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Teaching and Learning Toolkit

This guide is intended as a tool-kit for instruction librarians at CMU Libraries.

Scheduling Libraries Workshops

The Instruction Coordination Working Group issues calls for workshops for each Fall and Spring semester. These calls occur several weeks before the start of each semester and include deadlines, with the aim of building our workshop series so that its ready for early-semester and orientation marketing efforts. However, you are welcome to schedule a workshop any time of year!

Below are links to documents related to workshop scheduling. Please reach out via the OLibTeL listserv if you have any questions about workshop scheduling or are interested in talking through ideas for new workshop content.

Teaching Spaces

We recommend that in-person workshops be held in the Sorrells Den for consistency. But if that space does not suit your needs, you can find a list of other available options on campus:

Reserving Spaces in the Library:

Instructions on reserving University Libraries spaces can be found on the UniLib Intranet pages here.

 

 

Reserving a cluster or a classroom:

You can reserve a computer cluster or a classroom space using 25Live.

Once you click on the linked image on the left, You may be asked to log in with your Andrew ID.

There you can search for available clusters or classrooms.  Be sure to read the User Guide.

Tips:

  1. Getting limited options?  try increasing or decreasing the number of attendees by a few.  Results match exact or closest but may list few options if the number of attendees is over capacity or way under capacity.
  2. Visit the location prior to teaching (or at least 15 minutes before) to verify technology.  That said, if you highlight the location link, you sometimes get a photo of the space.
  3. Select "Cluster (for an Academic Course)" if you are teaching a 50 minute session.  Select "Cluster (for Event) if you are conducting a workshop.  Other options are not suggested.

 

Other CMU spaces: 

CMU offers other alternatives for a conference/event space intended for large audience.  You can submit a request here.