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1 Science and Engineering Library - Accessible to Inner-City Communities through Science 101 Aleteia Greenwood and Eugene Barsky, Science and Engineering Library, University of British Columbia aleteia.greenwood@ubc.ca and eugene.barsky@ubc.ca aleteia.greenwood@ubc.caeugene.barsky@ubc.ca

2 Vancouver Downtown Eastside

3 Image credit: http://www.dailyseagull.com/tag/downtown-eastside/http://www.dailyseagull.com/tag/downtown-eastside/

4 Science 101 - Background Structure of class Curriculum Students

5 Science 101 Lecture Topics What is Learning For? Infra-red - Invisible Light Mapping the Universe (including the invisible parts) Megaquake in Southwest BC! Atmospheric science - What does that mean? The Mathematics of Evil

6 Science 101 – Science and Engineering Library Involvement How did the UBC Science & Engineering Library became involved in this class?

7 Developing the Class Presentation Overall approach to class Changes in library presentations over time

8 Examples of Methods Used by Librarians for Science 101 A course research guide - http://guides.library.ubc.ca/science101 http://guides.library.ubc.ca/science101 A search strategy worksheet – http://branchscieng.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2011/01/Search_Str ategy_Worksheet.doc http://branchscieng.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2011/01/Search_Str ategy_Worksheet.doc A list of movies about science and scientists Websites for evaluating print and internet resources

9 Lessons Learned Ability to respond to a range of motivation and learning styles Ability to respond to a range of computer skills and life experiences Ability to market with enthusiasm, be friendly, open, engaging, and non-threatening

10 Science 101 – Science and Engineering Library Impact


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