Author Archives: Dan Slessor

Trends in Library Instruction – Bells and Whistles

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dan Slessor

Originally posted on April 20, 2015 on the Library Central Blog. By Allison Sullivan (Instructional Services Librarian) Keeping students interested during library instruction can be one of the more challenging things we face as teaching librarians. Students already know how to … Continue reading →

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Trends in Library Instruction – New and Different Activities

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Dan Slessor

Originally posted on February 20, 2015 on the Library Central Blog. By Allison Sullivan (Instructional Services Librarian) We all love our library workshops, but library instruction can be so much more than that! These recently published articles in the library literature … Continue reading →

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Preventing Cheating in Exams

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dan Slessor

On Monday 26 October 2015, Rebecca Friesen, Giselle Lemay, Eugene Li, Valerie Lloyd, Deborah Moniuk, Heidi Mede, Linda Scratchley, Erin Skinner and Fulton Tom met to discuss techniques to prevent and to detect cheating in exams.

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2016 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dan Slessor

If you are doing something innovative in your teaching or you have a colleague who is, please consider applying or nominating them for a Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning. After the success of Steve Musson’s nomination for a … Continue reading →

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Teaching Tips: Designing a Medieval University

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Dan Slessor

By Dr. Niall Christie, Department of History, Latin and Political Science A technique that I like to use from time to time in my history classes is to have the students to take on the roles of medieval figures, in … Continue reading →

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