It can be difficult to keep track of the many open source tools for teaching and learning or to know where to start when you begin to learn about a new topic. Learnstream‘s solution to these problems is a platform for creating “playlists” of educational content around different topics. The
In anticipation of Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting “It Aint Me Babe,” the first comic book to be produced solely by women. In July 1970, Trina Robbins, Barbara “Willy” Mendes, and other noted artists created this feminist, underground comic book. “Conceived by the Women’s Liberation Basement Press,”
On Tuesday February 22, an enthused audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the first event of the spring 2016 University Libraries Writers Series: A Conversation with Douglas Pfeiffer and Joshua Teplitsky. Looking at Erasmus of Rotterdam’s learned yet playfully inventive 1516 edition of Saint Jerome, professor Douglas
Kahoot is a clicker software that helps teachers get better engagement and data from their students. Instructors are able to create an interactive presentation that has points of engagement that quiz students in real time about the content they are covering. Students can participate in the quiz using any mobile
Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, article downloads, etc. Altmetric is oriented towards societal impact and spread
The Dean of University Libraries led 30 student leaders and journalists on a tour of the North Reading Room construction site yesterday. This was an exciting opportunity to introduce the community to the changes that are already happening in the space and a taste of what is to come as
Join us for a month-long colloquium series in honor of Women’s History Month, with presentations by three Stony Brook University scholars of women’s and gender studies and a literary karaoke event. All events will be held in the Center for Scholarly Communications on the second floor of the Central Reading
Department of Ecology and Evolution Associate Professor Catherine H. Graham has been recognized by publisher Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited and influential researchers of 2015. Professor Graham has authored and co-authored multiple highly cited articles, including “Novel Methods Improve Prediction of Species’ Distribution From Occurrence Data” in the
Although Open Access leverages the availability of your research to a broad spectrum of audiences, it does not guarantee the visibility of your work due to the abundance of literature available online. To overcome this setback you can use Kudos as a toolkit to promote your work, increase citations and make sure your
Open Education encompasses resources, tools, practices and policies that are free of legal, financial and technical barriers and can be fully used, shared and adapted in the digital environment. The movement for open education seeks to tap into the vast potential of technology and the Internet to support more affordable,
