SCONUL Conference 20-21 June 2013, Dublin
Workshop - Students co-designing personalised library services, with Keren Mills, Digital Services Projects Manager and Anne Gambles, Digital Services Development Officer, Open University Library
Equipping the researcher - patterns in the UK and USJisc
UK and US academic practices – Christine Wolff, Ithaka S+R and David Prosser, RLUK
Digital scholarship centres – Harriet Hemmassi, Brown University and Joan Lippincott, CNI
Software carpentry and software skills and practice – Neil Chue Hong, Software Sustainability Institute
Jisc and CNI conference, 6 July 2016
Students' Acceptance of Blackboard as an LMS - Dr. Lee Kar Ling - INTI Intern...Blackboard APAC
The main focus of the presentation is to provide empirical information to support the students' acceptance of Blackboard as an LMS (Learning Management System) to help students to learn better. INTI International University has been using Blackboard to promote and strengthen Blended Learning, and has faced extensive resistance from both students and academic staff at its inception. However, the research now shows that students are increasingly adopting Blackboard as an LMS and are picking up the needed skills for more effective Blended Learning. Although there are still challenges ahead for the University, the Positiveness displayed is most encouraging, and we will continue to strive to make Blended Learning via the employ of Blackboard as the LMS a norm.
From Bean Counting to Adding Value: Using Statistics to Transform ServicesUCD Library
Presentation given by Diarmuid Stokes, College Liaison Librarian at University College Dublin Library, Dublin, Ireland, at the Great Expectations Conference, Birmingham City University, UK, December 5, 2014.
Library Instruction that Improves Self-Efficacy & Academic AchievementCSNLibrary
Based on the results of the College of Southern Nevada’s Assessment in Action project, participants in this workshop will learn about and apply instruction techniques that increase student academic research self-efficacy and improve academic achievement.
Equipping the researcher - patterns in the UK and USJisc
UK and US academic practices – Christine Wolff, Ithaka S+R and David Prosser, RLUK
Digital scholarship centres – Harriet Hemmassi, Brown University and Joan Lippincott, CNI
Software carpentry and software skills and practice – Neil Chue Hong, Software Sustainability Institute
Jisc and CNI conference, 6 July 2016
Students' Acceptance of Blackboard as an LMS - Dr. Lee Kar Ling - INTI Intern...Blackboard APAC
The main focus of the presentation is to provide empirical information to support the students' acceptance of Blackboard as an LMS (Learning Management System) to help students to learn better. INTI International University has been using Blackboard to promote and strengthen Blended Learning, and has faced extensive resistance from both students and academic staff at its inception. However, the research now shows that students are increasingly adopting Blackboard as an LMS and are picking up the needed skills for more effective Blended Learning. Although there are still challenges ahead for the University, the Positiveness displayed is most encouraging, and we will continue to strive to make Blended Learning via the employ of Blackboard as the LMS a norm.
From Bean Counting to Adding Value: Using Statistics to Transform ServicesUCD Library
Presentation given by Diarmuid Stokes, College Liaison Librarian at University College Dublin Library, Dublin, Ireland, at the Great Expectations Conference, Birmingham City University, UK, December 5, 2014.
Library Instruction that Improves Self-Efficacy & Academic AchievementCSNLibrary
Based on the results of the College of Southern Nevada’s Assessment in Action project, participants in this workshop will learn about and apply instruction techniques that increase student academic research self-efficacy and improve academic achievement.
Don't Forget the Middle Child: What Graduate Students Need From the Universit...Lucinda Rush
This poster describes how
librarians at a mid-sized university
library identified graduate stu
-
dent needs for research support
and improved engagement. The
presenter will share how they
analyzed existing, unused data,
developed and administered
questionnaires to students and
program directors, and most
importantly, what was learned
about graduate student needs,
and the current action plan.
Presenter: Lucinda Rush,
Toward an automated student feedback system for text based assignments - Pete...Blackboard APAC
As the use of blended learning environments and digital technologies become integrated into the higher education sector, rich technologies such as analytics have the ability to assist teaching staff identify students at risk, learning material that is not proving effective and learning site designs that aid and facilitate improved learning. More recently consideration has been given to automated essay scoring. Such systems can be used in a formative way, such as providing feedback on initial assignment drafts or summatively through the analysis of final assignment submissions. Further, providing students with quick feedback on written assignments opens the opportunity through formative feedback to improved learning outcomes.
This presentation details a current project developing a system to analyse text-based assignments. The project is being developed for broad application, but the findings focus on an undergraduate pilot subject: ‘Ideas that Shook the World’ (a compulsory first year Bachelor of Arts subject taught on 5 campuses to more than 1000 students by 15 staff). Preliminary results of a fist scan of assignments are presented and the issues raised in developing the system presented together with an outline of additional work planned for the project. It is believed the work will have wide application where text-based assignments are utilised for assessment.
Introduction to Learning Analytics in BlackboardTimothy Harfield
Instructions for how to use and interpret the "Activity Compared to Others" feature in Blackboard. (Requires installation of Blackboard Analytics for Learn)
Learning Analytics: What is it? Why do it? And how?Timothy Harfield
Presentation delivered to graduate students at Emory University as part of a TATTO (Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity) brown bag session.
ABSTRACT
Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. Data driven approaches to teaching and learning are rapidly being adopted within educational environments, but there is still much confusion about what learning analytics is, what it can do, and how it is best employed.
This talk will provide a general overview of the field of learning analytics, its terminology and methods, as well as contemporary ethical debates. It will also introduce several open source and Emory-supported analytics tools available to students and instructors to facilitate the achievement of various learning outcomes.
Rethinking Student Success: Analytics in Support of Teaching and LearningTimothy Harfield
Presented at the 2014 Blackboard Institutional Performance Conference (30-31 October 2014).
ABSTRACT: Passing grades and retention through to degree are essential to success in higher education, but these factors are too often mistaken for ends in themselves. A high-performing student environment has provided teachers and researchers at Emory University with a space to think critically about what success means, and about the extent to which data might inform the design of successful learning environments. This presentation will (1) discuss some of the unique challenges encountered by Emory University during its 2013-2014 Blackboard Analytics pilot, (2) describe several provisional insights gained from exploratory data mining, and (3) outline how Emory’s pilot experience has informed support of learning analytics on campus. What we have learned at Emory University has both broad and deep implications for how institutions use data in support of student success, but these insights could only have been achieved in an environment where grade-performance and retention are not significant issues.
ICPSR: Resources for Use in Undergraduate InstructionICPSR
This presentation was given at an ICPSR Lunch and Learn on 2-24-2010. Resources that can be used in undergraduate social science education were discussed and the slides/notes should contain enough information that they can be used by others to promote these resources.
Using Analytics for Institutional Transformation - Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross - Un...Blackboard APAC
To achieve its strategic goals, UMBC realized it needed to become a more data-driven institution by deploying more sophisticated tools and procedures to help staff find and analyze data in a timely way. Specifically, the university needed ways that users could develop accurate and easily configurable reports to support operational management decisions and strategic analysis, which a data warehouse made possible. In this talk, Dr. Mozie-Ross will describe how UMBC successfully implemented its data warehouse by resolving campus-wide issues with buy-in, IT partnering with IR, governance, and cost.
Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting Success among the Successful using...Timothy Harfield
How can a university that already has very high levels of student performance and retention use data from its Blackboard® learning management system to identify effective teaching practices and at risk students? Based on experience gained from a year-long pilot of Blackboard Analytics™ for Learn at Emory University, this presentation will discuss (1) several unique challenges associated with the use of Blackboard Analytics™ to monitor high performing students, (2) the value of Blackboard Analytics™ as a data warehouse against which to run custom queries and apply more sophisticated data mining techniques, and (3) several preliminary insights obtained through the application of those techniques at Emory University.
Supporting understanding of students’ learning viavisual self-assessmentVille Kivimäki
Aalto University School of Engineering pilot project (Dynamic Course and Programme Level Feedback System) presentation at EUNIS 2018 – Coming of Age in the Digital World, Paris, France.
2014 Charleston Conference
Thursday, Nov 6, 2:15 PM
Helen Josephine, Stanford University
Indira Yerramareddy, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Jennifer Chang, Elsevier/ Mendeley
New emerging assistive technologies - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
Small business research initiative competition projects were awarded funding in 2014 to address two problem spaces through technical development of new products:
Good to Go - increasing independence in unfamiliar environments or in accessing information
Ready Steady STEM - increasing the accessibility of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects
This session will provide an overview of the new technologies soon to come into the market to support learners with their learning , independent living and to secure employment.
NComapss Live - July 17, 2019
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/
Join us to learn about the new Project Outcome for Academic Libraries surveys and resources. Project Outcome is a free toolkit that helps libraries measure four key learning outcomes – knowledge, confidence, application, and awareness – across seven library program and service areas.
Presenter: Sara S. Goek, Program Manager, Association of College & Research Libraries
Charlie Inskip - The key issues affecting the enhancement of digital scholars...sconul
SCONUL Conference 20-21 June 2013, Dublin
SCONUL Fringe Session - The key issues affecting the enhancement of digital scholarship skills of information professionals, with Dr Charlie Inskip, SCONUL/RIDLS Project Officer, Digital Scholarship and Information Literacy
Don't Forget the Middle Child: What Graduate Students Need From the Universit...Lucinda Rush
This poster describes how
librarians at a mid-sized university
library identified graduate stu
-
dent needs for research support
and improved engagement. The
presenter will share how they
analyzed existing, unused data,
developed and administered
questionnaires to students and
program directors, and most
importantly, what was learned
about graduate student needs,
and the current action plan.
Presenter: Lucinda Rush,
Toward an automated student feedback system for text based assignments - Pete...Blackboard APAC
As the use of blended learning environments and digital technologies become integrated into the higher education sector, rich technologies such as analytics have the ability to assist teaching staff identify students at risk, learning material that is not proving effective and learning site designs that aid and facilitate improved learning. More recently consideration has been given to automated essay scoring. Such systems can be used in a formative way, such as providing feedback on initial assignment drafts or summatively through the analysis of final assignment submissions. Further, providing students with quick feedback on written assignments opens the opportunity through formative feedback to improved learning outcomes.
This presentation details a current project developing a system to analyse text-based assignments. The project is being developed for broad application, but the findings focus on an undergraduate pilot subject: ‘Ideas that Shook the World’ (a compulsory first year Bachelor of Arts subject taught on 5 campuses to more than 1000 students by 15 staff). Preliminary results of a fist scan of assignments are presented and the issues raised in developing the system presented together with an outline of additional work planned for the project. It is believed the work will have wide application where text-based assignments are utilised for assessment.
Introduction to Learning Analytics in BlackboardTimothy Harfield
Instructions for how to use and interpret the "Activity Compared to Others" feature in Blackboard. (Requires installation of Blackboard Analytics for Learn)
Learning Analytics: What is it? Why do it? And how?Timothy Harfield
Presentation delivered to graduate students at Emory University as part of a TATTO (Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity) brown bag session.
ABSTRACT
Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. Data driven approaches to teaching and learning are rapidly being adopted within educational environments, but there is still much confusion about what learning analytics is, what it can do, and how it is best employed.
This talk will provide a general overview of the field of learning analytics, its terminology and methods, as well as contemporary ethical debates. It will also introduce several open source and Emory-supported analytics tools available to students and instructors to facilitate the achievement of various learning outcomes.
Rethinking Student Success: Analytics in Support of Teaching and LearningTimothy Harfield
Presented at the 2014 Blackboard Institutional Performance Conference (30-31 October 2014).
ABSTRACT: Passing grades and retention through to degree are essential to success in higher education, but these factors are too often mistaken for ends in themselves. A high-performing student environment has provided teachers and researchers at Emory University with a space to think critically about what success means, and about the extent to which data might inform the design of successful learning environments. This presentation will (1) discuss some of the unique challenges encountered by Emory University during its 2013-2014 Blackboard Analytics pilot, (2) describe several provisional insights gained from exploratory data mining, and (3) outline how Emory’s pilot experience has informed support of learning analytics on campus. What we have learned at Emory University has both broad and deep implications for how institutions use data in support of student success, but these insights could only have been achieved in an environment where grade-performance and retention are not significant issues.
ICPSR: Resources for Use in Undergraduate InstructionICPSR
This presentation was given at an ICPSR Lunch and Learn on 2-24-2010. Resources that can be used in undergraduate social science education were discussed and the slides/notes should contain enough information that they can be used by others to promote these resources.
Using Analytics for Institutional Transformation - Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross - Un...Blackboard APAC
To achieve its strategic goals, UMBC realized it needed to become a more data-driven institution by deploying more sophisticated tools and procedures to help staff find and analyze data in a timely way. Specifically, the university needed ways that users could develop accurate and easily configurable reports to support operational management decisions and strategic analysis, which a data warehouse made possible. In this talk, Dr. Mozie-Ross will describe how UMBC successfully implemented its data warehouse by resolving campus-wide issues with buy-in, IT partnering with IR, governance, and cost.
Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting Success among the Successful using...Timothy Harfield
How can a university that already has very high levels of student performance and retention use data from its Blackboard® learning management system to identify effective teaching practices and at risk students? Based on experience gained from a year-long pilot of Blackboard Analytics™ for Learn at Emory University, this presentation will discuss (1) several unique challenges associated with the use of Blackboard Analytics™ to monitor high performing students, (2) the value of Blackboard Analytics™ as a data warehouse against which to run custom queries and apply more sophisticated data mining techniques, and (3) several preliminary insights obtained through the application of those techniques at Emory University.
Supporting understanding of students’ learning viavisual self-assessmentVille Kivimäki
Aalto University School of Engineering pilot project (Dynamic Course and Programme Level Feedback System) presentation at EUNIS 2018 – Coming of Age in the Digital World, Paris, France.
2014 Charleston Conference
Thursday, Nov 6, 2:15 PM
Helen Josephine, Stanford University
Indira Yerramareddy, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Jennifer Chang, Elsevier/ Mendeley
New emerging assistive technologies - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
Small business research initiative competition projects were awarded funding in 2014 to address two problem spaces through technical development of new products:
Good to Go - increasing independence in unfamiliar environments or in accessing information
Ready Steady STEM - increasing the accessibility of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects
This session will provide an overview of the new technologies soon to come into the market to support learners with their learning , independent living and to secure employment.
NComapss Live - July 17, 2019
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/
Join us to learn about the new Project Outcome for Academic Libraries surveys and resources. Project Outcome is a free toolkit that helps libraries measure four key learning outcomes – knowledge, confidence, application, and awareness – across seven library program and service areas.
Presenter: Sara S. Goek, Program Manager, Association of College & Research Libraries
Charlie Inskip - The key issues affecting the enhancement of digital scholars...sconul
SCONUL Conference 20-21 June 2013, Dublin
SCONUL Fringe Session - The key issues affecting the enhancement of digital scholarship skills of information professionals, with Dr Charlie Inskip, SCONUL/RIDLS Project Officer, Digital Scholarship and Information Literacy
Nick campbell - Pushing the boundaries of student-driven innovation: Enthusia...sconul
SCONUL Conference 20-21 June 2013
Workshop - Pushing the boundaries of student-driven innovation: Enthusiasm is contagious, with Nick Campbell, Project Manager, Eureka and Research, University of Manchester
SCONUL Conference 20-21 June 2013
SCONUL Fringe session - A national strategy for monographs, with Ben Showers, Programme Manager, Digital Infrastructure, Jisc and Rachel Bruce, Innovation Director, Digital Infrastructure, Jisc
Ayr Library, University of the West of Scotland and SRUCsconul
Presentation and Q&A with a focus on partnership working in planning the new building.
Neal Buchanan, Campus Librarian (Ayr), University of the West of Scotland
EMMA Summer School - Rebecca Ferguson - Learning design and learning analytic...EUmoocs
This hands-on workshop will work with learning design tools and with massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the FutureLearn platform to explore how learning design can be used to influence the choice and design of learning analytics. This workshop will be of interest to people who are involved in the design or presentation of online courses, and to those who want to find out more about learning design, learning analytics or MOOCs. Participants will find it helpful to have registered for FutureLearn and explored the platform for a short time in advance of the workshop.
This presentation was given during the EMMA Summer School, that took place in Ischia (Italy) on 4-11 July 2015.
More info on the website: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/summer-school/
Follow our MOOCs: http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu/MOOCs
Design and deliver your MOOC with EMMA: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/become-an-emma-mooc-provider/
Instructional Technology and Local Institutional Cultures (VLC March 2015)UOInTRO
Sharing with our regional Virtual Learning Community--trends in comparator research as well as the results of a group survey about attitudes and perceptions at local institutions.
Digital Student: Further Education and Skills projectRhona Sharpe
The
Jisc
Digital
Student
project
has
investigated
the
expectations
and
experiences
of
technology
provision
held
by
students
coming
into
higher
education,
and
also
funded
a
small
review
of
current
practice
within
secondary
schools.
The
further
education
(FE)
and
skills
project
ran
between
1
June
2014
and
30
April
2015
in
order
to
extend
the
findings
of
the
Digital
Student
project
to
further
education
and
skills.
The
project
undertook
a
comprehensive
desk
review
based
on
63
reports
from
the
FE
and
Skills
sector,
conducted
12
focus
groups
with
220
learners
across
six
general
FE
colleges,
and
contributed
to
six
national
consultation
events
and
five
other
dissemination
events.
The
project
has
produced
a
range
of
resources,
trialled
and
iteratively
improved
through
the
consultation
events
in
order
to
support
staff
in
FE
to
understand
the
experiences
of
all
learners
when
using
technology,
and
to
design
services
which
meet
their
needs.
The
project
resources
can
be
used
by
colleges
to
gather
experiences
and
expectations
from
their
own
learners.
Recommendations
are
made
for
colleges,
and
for
Jisc
and
its
sector
partners.
This is a presentation given at the sub-librarians meeting in Jordanstown on Wednesday, 5 August 2009. It describes the Viewpoints project in Jordanstown, gives an overview and walkthrough of the proposed Information Skills tool and tells how the librarians can help influence tool development.
'Redefining reference at the Glucksman Library' case study by Liz Dore & Donna O Doibhlin University of Limerick. Case study presented at 'Information Innovators: Librarians evolving in the digital environment' the Academic & Special Libraries conference 2014
SCONUL Summer Conference 2019 - Dr Tamsin Burlandsconul
Jisc fringe: the future of managing research outputs by Dr Tamsin Burland, Senior co-design manager, Digital Futures, Jisc.
The need to have oversight and manage the whole portfolio of research outputs (articles, data, theses, software etc.) is becoming more pressing for universities. This is in part driven by funder mandates (including Plan S), but also by open research initiatives, such as FAIR and guidelines for new generation repositories. In this workshop, Dr Tasmin Burland feeds back to the sector on recent outreach work undertaken by Jisc on research data management and open access practices. She presented Jisc’s current and planned development work around repositories. She also looked at current open access workflows and pain points, discussed what was required as we transition to new practices and systems, and invited input from practitioners.
OCLC fringe: The costs of "open" - preliminary results from a global OCLC survey led by Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Manager, OCLC Research.
Despite growing support for Open Science, Open Access, and Open Government Information, measures of impact, investment, and cost for libraries and research organisations remain largely unknown. In order to better understand this landscape, OCLC conducted a survey in 2018 that focused on libraries’ ambitions, realities, and investments in support of open content. This survey represents a significant early effort to qualify and quantify library efforts in the field of open content at an international scale, and it collected data on library open content activities across multiple internal silos, including: e-resources management, institutional repositories, CRIS systems, digitised heritage collections, data archives, born-digital (legal) deposit, and more. The survey received more than 700 responses from 82 countries, with 72 percent of the responses coming from research and library institutions, providing a rich sample.
In this presentation, OCLC examines definitions of “open” and shares preliminary findings on library investments, assessments and planning, leading participants in a discussion about the implications for our global and connected future, as well as opportunities for collective action.
SCONUL Summer Conference 2019 - David Sweeneysconul
Keynote: National and international collaboration on the cost of content and open access by David Sweeney, Executive Chair, Research England.
David's talk highlights Research England’s approach to research collaboration, impact, and Plan S and the role libraries can play in moving to a fully open access world.
The British Library fringe: UK Research Reserve led by Alison Selina & Suzi Robinson
The collaboration between the British Library and UK He and (formerly) the Higher Education Funding Council for England set the ambition target of saving 100km of shelf space within university libraries by de-duplicating print journals on the premise that a master, accessible copy is held within the British Library.
The eleven year project has subsequently delivered 128km of library shelf space amounting to circa £23 million capital saving and circa £2.2 million operational savings p.a. and is now preparing to transition to a British Library run service. This presentation sets out what next for UKRR.
SCONUL Summer Conference 2019 - Regina Everitt, Caroline Taylor and Dr Mohamm...sconul
Workforce Development Task & Finish Group: The experience of BAME staff working in SCONUL member libraries led by Regina Everitt, Caroline Taylor and Dr Mohammed Ishaq.
The lack of ethnic diversity bot in the HE sector and in the library profession is well documented. SCONUL, led by our Board, want to work with our membersto bring about change and to support them in the endeavours to increase the diversity of their staff.
This presentation highlights the experiences of BAME staff working in our member libraries. It allows members to hear the experiences of BAME staff which they may not otherwise be privy to and will help open up discussions on how to make change happen.
SCONUL Summer Conference 2019 - Liz Waller & Nick Barrattsconul
Collaboration group: AI for libraries: use cases and value propositions led by Liz Waller & Nick Barratt
Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) promise significant opportunities for academic libraries and have the potential to impact on virtually every aspect of libraries' work. SCONUL is proposing to undertake a two year project exploring how member libraries can capitalise on the potential AI has to offer,
European Universities roles in fostering Open Science - Lidia Borrell-Damián, Director for Research and Innovation, European University Association
Lidia's talk focused on the open access agenda and how we might collectively work together on the implementation of Plan S.
SCONUL Summer Conference 2019 - Svein Arne Brygfjeldsconul
Artificial intelligence @ the National Library of Norway - Svein Arne Brygfjeld, National Library of Norway
Svein Arne highlighted the work of the National Library of Norway and how one of their latest projects is successfully converting analogue media to digital form, while integrating different media collections together so that users can discover and access a range of resources on specific topics online.
Keynote: Act deliberately and preserve things. Academic Libraries in an age of artificial intelligence
Nicole Coleman, Digital Research Architect, Stanford University Libraries and Research Director, Humanities + Design
SCONUL Summer Conference 2018 - Simon Walkersconul
Provocations: Emerging trends in digital humanities and digital learning environments
Shift happens – higher education in the post digital age
Simon Walker, Head of Educational Development, University of Greenwich
Keynote: An Open Revolution - How we can rewrite the rules of the information age
Dr Rufus Pollock, President & Founder, Open Knowledge International and Principal, Datopian
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2. Workshop outline
14:00 Introduction - Why personalisation? Overview of project
genesis, methodology and results so far
14:10 Activity – What do you value about personalisation? In
groups assess personalised services from retail sites and how they
might translate into library services.
14:30 Discussion – what did we conclude from the activity?
14:40 Activity – Students as co-designers: develop a plan for
involving your students in designing personalised services for your
library.
14:50 Discussion - Share co-design methods
15:00 End
5. Methods
1. Survey to 201 students (68% completed)
2. Focus groups (11 students)
3. Prototype 3 tools in 2013
4. Test tools with students
5. Prototype further tools in 2013-2014
6. Survey
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 1 2 7 8 2 3 8 1 2 8 1 2 3 8 1 2 3 8 1 2 3Arts
Business and LawFELS HSC
Maths, Computing & TechnologyScience
Social Sciences
201 students were invited by
email to take the survey. 68%
completed it.
7. Do you find these personal
touches useful?
5
17
77
40
0
20
40
60
80
100
8. 0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Course/Module I'm studying now
Courses/Modules I've studied previously
Number of courses/modules studied
previously
Study skills tutorials I've completed
Search terms I've used to search the
library previously
Books, articles or other information I've
accessed through the library previously
Would you object to Library Services using
information the Open University already holds
about you?
Not applicable Strongly object
Somewhat object Don't object
9. 119
124
49
32
58
13
10
86
89
35
23
42
9
7
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
My name
Which course/module I'm studying
Whether I'm a new student or an old hand
What my registered disability is
My preferences for contacting the university (telephone, email or webchat)
I don't expect it to know anything about me
Other
When you visit an Open University website, what
do you expect it to know about you?
Number of respondents Percentage of respondants
10. ONLINE FOCUS GROUPS
2 in March, total of 11 participants
Faculty L1 L2 L3 PG Total
Arts 1 1 2
Business &
Law
1 1
FELS 1 1 2
HSC 1 1
MCT 1 1
Science 2 2
Social Sciences 1 1 2
Total 1 5 4 1 11
11. Poll: What do you find most challenging
[about using the Library]?
Challenge 14 Mar 19 Mar Total
Finding
information
4 votes 3 votes 7
Keeping track 1 vote 1 vote 2
Referencing 0 votes 2 votes 2
12. Activity 1
• What do you value about personalisation?
• In groups assess personalised services from retail sites
and how they might translate into library services.
13. Tools to be developed Survey
participants
in favour
FG Development
period
Recommendations* - new ebooks or articles that are related to
items you’ve viewed previously.
95% 1 2013-2014
Your favourites* - journals, authors and ebooks you’ve
bookmarked, which allow you to return quickly to the most recent
issue of the journal, return to the ebook or see all works by the
author.
95% 1 Q4 2012-2013
Your recent items* - a list of full text articles, ebooks and other
items you’ve viewed.
93% 1 Q4 2012-2013
Skills for you - recommendations for skill building activities and
online training sessions, based on what you’re studying, what stage
of study you’re at and which skills resources you’ve already used.
93% 2 2013-2014
Recommended for your course/module - selected resources
chosen by Librarians.
93% 2 Q4 2012-2013
My References - save references for books/articles you’ve read and
will want to reference in your assignments.
92% Already exists
My course resources - list of resources from your module/course. 92% Exists on module
website – needs
integration
Your recent search items - a list of search terms you’ve used for
searching library resources.
89% 2013-2014
Read later - bookmark search results you want to come back to
later.
85% Incorporate with
Favourites
Library users who viewed this item also viewed… 83% 2013-2014
* Library shelf - where the student can place items of any source or type that they can quickly refer
14. Is engaging students in innovation the key
to using technology to improve the
student experience?
JISC and its co-design partners RLUK,
RUGIT, SCONUL and UCISA have
designed a project to explore this question
Students submit ideas
Successful teams deliver
ideas
A showcase event is held
for universities who may
be interested in using the
ideas. Limited funding is
available to support
universities in embedding
the ideas
Lessons learned report
Milestones
Jun
Sep
Oct/Nov
Dec
15. Activity 2
• Students as co-designers
• Develop a plan for involving your students in designing
personalised services for your library.