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Later today: Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women (4th edition)

April 3rd, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Library’s Education on Film series continues later today, Tuesday, April 3rd at 5pm. We will be showing the film Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women (4th edition) from the library’s Kanopy database. The movie examines the challenges women continue to face through advertising: images that stereotype women in a number of ways and that promote unhealthy... Read the rest of this entry »

Later today: Starving the Beast: the Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities

March 19th, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Library’s Education on Film series continues later today, Monday, March 19 at 4pm. We will be showing the film Starving the Beast: the Battle to Disrupt and Reform America's Public Universities from the library’s Kanopy database. The movie explores various pressures affecting higher education. Please feel free to bring... Read the rest of this entry »

Hacking STEM Library

March 15th, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

Looking for some great STEM lessons to share with students? Microsoft offers this Hacking STEM Library as part of their educational efforts. The library is divided into three sections: the main Activities Library, an area for Skills Guides, and then also Bite-Sized Activities. This is just one of the many sources... Read the rest of this entry »

Win a cash prize for your personal book collection!

March 12th, 2018

in Mugar Memorial Library

Since 1967, the Friends of the Libraries of Boston University (now the Friends of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center) has sponsored an annual book collecting contest. The contest is open to all full-time students regularly enrolled at Boston University and is devised "to stimulate the student body to pursue... Read the rest of this entry »

11 Flowers

February 27th, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Library's Education on Film series continues this Friday, March 2 at 3pm. We will be showing the film 11 Flowers from the library's Kanopy database. The movie explores themes of social class and justice in China during the Cultural Revolution. This event is co-sponsored by the School of Education's Graduate Student Association and... Read the rest of this entry »

Learning from Teaching Machines

February 16th, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

A new web timeline highlights the History of Teaching Machines.  The site, created by writer Audrey Watters, can serve as a very brief introduction to educational technology over the years. The timeline features developments as diverse as MOOCs, television programs, B. F. Skinners' teaching "box", and "mechanical textbooks".   The site has... Read the rest of this entry »

Education on Film series begins with The Raising of America – the Signature Hour

January 29th, 2018

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Library's Education on Film series launches Tuesday January 30th at 5pm with the showing of The Raising of America - the Signature Hour. Come join the community in learning about how early childhood care policy in America is lagging behind that of other countries. This event is part of the Equity... Read the rest of this entry »

Introducing Nexis Uni

January 17th, 2018

in Frederick S. Pardee Management Library; Mugar Memorial Library; Pickering Educational Resources Library

Nexis Uni (pronounced you-knee) is the replacement for the news, legal, and business information previously provided by Lexis Nexis Academic. It includes newspapers and magazines, trade journals, wire services and transcripts, as well as legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790, and information... Read the rest of this entry »

Education on Film series to show in Pickering Library

January 16th, 2018

in Mugar Memorial Library; Pickering Educational Resources Library

Education on Film series coming for Spring 2018

December 15th, 2017

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Educational Resources Library is proud to announce our Spring 2018 Education on Film series.  The showings will all be in the library's eClassroom, room B26 in the School of Education's lower level at 2 Silber Way. Please watch for future announcements as there is limited space and RSVP will be required. Raising... Read the rest of this entry »