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Category: Information literacy
How can the library support blended learning?
Last week in her fabulous blog, Kate Davies looked at some of the resources available to support blended learning. This week, we are going to look at some of the go-to services that can help you create a truly blended learning experience in Blackboard.
- July, 1
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- BLOG, Information literacy, Skills, STAFF
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Using your digital library to support your virtual classroom
Yes, we have e-books, thousands of them, but your CCCU digital library provides many more resources for learning, teaching and research. Here, the Learning and Research Librarians share their five top picks on ways you can use the digital library to support your virtual classrooms.
- June, 24
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- BLOG, Digital literacy, Information literacy, Online resources, Skills, STAFF
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The Power of Open Athens
Have you tried to access a journal article online but couldn’t get access to the full text of the article?
Did you try to access the article using OpenAthens?
- April, 1
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- #YourDigitalLibrary, BLOG, Information literacy, Online resources, STAFF, STUDENTS
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This screen is driving me crazy
Yesterday, Dean Irwin (@medievaljews) , a postgraduate reseacher at CCCU, asked me if I had any tips for students who struggle to read on computers (even with assistive technology) and who don’t have access to a printer. I am not a specialist in this area, but in this blog I will attempt to share some tips for making reading library resources online a little easier.
- March, 28
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- #YourDigitalLibrary, BLOG, Digital literacy, Information literacy, Online resources, Skills, STUDENTS
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Meet the Student Learning Development and Research Support Team!
Or SLDRS for short. Yes, it’s a long name and an almost unpronounceable acronym, but what do we actually do? How can we make your life easier? Here are some things for starters. We can help students to:
- March, 25
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- #DiscoverYourLibrary, BLOG, Digital literacy, Information literacy, Skills, STAFF, STUDENTS
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