Course and Teaching Support
The Research Data and Design Commons provides both conceptual and skill or tool-based learning sessions, ranging from one-time workshops to other support for your course or research group. An example of a conceptual workshop is “Storytelling with Data,” a workshop that provides best practices and general tips for creating useful visualizations. A skill or tool-based workshop might focus on a specific software, like photoshop, and how it can be used to create publication-ready images.
Typically, Research Data and Design Commons staff need at least 2-8 weeks notice to consider a teaching collaboration request. This often depends on whether we have teaching materials already prepared or are creating them for the first time. We strongly recommend that you contact us as soon as you can. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet your request and time frame, but we are always happy to consider it.
When you contact us about a workshop, we will ask you about:
- Your proposed learning goals/outcomes for the teaching session or workshop and/or what experience you hope participants will have when they attend
- The specific audience(s), e.g., undergraduate students in your department or program, graduate students within your college, graduate students and faculty
- An approximate number of people who you expect to attend
Once we have discussed the details of your collaborative teaching request, we will provide options to best meet those learning goals. For some topics, that might be a synchronous Zoom session, but for others, it may be a detailed guide or tutorial supplemented by individual consultations.
Instructor Reservation and Use Creative Technologies Instruction Room
The Creative Technologies Instruction Room has 18 students and one instructor Mac computers with specialized software for creative media needs. Research Data and Design Commons staff often use the space for teaching support opportunities, but University of Delaware instructors are also able to reserve this specialized space for their own multimedia and data-related instruction needs. Instructors need to request use of the space using the form below and we will work with you to get you access to the space.
Instructors are expected to attend all sessions reserved in the Creative Technologies Instruction Room.
Instructors should request use of the space at least five business days in advance of the desired use date. Research Data and Design Commons staff will evaluate your reservation request and will respond with the decisions. To make this process easy, please fill out the form in as much detail as possible. Approval of use is not granted until a confirmation email is received. Instructors are encouraged to place their requests as early in the semester as possible. Research Data and Design Commons staff are not responsible for mistakes made in a reservation request.
Creative Technologies Instruction Room may not be used for a recurring course. While we can be flexible, we limit the total number of reservations per semester to five times. If you have any questions about this, please reach out. In accordance with University policy, no classes may be held on Reading Days.
We do offer class-use equipment consisting of headphones and hard drives with demo media and data for students in the course to practice with. Please include this in the request so we can plan to bring it to your class.
When the Creative Technologies Instruction Room is not in use for instruction, the space is open for general use. If there is an instruction session taking place in the room, you may request for anyone currently using the space to leave until the session is over. If any issues arise please stop by the Research Data and Design Commons service desk.
If you would like Research Data and Design Commons staff or other library staff to teach your session in the Creative Technologies Instruction Room, please reach to your subject liaison or contact the RDDC.