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Chocolate Science and Technology
by Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa
With all of the chocolate Easter eggs around right now, it’s the perfect time to learn about the chocolate manufacturing process. Afoakwa’s book Chocolate Science and Technology details every step of chocolate manufacture – from cocoa production through to chocolate consumption as well as the nutrition and health benefits of cocoa.
It’s available now in the BCIT library.
Due to a power shortage this holiday weekend, the following hours will be in effect:
Burnaby Campus Library
Good Friday, March 30th – CLOSED
Saturday, March 31st – 9:30am – 5:00pm
Sunday, April 1st – 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Easter Monday, April 2nd – CLOSED
ehPod
The ehPod will remain open 24/7 with the following exception:
Saturday, March 31st from 7:00pm – Sunday, April 1st, 1:00pm.
Wishing you all a bright and happy Easter!
by Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers is Rupi Kaur’s second collection of poetry. Embellished with her own illustrations, Kaur’s book of poetry is described as “a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming” – making it a apt pick for springtime reading.
You can find The Sun and Her Flowers in the library.
The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
By Chris Bailey
If you still haven’t adjusted to the clocks going forward last weekend, and you’re scrambling to stay on top of everything you need to get done, it might be useful to sharpen your time management skills with The Productivity Project: Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy by Chris Bailey.
Another book club meeting, some more great discussions about books.
We started with books about conversations:
And moved on to historical fiction:
February was Black History Month, and some books about race were next:
Then a variety of non-fiction:
More fiction came next:
An autobiography:
More fiction:
Some author recommendations – if you like Sheri S. Tepper you might also like books by:
Then non-fiction again:
And we finished with a group favourite:
Last, but not least, a recommendation about a new mobile bookstore in the Lower Mainland:
We are meeting again on April 5th at the couches on the main floor of the Burnaby Campus Library.
All faculty, staff and students are welcome to join us!
Call for Grant Applications
Sponsored by the AVP, Educational Support and Innovation and BCcampus, the BCIT Open Education Working Group, the BCIT Library, and the Learning and Teaching Centre are providing small grants (up to $5,000) for the 2018/19 fiscal year to fund the development of Open Education Resources (OER) to integrate into your courses (may include open ancillary resources such as test banks, case studies, slide decks, etc.) or to redesign courses to incorporate open educational practices and open course materials.
The Open Education Working Group, the Library, and the LTC offer additional support to apply for the grants, plan and design your OER, find and adapt high-quality open educational resources, apply a Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-SA), and add newly created OER to the BCIT Open Repository.
How to apply for an Open Educational Resources Grant
Eligibility
Full and part-time instructors at BCIT may receive an open education grant.
Deadline
Apply by March 15, 2018, complete the work by March 31, 2019
Application
Two grants of up to $5,000 will be provided in the 2018/19 fiscal year. The intent of the grants is to enable instructors teaching courses at BCIT to receive support to create open educational resources, including ancillary resources (test banks, case studies, slide decks, etc.), or to redesign a course to incorporate open educational resources and open educational practices. Institutional support will be provided by the Open Education Working Group, the Library, and the LTC.
Open Education Sprint Grant Application Form
Interested in Open Educational Practices, but no time to develop an OER right now? Consider reviewing an Open Textbook: BCcampus offers $250 honorariums to faculty who review open textbooks from the BCcampus collection.
Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to be Human at Work
By Harvard Business Review Press
Today is National Employee Appreciation Day. If you sometimes find yourself having a hard time appreciating other employees at your workplace, maybe check out Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to be Human at Work. According to one of the book’s authors, “emotional intelligence has proved to be twice as important as other competencies such as technical skills and IQ in determining outstanding leadership. It is now one of the crucial criteria in hiring and promotion processes, performance evaluations, and professional development courses. And it’s not innate–it’s a skill that all of us can improve.”
Everyday Emotional Intelligence is available in the BCIT Library.