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strategies for developing information literacy – a conference report

feb. 17, 2011—by derek bruff, cft assistant director back in november i attended the 30th annual lilly conference on college teaching at miami university in ohio. i thought i’d share some session highlights with my vanderbilt colleagues. here’s the fifth (and last) in a series of posts about the conference. easily integrating information competency into the classroom:...

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leveraging student laptops and smart phones – highlights from the conversation

oct. 18, 2010—last week, the cft hosted a conversation on teaching titled “wireless in the classroom: strategies for leveraging student laptops and smart phones.” this session, a follow-up to our earlier session focusing on policies on laptops use in the classroom, offered instructors interested in taking advantage of classroom wifi and student mobile devices some ideas for...

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