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Alessia Cavazos

Undergraduate Success Librarian
Experiential Learning

Contact Information

alessia.cavazos@uta.edu
817-272-1527
Central Library, Room 311

Staff Awards

2020 Maverick Spirit Award
2020 Team of the Year
Experiential Learning and Outreach; User Success and Services

Virtual Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Office Hours Note

Available by appointment at other times, via Teams.

Academic Subjects

English

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My Recent Posts

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Join Us Next Time On: Alumni Book Club!

The UTA Libraries has an awesome book club for the whole community that meets virtually once a month. But did you know we also collaborate with Alumni Relations? Check out this post to learn more about how you can participate in a next Book Club, and some of the cool sessions we have had before!

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Why You Should Use Social Media In the Classroom

With social media becoming a main source of communication, expression, and information, it's important to think about ways that we as educators can make our lessons matter more to our students.

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Teaching the Four Moves to identify Fake News: Why it Matters

Now more than ever, students are using social media to stay up to date with news and information. How do we as educators ensure that our students know how to identify credible sources? This blog takes a look at how the UTA Libraries is teaching smart news gathering through supplemental instruction.

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What's It Look Like Now? - Orientation: from In-Person to Virtual

With the pandemic, almost all operations have been forced to move virtually. This post takes a closer look at virtual orientations, how things have changed, how the library participates, and how they are continuing to make these sessions interactive, interesting, and dynamic.

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It Takes a Village: Sharing Open Library Instructional Content with the University Community

UTA Libraries assists in the effort to transition learning online

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