identify disparities and address them by implementing alternatives that remove children from the classroom.
Online Students Don’t Have to Work Solo
This recent blog post by Mark Lieberman, from Inside Higher Education outlines the challenges with assigning group work in courses and the even greater challenges for online courses. The article gives some good tips and talks about best practices to make online …Continue Reading
Save the Date: The Lifesaving Power of Books
Library Dean, Todd Chavez, invites you all to a VIP reception to support the lifesaving power of books at the USF Gibbons Alumni Center in Tampa on March 15, 2018 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Speaking at the event is award winning author Shannon …Continue Reading