Introduction to Transparency in Learning and Teaching

Introduction to Transparency in Learning and Teachin

UNLV\u27s Best Teaching Practices Expo 2017

The first of its kind at UNLV, the Best Teaching Practices Expo highlights great ideas from UNLV\u27s teaching community.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1049/thumbnail.jp

UNLV\u27s Best Teaching Practices Expo 2018

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Designing information literacy instruction for the life sciences

Information literacy for the life sciences differs from other disciplines and requires an approach that addresses the specific needs of the curriculum and its students. This chapter focuses on the important aspects to consider when designing information literacy for the life sciences, including characteristics of the curriculum and students, opportunities to collaborate with instructors to integrate information literacy, and strategies for developing assessment-based approaches. It provides recommended resources, specific guidance, and practical suggestions for librarians responsible for information literacy instruction in the life sciences disciplines

A Teaching Method that Boosts UNLV Student Retention

Nationally, underserved students are half as likely to graduate in 4 years as their white and Asian peers (US DoE 2014, Tough 2014, Ishitani 2006). UNLV proudly claims the most diverse undergraduate university population in the nation (US News 2017), including many first generation and low-income students. The majority of UNLV students fall into this underserved category, and our retention rates (re-enrollment rates after the 1st year) indicate that roughly ¼ of our 1st-year students do not re-enroll the subsequent year.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1002/thumbnail.jp

Helen to Samuel Robert Owens, October 23, 1945

A letter from Samuel's sister, Helen Flora Owens Winkelmes, to Samuel Owens about his return home. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service