The Mailbox® Plus Earns Tech & Learning Award of Excellence
Infobase is pleased to announce that The Mailbox® Plus has been chosen as a winner of Tech & Learning‘s Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021 in the Primary Education category. According to Tech & Learning’s website, the contest focused on “outstanding products that supported education this past year no matter the learning environment, whether face-to-face, […]
Pencils Will Be the Death of Me
The pencil. Such an iconic image of the classroom. Yellow. Number 2. Orange eraser. Sharpened to a point. So simple. Yet oh so aggravating. I was that annoying kid who loved school from PreK all the way through college, and even now in my master’s program. I always did my homework on time. I only […]
Learn About Multicultural Scientists with Science Online
Science Online has always been a great place to find helpful lists linking to short biographical articles and other search results on leading computer scientists, physicists, inventors, engineers, environmentalists, astronauts, and mathematicians, all accessible via the Featured People slider on the home page. Now, just in time for Black History Month, that slider has a […]
Celebrate National News Literacy Week with Infobase
From fake news to conspiracy theories and from infectious memes to the ambiguous “I read it on the Internet,” we have access to more information than ever before, yet with unvetted sources comes more ambiguity. As a result, adults and students are increasingly unable to distinguish between legitimate news—information gathered in a dispassionate search for […]
Ted Lasso: 12 Lessons on Social and Emotional Learning
There are two big things the pandemic has given us that we didn’t know we needed. One is an emphasis on social and emotional learning (SEL), and the other is TED LASSO. Now you’re probably asking yourself: What on earth does an Apple TV show about an American football coach who is recruited to coach […]
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act: A Historical Controversy from Issues & Controversies in History
A Historical Spotlight from Issues & Controversies in History: KEATING-OWEN CHILD LABOR ACT: Should the Federal Government Regulate Child Labor? Was the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act constitutional? Did the federal government have the power to regulate child labor, and should it? Be sure to check out Issues & Controversies in History’s complete and unbiased coverage of […]
Learn How Morgan State University Uses Vault for Effective Career Advising
Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, is a longtime subscriber of Vault and a Historically Black College/University (HBCU). In this case study, Seana T. Coulter, M.Ed., NCC, BC-TMH, Director of MSU’s Center for Career Development, shares her experience, advice, and ideas on effective career advising for today’s students and career landscape. She also discusses the […]
Digital Citizenship Instruction: Challenges and Opportunities
Digital media plays a significant role in students’ lives. In fact, young students are increasingly likely to own personal devices allowing access to materials for school and entertainment. According to Common Sense Media’s 2020 media-use study, 46% of American children aged 2–4 and 67% of the 5–8 year olds included in the survey own their […]
Library Satisfaction Survey for Faculty: Questions to Ask
Assessment is one of the key pillars in academic librarianship, especially in our instruction sessions. But another way that assessment can be utilized is with our relationships with faculty, especially if you are a liaison librarian or subject matter librarian. When I started my new position last year, I wanted to know how I was […]
5 Instructional Design Models and How They Work
The importance of learning in any situation cannot be overstated. After all, how else do we improve our skills? Our early lives and childhood revolve around learning and gaining skills to prepare us for later life. But too often, learning becomes less of a priority after leaving full-time education. Many of us become less willing […]
9 Trends in Instructional Design That Are Here to Stay
If the last 18 months have taught those of us in education anything, it’s that digital learning, in some capacity, is here to stay. In a world that’s becoming reliant on our online existence, everything from smart speakers to VoIP systems requires the internet these days. With this being the case, the current trends in […]
5 Tips to Help Students Create a Video Résumé
Video résumés are gaining in popularity on TikTok and elsewhere, so chances are your students might be submitting one soon. If they’re unsure how to go about preparing a video résumé, here are five essential tips you can give them to set them on their way to success. 1. Outline Your Video The first question […]
