Learning Commons Brochure (2019–2020)

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DISCOVER&EXPLORE the services, tools, and resources available to support you on your academic journey

LEARNING COMMONS A welcoming place where you are able to create and experiment, consult with peers and experts, and study individually and collaboratively

LEARNING

Learning Commons resources and services can be found on the first, second, and third floors of Richter Library, with select services offered at other UM Libraries.

tech • support Technology Assistance Program

3rd Floor

Develop your skills with productivity software •: Meet with a peer tutor to learn Microsoft Word, Excel, and more •: Attend a workshop

Student Technology Help Desk

Connect to Wi-Fi and DUO authentication •: Get technical support for Windows and Apple computers and other devices •: Install software

learn Camner Center for Academic Resources Learn skills and strategies to better understand course material •: Meet with a peer tutor for most undergraduate subjects

Math Lab

Flexible Program Space B

Flexible Program Space A

Consultation Zone

Check in at the Consultation Zone, make an appointment, or find out more about how we can support you.

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Consultation Zone Check-In

2nd Floor

Learn new approaches to solving math problems •: Get support for undergraduate math courses from peer and expert tutors

Office of Academic Enhancement COMING LATE FALL 2019

Learn how to apply for nationally competitive awards and fellowships •: Get mentoring and support as a first generation or underrepresented student •: Receive advising and programming for Foote Fellows and various scholarship groups

write

Center for the Humanities

Restrooms

Library Operations

Writing Center

Write and revise your papers •: Improve your personal statement •: Meet with a writing consultant

Breeze

COMMONS

Richter Librar y

analyze Digital Scholars’ Lab

Ashe Building

Analyze and visualize data with software •: Meet with an expert consultant to get help with GIS, statistics, and data management

research Peer Research Consultants

Research a topic •: Develop search strategies •: Find scholarly sources •: Manage citations

collaborate Collaborate in group study rooms on the first and second floors •: Work in teams •: Meet in open study spaces

create

1st Floor

Creative Studio

Create multimedia projects •: Print posters and 3D objects •: Check out cameras and other equipment •: Learn Adobe Creative Cloud and other design software

Stairs to 2nd and 3rd Floor Services

Modern Languages Lab Communicate and meet with speakers of languages from around the world •: Practice listening, understanding, speaking, and writing

Elevators

eway

communicate

Entrance

access Access Services

Access course reserves •: Ask quick questions •: Check out books, laptops, headphones, and more

Learn more about the hours and services of the Learning Commons:

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FRONT COVER: Students work individually and collaboratively in the Learning Commons at Richter Library; lower right image: A student at the Creative Studio uses Magic Leap One, courtesy of UM College of Arts and Sciences.

BACK COVER: Dignitaries gather for the groundbreaking of the Solomon G. Merrick Building on January 14, 1926 (left to right: Phineas Paist, architect for Coral Gables; Denman Fink, artist and illustrator for Coral Gables; Frederic Zeigen, managing regent of the University of Miami; Myrtle Zeigen; Bertha M. Foster, regent and first dean of the School of Music; and Clara Price, wife of regent Judge Mitchell D. Price), courtesy of Arva Parks & Company.

Otto G. Richter Library

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