From the monthly archives: November 2011

I know, I know. You read a blog post with the same headline this time last year, but bear with me…

As Diane mentioned in her 2010 Thanksgiving post, we have a number of things to be grateful for here at Duke — interesting and motivated colleagues, engaging and meaningful projects, supportive library [...]

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Desire Lines

On November 17, 2011 By

We all know what desire lines are; we just might not know them by that name.  They’re the paths that people make across lawns, ignoring paved byways.  Desire lines are created by walkers to mark the fastest, easiest route to a destination.  Smart landscape planners often wait to see what desire lines will be created [...]

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Gaga for Google

On November 10, 2011 By

Lately I’ve been experimenting  with active learning and assessment methods in my library instruction sessions.  Google Docs and Google Forms have provided me with abundant opportunities to engage students, assess their learning, and solicit feedback.  I wanted to share a few ways I’ve been using these tools.

 

Google Docs
I’ve found that [...]

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