Tips, Tools and Tutorials from the D'Youville Library
The library is here to support you in your pursuit of teaching excellence. We have created a short list of new books from our collection that will have new ideas for even the most experienced faculty.
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Get updates on new library services and resources as well as tips to get better results from your searches. We cover the how, why and where of online research. We hope to increase your ability to find the information that you need. The blog is intended for faculty, students and others of any skill level that need authentic and relevant material.
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Students are willing to do assigned readings but they don’t want to pay extra for this privilege. Many are on tight budgets and aren’t happy by surprise fees in their classes. A recent Twitter thread reflected these sentiments with posts ranging from “I feel like I am being scammed” to “charging students to access their homework and textbook should be illegal”. These were among the few comments not laced with profanities that could be printed here.
They also don’t like it when they have to hunt around to find an assigned reading. Spending energy searching the Internet or library collection for that article lessens student engagement.
Make the students happy by creating a reading list using free, high quality academic resources from the library. The Curriculum Builder tool is the easiest way to connect to our collection from Canvas.
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Did you ever bookmark an article in one of our databases and later find that the link does not work? Have you tried to send a link to someone by copying and pasting the address from the browser, but finding out the link only lead to an error message?
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Multimedia content is a great way to reinforce lessons by providing information in a format that is easy to process and recall. Students are accustomed to using sites like YouTube to learn new skills and information. They are also able to rewind and re-watch until they understand the ideas presented.
Adding video to your classes is an easy way to engage and enlighten your students. Sifting through thousands of videos looking for quality educational content is not though.
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