- The Learning Resources Center Summer hours are:
o Monday – Thursday 7:30-9:00
o Friday 8:30-4:30
o Saturday 8:00-2:00 - The Learning Resources Center Fall hours are:
o Monday – Thursday 7:30-9:00
o Friday 7:30-5:30
o Saturday 8:00-2:00 - August is Tobacco-Free Month. Edison State College – Charlotte Campus is the first college in the state of Florida to be a 100% Tobacco-Free Campus. Join in the activities celebrating this event around the campus.
Did You Know?
SafeAssign, a plagiarism prevention service, will be taking the place of Turnitin.com. SafeAssign is an added feature of CE6 Blackboard and is available to online and face-to-face instructors. In order for face-to-face instructors to benefit from this tool, they must contact their course scheduler and update their courses to “CE6 Enhanced.” With the rise of plagiarism, this tool is an excellent opportunity to educate students about plagiarism and how to properly give credit to original authors. The ESC Libraries are also valuable resources to teach about plagiarism and properly citing sources. To request an instruction session, visit ESC Libraries.
Focus On…
The website of the month is The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php. This organization educates and provides resources for learning and understanding the 21st Century Skills. What are the 21st Century Skills? These skills focus on the core subjects (English, reading, or language arts; Foreign languages, Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Geography, History, and Government and Civics) and applying them to real-world situations using interdisciplinary themes (Global Awareness; Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy; and Civic Literacy). With this information, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed what is called the 21st Century Skills necessary to be successful personally and professionally:
Learning and Innovation Skills
· Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
· Creativity and Innovation
· Communication and Collaboration
Information, Media and Technology Skills
· Information Literacy
· Media Literacy
· ICT Literacy (Information Communication and Technology literacy)
Life and Career Skills
· Flexibility and Adaptability
· Initiative and Self-Direction
· Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
· Productivity and Accountability
· Leadership and Responsibility
For more information, visit The Partnership for 21st Century Skills and travel Route 21 explore the P21 Framework.
VPLRC Quotable Quotes…
“Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container.” ~Anonymous
