Faculty News Archive
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PCC Reads - By Jane Rognlie, Librarian Faculty, January, 2012.
Is it ethical to use human cells for medical research without a patient's consent? A PCC Librarian reviews this engaging and true story that addresses both the scientific and human sides of this question.
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Parlay and Protocol - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, September, 2011.
When a student faces disruptive knowledge gaps or misunderstood hypotheses, consider sharing a "right of parlay".
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Peer-reviewed Articles - By Stephanie Debner, Librarian Faculty, June, 2011.
One of the most common requests that the PCC librarians receive at the reference desk is for help finding peer-reviewed articles.
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Why Do We Keep That Old Stuff? - By Tony Greiner, Librarian Faculty, April, 2011.
In those days of ink and paper, those skilled in the ancient arts of indexing knew how to find secret texts. What are these tools and what secrets do they reveal?
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Metaliteracy - By Stephanie Debner, Librarian Faculty, February, 2011.
Metaliteracy is a framework that can unite the various competencies and literacies. It takes the critical thinking and analysis components of media, visual, and information literacies and combines them with the technological components of digital literacy.
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Student Engagement Techniques - By Roberta Richards, Librarian Faculty, January, 2011.
Engaging students in the college classroom has gotten tougher. Learn tips, strategies, and applications for increasing motivation and providing an active learning environment for student success.
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The Art of Browsing - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, November, 2010.
Browsing involves attention flexing between general and specific, picking up visual cues and letting the mind wander. In doing this, related things can be discovered that would otherwise be overlooked.
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This is Your Brain - By Stephanie Debner, Librarian Faculty, September, 2010.
Curious about the effect of the Internet and the web on our brains? Research has shown that using the internet puts us into a state of cognitive overload. In this state, our attention suffers and we are more distractible.
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Etymology, Ethology, but not Entomology - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, June, 2010.
The concept of how metaphors are made, and how they “mean” is in itself an intellectual process worth considering. Symbolism, semiotics, and linguistics are all involved, yet so are clichés.
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Learning Styles Research Stirs Debate - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, May, 2010.
Are learning styles worth your time? Are not problem-based learning and active learning techniques more engaging to reluctant learners? Doesn’t it help students to present course content with context, and ways to connect to prior learning?
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Databases - They Are Not Just For Articles - By Robin Shapiro, Librarian Faculty, March, 2010.
Have you seen what our databases can do now? We have databases that talk, translate, and cite articles for you, as well as databases full of art images, and even video clips! It's a multimedia extravaganza.
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Resources for Strategies on Learner-Centered Instruction - By Greg Kaminski, PCC Instructional Computing Facilitator, February, 2010.
With learner-centered instruction, students are kept at the center of the learning process. Instructors help to create an environment in which the students can make connections. -
Learning Assessment - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, December, 2009.
The Library is building a comprehensive collection of materials for programmatic assessment and practical how-to guides on learning assessment for faculty use. See: Learning Assessment Subject Research Guide.
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Reading the Newspaper - By Tony Greiner, Librarian Faculty, November, 2009.
If you are the sort of person who thinks reading online is too cool for school, The Oregonian is still for you. If you want the entire paper online, including the funnies, login to the free E-Oregonian for Educators.
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Leaners or Lifters? - By Pam Kessinger, Librarian Faculty, October, 2009.
"Lifters" are sometimes given a secondary role. However, in groups focused on a common goal, there is often shared leadership, where designated leaders are essential, but so too are supportive people.