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March 1-5, 2021 is Open Education Week! North Carolina, like many states, is moving towards making Open Educational Resources a valid alternative to traditional publisher-controlled teaching resources. Today’s blog post will acquaint you with some of the things NC has been doing with OER and hopefully get you thinking about how you might use them to customize your course content (and make life simpler for students!). Check it out! Let me insert a shameless plug for Durham Tech’s OER Team – a
NoveList Plus all about books and only books, all kinds of books for all ages, including fiction books, narrative non-fiction books, and audiobooks. It works on the premise that if you know one book or author or series that you like, you can use NoveList Plus to enter criteria and then find books or with similar features. You can also browse lists created in the database to find your next read. Looking for a book to complete a Read Great Things 2020 category? Let NoveList help! Here's how: How
Summer term has begun and the library is excited to help you create your own success at Durham Tech. We offer a variety of services, resources, and spaces to help you this summer whether you're a student or faculty/staff member. Feel free to browse our Library FAQ page for more details about our variety of spaces, services, and resources and subscibe to the Library Blog (this! right here!) to keep up with news, collections, and activities with your Durham Tech Library. Everyone is welcome to
Title: The Vanished Birds Author: Simon Jimenez Genre: science fiction; fantasy; dystopia; literary fiction Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book about or set in space; A book about family; A book that takes place outside the continental United States; and A book suggested by a Durham Tech Librarian My own category: A book about travel, longing, and trying to find beauty in something that's broken This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. Earth has
Durham Tech Libraries recently added a very exciting new database resource: Digital Theater+! When Durham Tech students and instructors use Digital Theater+, they can explore high quality videos of award-winning plays, dig into the history of various genres of theater, and enjoy a Spotify-like curation of stories by theme. It's an all-encompassing theatrical experience*. *Stage fright not included. Continue reading to see what the fuss is all about! When you navigate to Digital Theater+ (off
Althea Gibson was a trailblazing African-American tennis player, who crossed the color line of international tennis in the 1950's. March is Women’s History Month and a great time to celebrate women in history. Explore the film above or those below and visit Films on Demand for more films and clips. Films or shorter film segments can be easily embedded into Sakai course sites. Explore the following videos to learn about fascinating and important women in history: Dolores Huerta is a labor leader
Welcome back, instructors! As we embark on a new fall semester at Durham Tech, Instructional Technologies is here to support you with information on updated resources and Canvas tools. This month, we’ll be sharing two blog articles with you. To kick things off with Part 1, we’ll be sharing several important Canvas updates and some resources to enhance your teaching experience. Updated Online Course Guidelines Earlier this year, the Distance Learning Committee revised Durham Tech’s Online Course
From the author who taught us that writing and life was best accomplished "bird by bird", or one slow mindful step at a time, comes her message of finding hope in the midst of chaos. Published in 2018, readers today in pandemic spring will recognize themselves in the first sentence: "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen." Title: Almost Everything: Notes on Hope Author: Anne Lamott Genre: Self-help book
Just a reminder that Durham Tech, including the Library, will be closed for Thanksgiving Break on Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24. We'll see you again on Monday, November 27 for the final push towards the end of the semester. Many of us will be seeing our families (blood or chosen) for this short Thanksgiving break or sometime over the next month of various food holidays, and while we love them, sometimes it's nice to have a little break. If you're looking to stretch, explore, or adapt
A.J. Fikry owns a bookstore, which he and his late wife Nic started on a vacationers' island in New England. The story begins with A.J. the widower wallowing in his grief each night with frozen dinners and red wine. As he works through his grief and begins to let people into his life, he finds meaning. Title: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Author: Gabrielle Zevin Genre: contemporary fiction Read Great Things 2022 Categories: A happy or hopeful book; A book about community; Blast from the past: A