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IU East Math Counts! Tutor Proves Innovation + Teaching = Success

Kaylyn Flora, KT Lowe, Math Counts, service learning, tutoring January 30, 2017 Ann Tobin, outreach mdilwort

Math has always been one of Ashton Fee’s strong suits. When Ann Tobin, Service-Learning Liaison, asked her to tutor for the Math Counts! program over the summer, she was more than enthusiastic to join. Ashton, a sophomore at Indiana University East with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Early Education, has been a welcome addition to the program ever since. Math Counts!, which has served over 75 students to date, began in February 2016 after a successful summer tutoring program at IU East in 2015. Recognizing that the community need for tutors would remain even after the end of summer, Tobin applied for and received a Chancellor’s Innovation Grant to pay tutors for sharing their math skills … Continued

On the Lookout for Fake News

critical thinking, KT Lowe, website evaluation January 9, 2017 Library Resources, Research mdilwort

Did you hear that taurine can reverse the effects of tinnitus? Or that a man named Tom Ogle invented a carburetor that runs entirely on fuel vapors? Maybe you did, but hopefully you didn’t believe those stories – because they’re not true. Fake news is legion these days. According to Merrimack College professor Melissa Zimdars, fake news comes in one of four categories: 1 – Completely false news, with no factual basis 2 – News that is misleading or inaccurate 3 – News stories with attention grabbing headlines that may not have anything to do with their article’s content 4 – Satirical sites, whose content is meant to invoke humor And it’s not always easy to tell fake news from … Continued

Top Ten IU East Library Resources, according to KT

KT Lowe November 28, 2016 Library Resources mdilwort

I’m a librarian. My job is to help people find the resources they need, whether it’s for a project, paper, speech, or simply for enjoyment. But that doesn’t mean I don’t entertain myself sometimes, too. I’ve provided here a list of my top ten favorite resources, which you might find useful, intriguing or fun as well. 10: IU East Children’s Library IU East has a diverse children’s section, with books ranging from classics to bilingual materials in Spanish and English. For education students, we have a variety of curriculum materials. Plus, any collection with Clifford the Big Red Dog must be worth exploring, right? 9: ILLiad The Campus Library has great resources but we don’t have everything. ILLiad, our Inter-Library … Continued

Authority, accuracy, transparency and more: tips for being media literate

critical thinking, information literacy, KT Lowe November 14, 2016 Library Resources, Research mdilwort

Misinformation, either accidentally or intentionally, is prevalent online and it’s up to you to decipher fact from fiction. The ability to analyze, assess, evaluate, create and act on media is called media literacy. Similar to books and websites, media can be “read” for its content and educational value. Any work of media – a YouTube video, a news article, an alternative health website – can be viewed critically, using a set of criteria that can help you decide whether or not to trust it. For example, let’s say you’re researching why leaves change color in the fall. You stumble across an article on a naturopathic site which claims that leaves change as a result of pollution. The article has an … Continued

It’s On Us

indiana university, KT Lowe, sexual assault November 7, 2016 Library Resources, outreach, Programs mdilwort

Sexual assault on campus remains a huge concern for both students and administration alike. To raise awareness of this important issue, and to promote resources to help stop campus sexual assault, IU East is participating in It’s On Us. A nationwide project intended to support victims while providing help and resources, It’s On Us launched in 2014. IU East will be hosting a series of events throughout the week of 11/7-11/11. On Monday, the Red Flag Campaign will launch on the quad. The Red Flag Campaign encourages participants to look for “red flags”, or warning signs that might signal an imminent assault and speak up when they see them. Intervention training, which presents bystanders with methods to identify and stop … Continued