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I attended #OpenEd21, the online Open Education Conference, from October 18 - 22, 2021. There were many outstanding sessions at the conference. Fortunately, many of the presentations were recorded and made publicly available. I highlight a few of the sessions I attended below. I recommend scanning the presentation titles on the conference schedule for those that appear interesting and relevant to you. At the page for each presentation, I recommend also following the link to its topic (such as
Dr. Phail Wynn Jr, was president of Durham Technical Community College from 1980-2007. When Dr. Wynn made a generous donation to the library in 2007, the library created a special collection in his name. Dr. Wynn requested the collection pertain to socially responsible topics such as ecology and the environment, cultural awareness, global citizenship, teaching tolerance, appreciating diversity, fighting poverty, and promoting world peace. The library is very proud of this collection and we add
We're calling all makers, artists, crafters, and those looking to try something new or have fun, to join us for Crafternoon! The Library and Student Government Association are looking forward to hosting our craft workshop series again this spring semester for students, faculty, and staff. Workshops are held in the Library’s Group Study Area room 105A on the lower level of Main Campus Library as well as other campus locations noted below. Workshops will also be held at the Orange County Campus
It's Wearable Art Week for Durham Tech Libraries: We're hosting two crafternoons on two different campuses for students and staff to make wearable art, either with provided tote bags or with shirts or shoes from home that could use a vibrant paint brush or two to look funky and fresh. Why throw an old shirt away when you could dazzle it up with some of our fabric paint? The first Crafternoon will take place on Orange County Campus on September 27th at 11:30 AM. A second one will be held for
Hello, hello, hello! The podcast is back after a short break and this time I spoke with Durham Tech librarian Tracey Callison about our new Spanish Language Collection. She put in the leg work to make this happen. Find out how a library collection gets put together, why having more Spanish language materials is important, and what Tracey is reading! (Hint: She's reading one of our favorites!) Find the 2021 Read Great Things Challenge categories on the library blog! Follow the library on Facebook
I think the real question is-- do we care if book clubs are cool? No. No, we do not care because we're beyond doing what other people think is "cool" and are more interested in doing things that bring us joy and help us explore ideas with openness and curiosity. Plus sometimes there be dragons. The Durham Tech Library is gathering data for faculty and staff reading groups. Take our survey and let us know what types of books and reading groups you'd be interested in joining and if you'd be
Okay, so the pages aren't purple, but these book covers are! Want to know how to use the Library Take Out service to pick up your purple-ish (or other color) Durham Tech Library books? Check out our blog post for more information.
Dr. Katherine Johnson, part of the human computer team at NASA and responsible for hand calculating NASA's path to space, has died at 101. She graduated from West Virginia State College with degrees in math and French and briefly worked as a teacher before working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (which would later become NASA) at Langley Research Center. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. To read about her influence at NASA and the team of black
It's sixteen days until Jolabokaflod*-- time to start planning what your December 24 read is going to be and to pick up some hot cocoa. Why not consider some of our new books? Maybe read something to complete your Read Great Things 2020 Challenge? Books pictured (from bottom row to top): Complete English All-in-One for ESL Learners Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help you Challenge
The first 2021 podcast episode of Out Loud in the Library is here! Have you listened yet? In this episode, I interview President Buxton about what it was like to start his new job during a pandemic, what he sees ahead in 2021 for Durham Tech, and of course what he's been reading. Listen below or find the podcast on Spotify, Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. If you or someone you know is involved in the Durham Tech community and would like to be featured on the podcast