Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Volume 1, Issue 6: September 2009

What’s News in the VPLRC?
  • The Learning Resources Center Fall hours are:
    o Monday – Thursday 7:30-9:00
    o Friday 7:30-4:30
    o Saturday 8:00-2:00

  • September is National Hispanic Heritage Month and U.S. Constitution Day on September 17th. Visit your Learning Resources Center learn more about this themes.

Did You Know?
Edison State College (ESC) Libraries
Research Guides, http://researchguides.edison.edu/, provide useful resources for your research assignments created by ESC Librarians. Many of the guides are course-specific, degree-specific, and topic specific such as American History, Nursing, Elementary Education, Graphic Novels, and many more. It is a great place to start when you’re looking for reliable information to complete assignments. Visit the ESC Libraries to take advantage of this wonderful addition to our services.

Focus On…

The website of the month is Classroom 2.0, http://www.classroom20.com/. It isn’t a secret that our culture is information-driven. We are experiencing a social media revolution where we can access information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and through many different technologies. Although these technologies are exciting, they can be overwhelming as well. And, there are many who wonder what the hype is all about and is there any educational value to these innovations. Classroom 2.0 is an excellent website that explores how to use Web 2.0 tools for education. Whether a beginner or an expert, an educator can share ideas, questions, and concerns about using collaborative technologies. One thing’s for sure, social media is here to stay and we can use this opportunity to reach and educate students in an interesting way.





VPLRC Quotable Quotes…
“To know where you can find anything, that in short is the largest part of learning.”~Anonymous