Cornette Conversations: Library Workshops and Webinars

A straightforward, step-by-step guide on how to find OER and library-licensed resources, package them into an easy-to-integrate resource, and what roadblocks you may run into along the way.

If you are considering turning your course materials into a textbook, this presentation covers many basic considerations, including: How to find free images/diagrams/reading materials, licensing & copyright, and the Pressbooks Open Publishing Platform.

Cornette Library offers a Digital Repository filled with WT faculty research, OER, theses, dissertations, scholarly deliveries, and historical documents. Learn how you can leverage this resource in your classes and use it to make your research accessible to the world.

This presentation covers open licenses, Creative Commons, the public domain, license compatibility, and how to properly use copyrighted material in classes.

This presentation covers the Fair Use Doctrine, rules of thumb to prevent copyright violations, and other exceptions to copyright that allow you to navigate the intersection between copyrighted and openly licensed material.

ERIC, a US Department of Education database, is filled with scholarly research on education and has many different ways to access its content. Come learn about the different interfaces and the unique controlled vocabulary hidden inside it to help you.

Focusing on Bloom’s Taxonomy, learn how to measure the critical thinking level in your teaching materials and how adapt learning materials to increase the level of critical thinking.

This presentation discusses learning styles, and emphasizes the importance of integrating multiple teaching styles into course materials to ensure all students are successful.