March 6-10 is Open Education Week! Open Educational Resources (OER) are high-quality educational materials that are available for free in the public domain and can be retained, reused, revised, remixed, and redistributed under Creative Commons licensing. These materials can be textbooks, research documents, or instructional tools, among other things. https://youtu.be/gLWTbIt8l3U Durham Tech has already awarded stipends for OER adoption to almost 20 instructors, and the OER Task Force is pleased
It's time for another virtual Crafternoon! Crafternoons are a partnership between the Durham Tech Student Government Association and the Library. Today, I'll walk through how to make paper stars, which--depending on the size of paper you use-- can be used as a decorative wreath or just decoration. Heck, if you want to make a lot of them, you can even make a paper star garland! Do you want six pages of scrapbook paper to make your own paper star wreath? We have some scrapbook paper kits available
Missed out on this swag giveaway? Good news! You've got another chance! For National Library Card Sign-Up Month (all of September), we're giving away one Golden Library Card from Libro.fm good for 6 free audiobooks of your choosing and some sweet Durham Tech Library swag. Enter here by September 30. Must have a valid library account to be eligible to win but--more good news!-- you can complete the request/renewal form online by going to the Library Account Registration form found at the link
Reading and writing are a huge part of being a college student. Essays, research papers and exams require students to think critically and put those thoughts into words. Many written assignments necessitate citations, with which students demonstrate that they have consulted sources and synthesized the information they discover with their own thoughts into a cogent analysis with original conclusions. The library is here to help! The library on the main campus has some books at the circulation
Did you know that the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Libraries host free monthly craft workshops for Durham Tech students and employees? Take a break, meet new friends, and make something cool! Check out our September, October, and November workshops on both campuses. All materials are provided thanks to Viva the Arts on Campus and a generous grant from the Eichholz Foundation. Next week for our SEPTEMBER Crafternoon , we’ll be keeping it quick and making glass magnets and buttons from
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
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Animal Scientists research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
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