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Insights from the Library Research Desk

by Laura Carroll | Sep 24, 2019 | Informative Articles, Research

Every week, the librarians at the research desk meet with dozens of students seeking help on their research assignments. As you’re crafting your prompts and talking with students about their assignments, here are a few tips from our research librarians. Make sure...

The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count

by David Christianson | Apr 13, 2016 | Informative Articles

First and last classes are the bookends that hold a semester together. How can we finish the semester with the same energy we had at the start? A few ideas: Source: The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count

Writing effective assignment instructions

by Berlin Fang | Jan 12, 2016 | Informative Articles, Instructional Design

Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens, Professor of Education at Portland State University, and co-author of Introduction to Rubrics recently shared her suggestions to the The Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD Network) for writing assignment instructions...

The Idea of the University: Pursuing Wisdom in an Information Age: Critical Reflection on Newman's Idea of a University

by Trey Shirley | Nov 2, 2015 | faculty spotlight, Informative Articles

<![CDATA[We live in a world with unprecedented access to vast quantities of information. In one sense, we feel more connected through social media and various technological advances. At the tap of a finger, the requested pieces of information are readily available....

The Idea of the University: Pursuing Wisdom in an Information Age: Critical Reflection on Newman’s Idea of a University

by Danielle Peeler | Nov 2, 2015 | faculty spotlight, Informative Articles

We live in a world with unprecedented access to vast quantities of information. In one sense, we feel more connected through social media and various technological advances. At the tap of a finger, the requested pieces of information are readily available. Yet, such...

Using EBSCO Curriculum Builder (New Features Now Available!)

by Berlin Fang | Aug 27, 2015 | Informative Articles, Research

Guest post by Mark McCallon The ACU Library’s Curriculum Builder LMS Plugin enables you to search for EBSCOHOST articles, e-books, and other digital sources directly from the Canvas system and provide access to your students. Here is how it works: You can search our...

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