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Synchronous Online Workshops Continue ILS' popular series of online workshops for faculty continues through November 1. In these workshops, you will hear a librarian speaking to you in real-time while you receive instruction on how to make the most of a particular library resource or service. Questions can be asked using the online classroom’s chat software, and all you will need to participate is a Web browser and computer speakers. Information about upcoming workshops and the registration form are available from the Center for Teaching and Learning: http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/ctla/breeze/breeze06-online.html Information Literacy in the Natural Sciences Workshop a Success! Twenty science faculty members participated in a CTL online workshop, Information Literacy in the Natural Sciences, from September 29 through October 8. ILS contributed course content and helped to facilitate the workshop, along with stateside and Asia Division natural sciences instructors. To help their students learn critical information literacy skills, participants in the workshop explored and discussed: UMUC information literacy goals for undergraduates, and how they can be integrated into the science curriculum How students can effectively and efficiently use library science databases How students can critically evaluate scientific information on the free Web Sample assignments that go beyond the traditional research paper Each workshop participant had the opportunity to design an assignment incorporating information literacy goals. Participants then critiqued each others’ assignments in a supportive, collegial atmosphere. The result was the development of many creative assignments that will assist with science instruction and to improve students' ability to find, evaluate, and use information in a thoughtful way. Similar workshops are planned for the future, so that ILS can continue to work with faculty on enhancing the information literacy skills of our students. Electronic Reserves for Fall, Second Session Do you need to add reserved readings to one of your upcoming WebTycho classes? ILS's E-reserves service provides a convenient way for you to make course materials available to students online. Our staff takes care of scanning and posting the requested readings and obtaining all necessary copyright permissions. In addition, if full text articles are available via the library's databases, direct links to the articles or detailed instructions on locating them will be provided. What we can do for you: Process electronic Reserved Readings and post them in your online or web-enhanced classes in WebTycho Obtain copyright permissions for Reserved Readings Provide PDF files, instructions or direct links to Reserved Readings through library research databases What we need from you: Your requests as soon as possible before the beginning of the session, so we can have them ready by the start of your class. If this is impossible, please contact us and we will do our best to fulfill your request in a timely manner. If you have used E-reserves in the past, please indicate whether you would like to use the same readings again. What to do: First, visit our E-reserves FAQ Then, fill out the E-reserves Web Request Form For an overview of how to use UMUC's Electronic Reserves Services see: Audio-Visual Version (Requires Flash Player) Text-Only Version (Transcript of the audio-visual version) Questions? Please contact Yu-Hsiu Wang at ywang@umuc.edu or 240-582-2970 (x2970 within UMUC).

URLs of Links used on this Page Center for Teaching and Learning Mini Breeze Workshops http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/ctla/breeze/breeze06-online.html E-reserves FAQ's http://www.umuc.edu/library/ereserve/resfaq.shtml E-reserves Web Request Form https://prospero.umuc.edu/cgi-bin/ereserves/eres_start.pl E-reserves Overview - Audio/Visual Version http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/ereserves/ereserves-popup.shtml E-reserves Overview - Text Version http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/ereserves/ereserves-text.shtml

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