We'd like you know what we've been doing in Library and Educational Services.
1. The computers in the Library Learning Commons are used more than any other computers on the campus, and we're here at the Help Desk to work with students and faculty. A Group Study workstation with a large monitor and a large table for students to work together has recently been added to the Learning Commons. In addition, eight wireless laptops are now available for students to use in the library. 2. We're planning a special campus event for International Edible Book Day on April 1st. Look for pictures after the 1st. http://www.diffusionadage.com/livremangeable/index.html
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3. The Educational Technology Department headed by Dr. Daonain Liu has successfully brought video conferencing to Alvernia. The new equipment will connect our three campus sites and enable faculty to teach students on more than one campus at the same time.
4. Dr. Liu and her staff are learning to use a Scantron machine so that they can train faculty in the use of this automatic grading machine.
5. Wimba, an interactive web-based communication systems, is being tested by five faculty members this semester. http://www.wimba.com/products/wimbaclassroom/ Dr. Liu is also directing the Wimba pilot.
6. Librarians, Leon Weber, Kristin Brumbach, and Curtis Datko, are offering workshops on topics like Evaluating Websites and Managing Citations in Research Papers for students and faculty members as well as teaching information literacy classes for specific courses.
7. Soon "Roving Librarians" will begin to meet with students around the campus in the dining halls and cafes at peak times. Using wireless computers, the librarians can help students over coffee and donuts at breakfast or over fries and burgers before an evening class.
8. For the 50th anniversary celebration, Dr. Marti Smith and other members of the Academic Sub-Committee, will be leading Alvernia Reads, a year long program focusing on The Little Flowers of St. Francis.
From the project description: The purpose of the Alvernia Reads project is to weave a common intellectual thread throughout the anniversary year. The focus book, The Little Flowers of St. Francis, available both in print and in free electronic editions, represents the enduring heritage and the future potential of Alvernia. For the first fifty years, the life and message of St. Francis informed and shaped learning, service, and love. These foundational values passed down by the Bernardine Franciscan sisters through successive decades continue to challenge. Today, Francis is recognized as both a respected historical figure and also a universal symbol of simplicity, peace, and spiritual seeking. Alvernia Reads will begin with one book and one author as the launching point for a wide-variety of activities, course assignments, and creative endeavors to unite the community in embracing the opportunities of the next fifty years.
9. Soon video game equipment will be available for overnight check-out. Gaming, both for entertainment and learning, is becoming a staple of campus life. The Gaming Project is a joint endeavor with Student Life.
10. Finally, a planning process is now underway to repurpose an area in the building to provide space and equipment for audio and video production and other multi-media resources for teaching and learning.
11. Highlighting New Resources
- Educational DVD's for enhancing the curriculum in music, nursing, science, and history.
- Linking software to make article databases more accessible on and off campus
- Print and electronic Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
- Interactive DVD for preparing for job interviews: The Virtual Interview
- Additional resources for the graduate programs, new courses in the doctoral program, and the new masters program in nursing
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