Graphic Artist Visiting GC LITC!

Graphic Artist Nathan Edmondson Will Answer Questions from the Campus and Local Community

Meet the renowned author of Who is Jake Ellis?, The Activity, and Grifter!

Milledgeville, Georgia, February 14, 2012 – The Georgia College community welcomes renowned graphic novel author Nathan Edmondson to campus. Co-hosted by the Georgia College Honors Program and the Library & Instructional Technology Center, Edmondson will be available for a question and answer session on February 14^th from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room in the Georgia College Museum located at 221 N. Clarke Street in Milledgeville.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Edmondson is a comic book writer and screenwriter. His titles include: Olympus, The Light, Who is Jake Ellis, The Activity, and Grifter. USA Today describes him as “the perfect guy penning Grifter and his work, Who is Jake Ellis? was named one of NPR’s “Six Graphic Novels That Will Draw You In.”

Edmondson will meet with the students of Dr. Hank Edmondson’s “Politics, Comics and the Graphic Novel” class and the question and answer session at 7:30 is free and open to the public.

Please contact Dr. Stephen Elliott-Gower at (478) 445-1467 for more information. 

Open Education Resources

In recent years more and more high quality educational content has become available online for free. This content is known as Open Education Resources (OERs).

OERs represent:

• Easy access to resources that foster lifelong learning 
• Small chunks of knowledge that can be integrated into a larger curriculum 
• High quality content developed and distributed in the spirit of the Open Access movement 

A license that allows users to modify, combine and repurpose the content

The small chunks of knowledge in OERs are useful because they can fill in learning gaps, especially where concepts build on each other. For example, you may need to refresh your knowledge about quadratic equations in order to be successful in a calculus class. You need something quick that is focused on a specific topic. An OER is the place to get that.

The Khan Academy is an example of these resources. It is a not-for-profit organization with over 2,700 educational videos about math, the sciences, art history, economics, and history. The Khan Academy really shines in math, where there are hundreds of videos about algebra, calculus, geometry, statistics, and math problems for the SAT and GMAT. In addition to the videos, there are practice math problems you can work out on your own. You can check your answer to see if it is correct and also see the steps taken to solve the problem.

The creator of the videos is a MIT graduate. The videos are unique in that he explains the concepts as he understands them, in a conversational style that is direct and to the point. Each video is about 10 minutes long. The perfect length to focus in on a topic, but not so long that you’ll zone out.

If you are interested in learning about other OERs check out this link.

(Post by Rebecca Caudle, E-Learning Librarian at the Georgia College LITC)

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March 2nd event! Schedule your time slot today!

Georgia College Library & Instructional Technology Center Invites Children to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday/Read Across America Day!

Georgia College’s Library & Instructional Technology Center (LITC) is celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America Day. Call and reserve a time slot today!

On Friday, March 2, 2012, the staff of Georgia College Library & Instructional Technology Center (LITC) plan to visit local preschools, daycares, and elementary schools to encourage literacy and a love of reading. The LITC asks entities to make appointments for LITC staff to visit and read Dr. Seuss stories and to lead activities. Please call Kate Pope at (478) 445-0074 or email kate.pope@gcsu.edu to schedule your 45 minute time slot.