As Jefferson faculty, researchers, and staff, we know that you are busy. That’s why we recently created four (and more to come!) video recordings so that you can enjoy the Academic Commons and Thomas Jefferson University Libraries workshops at a convenient time.
These four videos make up a workshop series called Information Literacy Starter Pack, which highlights databases and resources to assist in your clinical and teaching practice. Resources discussed in the video series include ClinicalKey, DynaMed, Draw it to Know it, Statista, JoVE, and more.
Click a workshop title below to watch the videos or scroll down to read workshop descriptions and learning objectives.
Information Literacy Starter Pack: Clinical:
Evidence Based Practice (ClinicalKey)
Information Literacy Starter Pack: Clinical:
Evidence Based Practice (DynaMed)
Information Literacy Starter Pack: Sciences:
New Databases to Enhance Your Curriculum (Draw it to Know it, Statista)
Information Literacy Starter Pack
We Have a Video for That
Clinical: Evidence Based Practice (ClinicalKey)
The tools of evidence-based medicine are continually evolving. It is vital for those working with patients and in the healthcare field to keep up to date on how to interact with the current evidence-based tools. One of the newest resources to Jefferson Health is ClinicalKey, which provides an array of literature, tools, and resources.
After completing the session, participants will be able to:
- Search and access information in ClinicalKey for Nursing
- Understand what resources are available
- Successfully create a personal account in the platform
Clinical: Evidence Based Practice (DynaMed)
The tools of evidence-based medicine are continually evolving. It is vital for those working with patients and in the healthcare field to keep up to date on how to interact with the current evidence-based tools. One of the newest resources to Jefferson Health is DynaMed, a point of care resource. DynaMed is implemented within the EHR system EPIC at Jefferson Health and has a mobile app available.
After completing the session, participants will be able to:
- Search and access information in DynaMed
- Understand what resources are available
- Successfully create a personal account in the platform
Sciences: New Databases to Enhance Your Curriculum (Draw it to Know it, Statista)
Are you frustrated with curriculum planning or looking for new ways to get students engaged in learning? Want to know more about what resources are available to you at Jefferson? This portion of our series will take you on a detailed tour of the Draw It to Know It and Statista resources. Draw it to Know it: Medical & Biological Sciences is a multimodal database for interacting with biological science materials with illustrated and narrated tutorials. Statista is a resource with data on over 80,000 topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single professional platform that you can use for a variety of subjects.
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
- Access and utilize Draw it to know it and Statista resources
- Effectively implement these resources into their course instruction
- Inform others about these resources
We Have a Video for That
Did you know that there are a variety of resources that can help enhance your curriculum? Found easily on our library database menu are all the resources needed to help your students learn in a variety of ways. Let’s take a deeper dive into how FA Davis and JoVE can make a difference in your courses.
FA Davis is a comprehensive resource with searchable texts and in-depth multimedia materials that covers a variety of topics from athletic injuries to rehabilitation techniques. JoVE is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal with publications in video format.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Access and utilize FA Davis and JoVE resources
- Effectively implement these resources into their course instruction
- Inform others about these resources
Check out our other workshops, including live sessions on professional writing, instructional design and educational technologies, and open educational resources.