education – OPEN SHELF

Have you heard? Spreading the word about Misinformation March

Generative AI have sparked debates in higher education, especially after ChatGPT’s release in November 2022. However, an often-overlooked aspect is the emotional weight LIS professionals have noticed about this emergent technology.

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ChatGPT chronicles: Navigating the emotional landscape of generative AI in higher education

Generative AI have sparked debates in higher education, especially after ChatGPT’s release in November 2022. However, an often-overlooked aspect is the emotional weight LIS professionals have noticed about this emergent technology.

Features, InsideOCULA

Indigenous voices: An interview with Terri Meekis

The Wabauskang First Nation Public Library (WFNPL) is one of the newest public libraries to be built on a reserve in Ontario.

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Librarians Without Borders: 10 years of connections in Guatemala

Neither distance nor geopolitics prevent librarians and library school students with Librarians Without Borders from making the annual trek to the Miguel Angel Asturias Academy In Guatemala.

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For-credit IL courses: Do you teach one?

If you are (or have been) participating in a for-credit IL course at a Canadian university or college, we’d love to hear from you.

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Elearning: A multi-faceted experience

Finding meaningful applications for technology in the classroom is important but sometimes difficult.

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Language and power in the academic library classroom

Language is an enactment of power. What it means to make choices on what I say and how I say it, affects those in the classrooms I teach in.

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OCULA Free Webinar Series and Virtual Journal Club

By Melanie Parlette-Stewart Within such a diverse sector, it can be difficult to keep up to date on all of the issues that arise.…

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Ryerson, eCampusOntario Join Forces to Enhance OER Infrastructure in Ontario

By Fangmin Wang, Ann Ludbrook and Sally Wilson Through the summer of 2017, a cross-functional team of Ryerson Web developers, IT application services professionals,…

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Canada 150: Diversity & library schools

In 1867, library schools as we know them had not yet been founded. Diversity was not formally defined as race, ethnicity or access challenges,…

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From Student to Scholar: Building Capacity for Graduate Student Academic Literacies and Research Skills

A team from OCUL institutions has created a new, highly interactive and media-rich online resource to help graduate students in the social sciences develop…

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Western builds TIES between education and technology

Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch inspired an audience of over 360 participants at the first annual Technology in Education Symposium, or TIES@Western for short,…

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