Image credit Jennie Young argues in her post from Inside Higher Education that an over-emphasis on academic citing methods or what is called an “citation obsession” should not be a high priority in teaching and learning.
The EdLib Report
USF Tampa Library Continuity of Services
This is just a reminder that even though the physical campus library is closed during summer classes, the library will continue its support of faculty and students. We have 443,000 e-books, 52,000 e-journal subscriptions, over 800 databases, and numerous streaming videos all …Continue Reading
Library Student Success Instructional Workshops
Our undergraduate library instruction program is informed by USF’s Enhanced General Education curriculum and is focused on delivering online learning modules that can supplement any lower or upper level undergraduate course with a research component. Students in Gen Ed classes can be …Continue Reading
Attention RefWorks Users!
The Refworks citation management software will no longer be available after December 31, 2020. This resource is currently funded through the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative (FALSC) and is not being renewed. Other citation management software is available such as Zotero, EndNote, and …Continue Reading
Why Students Have Trouble with Reading Citations and Citing Info Sources
In his article, “When Everything is a Website,” author William Badke explains that to many generation Z students who have little or no history with print, “the meaning behind the traditional distinctions that defined various types of academic literature is vanishing” (p. …Continue Reading
Google Teacher Podcast Series
Google Teacher Podcast with Matt Miller & Kasey Bell offers tips on using technology and innovative teaching methods to promote creative ideas in teaching. Miller is the author of the book Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom and …Continue Reading
Digital Learning Objects & Tools to Enhance Online Instruction
USF Librarians have been curating a guide to high quality digital learning objects suitable for inclusion in online courses. This is very much a work in progress and content is being added daily. Along with podcasts, open educational video sites, open texts, …Continue Reading
Course Material Scanning and Reserves
Electronic reserves are made available to students in their Canvas course. If you need to make a request, please see How to make an E-Reserves Request. At the moment the library is only processing electronic reserves. Because of the present crisis, it is unknown whether …Continue Reading
Teaching Tools Being Offered by Publishers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
These offers are time-limited so you might want to check them out ASAP. Oxford University Press (available until 31 May 2020) Teaching Online presents the fundamental principles of online pedagogy, guiding users through the “nuts and bolts” of designing, delivering, and evaluating …Continue Reading