A blog to help you navigate "All Things Education" as you prepare for and complete the B.Ed Professional Program experience @ Lakehead University in Orillia. This blog centralizes all internal (and campus specific) communications circulated throughout the year. Check this blog frequently for relevant instruction, information and updates that will assist you in your academic journey! Can't find the information you need? The Lakehead University website should always be the first place you look.
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Monday, February 14, 2022
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Blanche E. Snell Estate Fund
The Blanche E. Snell Estate Fund benefits students and educators from developing countries who are studying in Ontario.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Student Appreciation Day & Big Brothers
Student Appreciation Day
Student Appreciation Day is on February 14th!
Please visit https://www.lakeheadu.ca/ students/student-life/student- services/or/ studentappreciation https://www.lakeheadu.ca/ students/student-life/student- services/or/ studentappreciationfor details.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia
Hey EDUC students!
My name's Taylor and I'm a third-year social work student as well as a current placement student with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia. Big Brothers Big Sisters is currently looking for student mentors to help provide life-changing mentoring opportunities for kids aged 6-16.
Mentoring a young person can not only provide you with valuable experience within the field of education, but can be life changing for the mentee. Many kids, especially young boys, are currently waiting for a mentor.
- Work one-on-one with a young person.
- Help facilitate group programming.
- Develop your leadership skills.
- Gain experience to add to your resume or other academic applications.
- And much, much more!
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Heritage Place Student Commons - Re-Opens on Jan 31st
To Orillia Education Students:
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Temporary Closure of the Heritage Place Student Commons
Orillia Education Library information : Print and Electronic access to resources
Happy New Year!
As we begin the winter 2022 term, the Lakehead Libraries have reverted to a Contactless Pickup Service model. At present, we expect this model to be in effect from January 5, 2022 to January 23, 2022.
Information specific to the Orillia Education Library is provided below:
Request books, journal articles and other materials for pickup:
You can place a request for a physical item to be placed on hold for you via our OMNI search system. The steps for placing a hold can be found here.
All pickups, including education items, will be at the Orillia Harvie Legacy Library on University Avenue.
The pickup hours will be:
Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays: 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm
If you have any difficulties with placing a hold, or with pickup times, please email orlib@lakeheadu.ca
Request a scanned excerpt from a print item
The steps on this page also explain how to request that an excerpt, from a print item, be scanned and emailed to you. Please be aware that copyright guidelines dictate the number of pages which can be scanned and emailed to you.
Return of Library Materials:
All materials should be returned to the Orillia Harvie Legacy Library on University Avenue. The drop-box is located at the library desk within the Orsi Family Learning Commons.
If you have library materials that are close to their due date, you can sign in to myLibraryAccount / OMNI and renew your materials. If your item is overdue please email orlib@lakeheadu.ca to ask that your item be renewed.
Online Access to Library Resources:
A reminder that through the Education Library website you have access to many online resources that are available from any location.
Ebooks on a wide range of teaching topics. Use the Omni search box in the middle of the page. See this video for more information on finding ebooks with OMNI.
Education Journal Databases to find journal articles in Education.
Documentaries, feature films and more through Streaming media databases such as NFB, Criterion, and Kanopy.
Curated library guides on a wide variety of education and teaching topics are also available. On the Education Libraries website, go to the K-12 Resources area (middle left) and choose either P/J Teaching Resources or I/S Teaching Resources.
Library Assistance:
Library staff are available remotely to assist you with any aspect of the library’s services. Please email orlib@lakeheadu.ca for general library assistance. For library research help, please contact Chris Tomasini at ctomasin@lakeheadu.ca
