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Library webinars for teachers and academics
Posted: Monday 9 June 2025The Library Staff are presenting a series of short sessions on library resources and support material to assist you in your preparation for teaching for 2025.
Please register by clicking on the session title:
Open Educational Resources (OERs) AKA no-cost textbooks! What are they and where to find them?
What are “open educational resources”? This will be a very brief introduction to the world of OERs, and how and why you might consider incorporating them into your teaching.
Tuesday 24 June, 10.00 – 10.30
An overview of some of our streaming databases and how you can create short clips to use in your teaching.
Friday 27th June, 3.00 – 3.30pm
An overview of FedCite’s key features, and examples of how content can be tailored to support your students.
Tuesday 24 June, 12.00 – 12.30
OERs and Creative Commons. What it all means and how I can use them
This Webinar gives background to the OER movement and the flexibility of using open resources including a thorough introduction to Creative Commons licences.
Wednesday 25 June, 10.00 – 10.30
A snapshot of using library databases, including keywords, limits, and saving your search.
Wednesday 25 June, 12.00 – 12.30
Library support for Academics (Learning and Teaching)
An overview of how the library can support your teaching activities.
Wednesday 25 June, 3.00 – 3.30
OERs – Could you be Federation’s next published author?
Federation has published three books through the CAUL OER Collective and we are looking for our next authors. Could this be you? We will be covering the Collective, the publishing platform and the supports available if you are interested in creating your own OER.
Thursday 26 June, 10.00 – 10.30
Finding news: Library databases
Discover how you and your students can find local and national news content via the library. Access subscription-only newspaper content, and stream stories from free-to-air TV news and current affairs broadcasts.
Thursday 26 June, 12.00 – 12.30
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Library Guide
A short tour of our GenAI library guide which is aimed at both students and teaching staff. Topics include FedUni guidelines, ethical considerations, prompting, evaluation of output, declaration of use, Referencing, publishing and copyright.
Friday 27 June, 10.00 – 10.30
Know how to use QuickSearch effectively? Find out about some of the features that will make life easier for you and your students.
Friday 27 June, 10.00 – 10.30
An overview of some of our streaming databases and how you can create short clips to use in your teaching.
Friday 27 June, 3.00 – 3.30
| Contact | Beth Deans Team Leader, Library Learning Services 4313 7878 b.deans@federation.edu.au |
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