The Instructional Resource Center will open at 9:00 am on Friday, February 28. A complete listing of IRC hours and updates is available on our website.
February 27, 2020
IRC Hours: February 28
The Instructional Resource Center will open at 9:00 am on Friday, February 28. A complete listing of IRC hours and updates is available on our website.
IRC Hours: February 27
The Instructional Resource Center will be closed from noon to 3 p.m. today. A complete listing of IRC hours and updates is available on our website.
February 24, 2020
Main Collection: Education
The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
- Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good
LB1025.3.W476 2019 - Facing the Challenges: How Principles Can Survive and Thrive in Today's Schools
LB2831.92 F58 2019 - Amplifying the Curriculum: Designing Quality Learning Opportunities for English Learners
PE1128.A2 A5325 2019 - Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher
LB2331 .B677 2017 - Handbook of Dewey's Educational Theory and Practice
LB875.D5 H27 2019 - Educational Psychology: History, Practice, Research, and the Future
LB1051.M37 2019
February 20, 2020
IRC Pinterest: Black History Month
Visit the IRC on Pinterest for a selection of Black History Month titles including juvenile fiction, non-fiction, and a variety of internet resources. Don't forget to check out the 2nd floor's new book area for additional titles. Books featured on IRC Pinterest are part of the main juvenile collection, located on the second floor of AU Library.
Need help with a book?
Ask in the Instructional Resource Center locating children's books.
February 18, 2020
2020 Alex Award Winners
The following titles have been recognized with ALA's Alex Award distinction; they have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.
About the Alex Awards
"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002." - Alex Awards, YALSA
Alex Award titles were purchased with library funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction.
About the Alex Awards
"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002." - Alex Awards, YALSA
- In Waves
GV839.5 .D86 2019 - High School
ML21.T408 Q56 2019 - Dominicana
PS3606 .R89 D66 2019 - Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
PR6115.H74 D74 2019 - Swallows: A Novel
PS3612.U897 S93 2019 - Middlegame
PS3607.R36395 M54 2019
Alex Award titles were purchased with library funds from the Dean endowment for juvenile fiction.
February 17, 2020
IRC Pinterest: President's Day
February 17th is President's Day. Visit the IRC on Pinterest for a selection of President's Day resources. Featured titles, both fiction and non-fiction, are part of the main juvenile collection and located on the second floor of AU Library.
Need help locating a children's book?
Stop in the Instructional Resource Center, we can help.
Follow IRC's board Presidents Day on Pinterest.
Need help locating a children's book?
Stop in the Instructional Resource Center, we can help.
February 7, 2020
IRC Pinterest: Valentine's Day
Our February IRC whiteboard presents a fun heart-filled display perfect for the holiday.
If you are looking for a Valentine's Day picture book to share, IRC Pinterest has a board for that. Our Valentines Day Pinterest board includes A Valentine for Frankenstein, Snowy Valentine, Here Come's Valentine Cat, and Mr. Goat's Valentine.
As always, check out the 2nd floor new books area for recent additions to the juvenile collection.
February 6, 2020
IRC Hours Update:
The Instructional Resource Center will open at 9:00 am on Friday, February 7th, A complete listing of IRC hours and updates is available on our website.
February 5, 2020
Main Collection: Education
The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.
- Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences
H61.28.S45 2019 - Quasi-Experimentation: A Guide to Design and Analysis
H62.R4145 2019 - Participatory Action Learning and Action Research: Theory, Practice, and Process
LB1027.23 W66 2020 - Action Research in Teaching and Learning: A Practical Guide to Conducting Pedagogical Research in Universities
LB1028.24.N67 2019
February 3, 2020
AU Librarly Podcast: Episode 4, Tutoring Programs
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Ashland University Library Podcast, our first of 2020! The topic for this episode is student support services, focusing on Ashland University’s vibrant tutoring program.
Podcast host Diane Schrecker talks with Denisia Stoops, Ashland University Tutoring Program Coordinator, and Emma Fredle, AU student and soft-skills tutor and trainer with AU's Center for Academic support. Need tutoring help? This episode will feature details about the program including its mission and purpose, how to sign-up for a tutor, what to expect from a tutoring session, and the availability of soft-skills tutoring sessions.
Learn more about the Ashland University Library podcast and listen to previous episodes on our podcast Library Guide.
Post originally published on the AU Library News blog on 1/28/2020.
Podcast host Diane Schrecker talks with Denisia Stoops, Ashland University Tutoring Program Coordinator, and Emma Fredle, AU student and soft-skills tutor and trainer with AU's Center for Academic support. Need tutoring help? This episode will feature details about the program including its mission and purpose, how to sign-up for a tutor, what to expect from a tutoring session, and the availability of soft-skills tutoring sessions.
Learn more about the Ashland University Library podcast and listen to previous episodes on our podcast Library Guide.
Post originally published on the AU Library News blog on 1/28/2020.
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