Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, announced the appointment of Dr. K. Matthew Dames as the next University Librarian on May 15: http://www.bu.edu/provost/2018/05/15/selection-of-dr-k-matthew-dames-as-boston-university-librarian/ And BU Today profiled the new University Librarian on May 18: http://www.bu.edu/today/2018/k-matthew-dames-appointed-new-university-librarian/

How do you get students from the blank stare - or the constant “I don’t know” - to having them tell you the right answer?  According to Teach Like a Champion 2.0 part of the answer is to practice Technique #11: No Opt Out.  This technique is meant to ensure that... Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »