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Dr. Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated and admired poets, novelists, and civil-rights activists in the United States, died last month at her home in Winston Salem. The library has many of Maya Angelou's works including her novels, poetry collections, autobiographies, essays, and cookbook. Check the online catalog for titles. Here are some tributes to her life and work: New York Times CNN NPR http://mayaangelou.com/bio/
In our very first blog post, Why Durham Tech is Evaluating Alternatives to Sakai, and What to Expect, we shared that a Learning Management System Evaluation (LMS) Task Force had been formed at Durham Tech and that its charge is to carefully review Moodle and Canvas to determine which of these two learning management systems will best meet the needs of Durham Tech’s students and faculty. Over the past few weeks, the LMS Task Force began its work by first deciding upon the evaluation measures it
In addition to our computers upstairs, our main campus (ERC) library is glad to be able to offer a computer lab that is open to all current Durham Tech students! In the ERC lab, which is down the stairs inside the library and immediately to the right, our lab monitors offer technical support, a scanner is available, and you can print up to 10 black and white pages for free each day. Subsequent black and white pages are 5 cents each, and all color copies are 25 cents each. The lab is available to
Instructional Technologies is excited to invite you to an open house showcasing Durham Tech’s brand new Lightboard Studio on Wednesday, September 18 from 2:00-3:00 PM. What is a lightboard? A lightboard is a transparent glass writing surface. Think of it as a glowing, see-through whiteboard. You’ll stand (or sit, if you prefer) behind the glass and write with fluorescent markers, while a video camera on the other side records your lecture. The result? Students can see your face as you explain
Why did you choose to read this book? I’m planning on attending the Durham Reads Together event, An Evening With Sarah Vowell, and I wanted to read one of her books first to get a feel for who she is and her perspective on history. It will be at the Carolina Theater on October 9th, 7:00 PM. It's free! What did you like about it? I like that it made history accessible. Historical non-fiction is outside of my normal reading wheel house but the book is written as a narrative and she does a good job
We've got lots of new books at the Orange County Campus Library for the new semester! Remember to check out the Read Great Things 2023 Challenge-- there are lots of options below! Onto the new books! There are ... Some books with pictures, including graphic novels, a graphic memoir, a graphic biography, and some comics-- A few fresh new memoirs Some biographies, individual and group-- A pair of 12 steppers And rounding it out with little professional reading Want to check out one or more of
Just in time for summer session, the Orange County Campus Library has some exciting new fiction and nonfiction in its collection. Looking to come to the OCC to visit? Our library hours have changed for the summer! Librarian services will be available Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Main Campus is open Monday through Thursday for all your in-person Durham Tech Library needs. Virtual services are available Monday through Friday. Keep reading for the new books! We've got some novel
With the new semester just days away, we can feel it in the air – everyone is working super hard to be ready to teach on Canvas. The list below can help you make sure you have critical items covered. 1. Set up the required Course Entry Quiz Starting this summer, all instructors must use a standard, pre-written Course Entry Quiz in their online and hybrid/blended courses on Canvas for determining student entry into the course. Instructors must import the standard Course Entry Quiz into their
This poster was designed by eleventh grader Lara L. from Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, New York, who was the winner of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest, and features a line by 2021 Presidential Inaugural Poet and 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. To celebrate Poetry Month, the Durham Tech Library and Student Engagement Departments are thrilled to announce the return of the Poetry Fox! Join us Tuesday, April 26 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. outside of
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the Orange County Campus (mostly) Librarian, and several Durham Tech faculty & staff over the summer. Two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade