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Category: Education
Do we need to develop AI literacy, or is it part of digital literacy?!
During the hype of ChatGPT many people were wondering how we can integrate AI literacy in our teaching. However, what is missing in that assumption is that we sometimes overestimate the digital literacy skills of our students and instead of directly jumping to AI literacy, we should look at the level of digital literacy as well.
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New online resource: Compustat Capital IQ Transcripts (via Wharton)
Compustat Capital IQ Transcripts provides a convenient way to analyse historical transcript data and trends on 10,600 companies.
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Highlights 2023
We are excited to present the Highlights 2023, showcasing our achievements from the past year. Maastricht University Library continues to innovate itself in response to the increasing diversity of scientific information resulting from digitisation. Consequently, the library plays an active role in making scientific information available and supporting its use for education and research.
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Access to public health literature with Global Health database
The University Library recently started offering access to the Global Health database (EBSCO). Global Health is a database that provides a truly global perspective on public health, indexing key literature not covered by other databases.
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Open Education Week at Maastricht University
Every year in March Open Education Week takes place as a week-long series of global events. This year Open Education Week is scheduled from 4 March to 8 March. The aim of this event is to increase awareness, highlight initiatives, and showcase the influence opening up aspects of education has on communities and individuals. Throughout Open Education Week, various online and local events will take place, including workshops, webinars, discussions, debates, and other activities, catering to both the general public and specific audiences such as faculty or students.
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Exploring the pages: Students bring rare books to life
Student reviews about 12 captivating old books from Maastricht University’s (UM’s) Special Collections have recently been published on Wikipedia.
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Workshop Open Science in Education
Unlock the potential of Open Educational Resources in your teaching. Get ready for a transformative experience during Open Education Week 2024! On Thursday 7 March, the Maastricht University Library is hosting an exclusive workshop, delving into the global celebration of the Open Education Movement. The goal is to raise awareness about the movement’s profound impact on teaching and learning worldwide, emphasising the free and open educational opportunities available to everyone, everywhere, right now.
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Make your teaching more interactive with Wooclap
Did you know that interaction between teachers and students can enhance students’ attention and involvement? Furthermore, long-term retention of information improves when you actively engage your audience.
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EAR II and the CopyrightCheck tool
The Easy Access Agreement 2023 (EAR II) is an agreement between the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) and the collective management organisation Uitgeversorganisatie voor Onderwijslicenties (UvO) regarding the use of extracts (fragments) from publications for educational purposes, such as PDFs, images, etc. This agreement revises the existing Reader agreement concerning the use of extracts in (digitally) delivered educational materials. At the initiative of UNL and UvO, SURF (cooperative association of Dutch educational and research institutions) collaborated closely with universities to develop the CopyrightCheck tool.
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Looking for tips & tricks on finding company data?
Save the date for the demo training sessions Wharton Research Data Service, Orbis and FactSet in January!
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