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Education on Film series coming for Spring 2018

December 15th, 2017

in Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Educational Resources Library is proud to announce our Spring 2018 Education on Film series.  The showings will all be in the library’s eClassroom, room B26 in the School of Education’s lower level at 2 Silber Way.

Please watch for future announcements as there is limited space and RSVP will be required.

  • Raising of America – Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation
    Runtime 59 minutes
    Tuesday, January 30, at 5pm
  • I Am Not Your Negro – James Baldwin and Race in America
    Runtime 94 minutes
    Wednesday, February 7, at 4pm
  • 11 Flowers – Coming-of-age Tale set during China’s Cultural Revolution
    Runtime 116 minutes
    Friday, March 2, at 3pm
  • Starving the Beast – The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities
    Runtime 95 minutes
    Monday, March 19, at 4pm
  • Killing Us Softly 4 – Advertising’s Image of Women
    Runtime 46 minutes
    Tuesday, April 3, at 5pm
  • Speaking in Tongues – 4 Kids. 4 Languages. 1 City. 1 World.
    Runtime 57 minutes
    Wednesday, April 18, at 6pm

The films will be shown from the library database Kanopy, which offers thousands of documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video.  Clips from the videos can be used in presentations, shown in class, and even embedded in course management software.

Kanopy Database, Education section screenshot