Category Archives: Instruction

Zotero Workshop (SJ) – Feb. 28th

Posted on Monday, February 19th, 2018 at 8:42 AM by UNB Libraries in General, Instruction.

Want to learn how to organize your research and manage citations? We can help! UNB Libraries invites students, faculty, and researchers to a Zotero workshop on February 28, 2018 at 10:30am in Hans W. Klohn Commons room G16.  Zotero is a free research organization tool that includes citation management.

The workshop will consist of two parts:

10:30 – 11:30 Getting set up with Zotero and learning its basic functions
11:30 – 12:00 Setting up and using Zotero Groups (feel free to only come to this session if you’re already familiar with Zotero)

We encourage everyone to bring a laptop, however we will have some computers available.

Contact Alex Goudreau at alex.goudreau@unb.ca for further information.

Zotero Workshop – Feb. 14th

Posted on Friday, February 2nd, 2018 at 11:06 AM by UNB Libraries in Announcement, Instruction.

Richelle Witherspoon, from UNB Libraries, is holding an open Zotero workshop in the Harriet Irving Library, Learning Lab ( Room #112) on February 14th at 2:00 pm.  The workshop will consist of two parts:

2:00 – 3:00          Getting set up with Zotero and learning its basic features

3:00 – 3:30          Setting up and using Zotero Groups

If you are already a Zotero user and would just like to learn about Groups, feel free to skip the first hour and come at 3:00.  If you are not a Zotero user but would like to learn about Groups, you are welcome to stick around for the second part.

Academic Integrity: How Not to Plagiarize

Posted on Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 14:39 PM by Monica Fitzpatrick in Instruction.

In this session we will define plagiarism, explain the importance of citations in academic work, introduce you to different citation styles, teach you how to properly paraphrase, and give you useful tips for using sources with integrity.

You have two chances to do this session:

  • Nov. 7th, 1:00pm
  • Nov. 9th, 10:00am

in the Milham Room, Harriet Irving Library.

Movies, pictures and readings in your classroom: Copyright basics

Posted on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 at 13:27 PM by UNB Libraries in Instruction.

Tuesday, September 26, 11:00am OR
Thursday, September 28, 2:30 pm
Milham Room (Room #100)
Harriet Irving Library
UNB Fredericton Campus

Each session includes a brief overview of the UNB Copyright Guidelines and provides an opportunity for Staff and Faculty to ask specific or general questions about distributing content to students in the classroom or online.

Copyright sessions with an emphasis on the needs of course instructors continue to be offered periodically. Additional sessions will be added in response to demand. Please let us know if you or your department or faculty has an interest in having an additional session scheduled.

For further information about copyright issues or sessions, please see Copyright at UNB or contact Josh Dickison (447-3378).

 

Winter Warmer Series in the HIL

Posted on Monday, March 6th, 2017 at 13:37 PM by UNB Libraries in Events, Instruction.

cover of book How Learning Works

7 principles – 7 presenters – 7 faculties

The Centre for Enhanced Teaching and Learning (CETL) is offering a new series of 7 sessions based on the book How Learning Works – Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose et al. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010).

Each session features one of the 7 principles. The 7 presenters come from 7  faculties, and each presenter is free to design the session as s/he wishes.

Find full details about the sessions, including descriptions and times.

All sessions will be in the Milham Room of the Harriet Irving Library.

Sessions are open and free, but pre-registration is required.