Category Archives: Special Events

Scholarly research on the web: Alternatives to Google

During March, the Library is presenting a 3-part online series called Strategic Internet Interaction. Join us this Thursday (March 18) at noon for the second webinar, Alternatives to Google. Librarians Ann Moriarty and Harold Henkel will demonstrate techniques to protect your privacy, plus specialized search engines that prioritize different websites from Google.

Topics will include:

  1. Avoiding filter bubbles and confirmation bias
  2. Protecting your privacy when searching the web
  3. Using alternative search engines and browsers.

To join the webinar this Tursday, click here.

Faculty Scholarship Works-in-Progress online presentations

On March 2, The Faculty Senate hosted an online “works-in-progress” event, in which two members of the Regent faculty presented and took questions on upcoming books that are still in the writing phase:

  • Prof. Daniel Gilbert, Ph.D.
    Pneumatology: The Renewal Theology of God, The Holy Spirit
    Kendall Hunt Publishers

  • Prof. Jeffrey A. Brauch, J.D.
    Topic: Understanding Human Dignity

Both presentations prompted a lively discussion from the online audience. A Zoom recording of the event is now available:

https://regent.zoom.us/rec/share/2sqoAddHe9FTU3JUqUmMNriMnpDitxHw0HsxfGWVHRQgIpTURoLr4E0wL6Y4p2ht._bDoNQGUkBqQPtvQ
Passcode: azw!3AA$

Fake news webinar series recordings now available

Lifecycle of false information

Zoom recordings are now available for all the programs of our three-part series on discerning truth in the era of fake news:

While the phenomenon of fake news is widely discussed in academic forums and publications, these programs are unique in addressing the problem from a Christian perspective. The Library would like to thank our faculty presenters and CBN News Director Rob Allman for making this series possible.

 

Image source: Meel, Priyanka and Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma. “Fake News, Rumor, Information Pollution in Social Media and Web: A Contemporary Survey of State-of-the-Arts, Challenges and Opportunities.” Expert Systems with Applications 153, (2019;2020;): https://tinyurl.com/yyc4xcwb

Book Launch – The Holy Spirit and the Reformation Legacy

Join the Library and School of Divinity On Tuesday, November 3 at 2:00 p.m. for the launch of a new collection of essays by Regent faculty, alumni, and students. The Holy Spirit and the Reformation Legacy explores the legacy of the Reformation with regard to the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Following the five-hundredth anniversary of Luther’s posting of his ninety-five theses, these essays consider this legacy with particular reference to the work of Martin Luther and John Calvin, as well as broader Reformation themes as they are related to pneumatology and the life of the church today. The book’s editors, Dr. Mark Cartledge and Dr. Mark Jumper will speak at the launch.

The event is free and open to the public and will be videoconferenced on Zoom. To register and receive a link, click here.

Fake News: Question everything

Venn diagram of false information on social media and web

On Thursday October 29, from 12:00 to 1:00, the Library will present the final program of its three-part webinar series on fake news and how to resist it in research. In this week’s webinar, Fake News: Question everything, Dr. Stephen Perry, Robert Schwarzwalder, and CBN News Director Rob Allman will discuss fake news in the media and how CBN addresses it from a Christian perspective. Q&A will follow the presentations. Click here to register and receive a Zoom link to participate.

Image source: Meel, Priyanka and Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma. “Fake News, Rumor, Information Pollution in Social Media and Web: A Contemporary Survey of State-of-the-Arts, Challenges and Opportunities.” Expert Systems with Applications 153, (2019;2020;): https://tinyurl.com/yyc4xcwb