Pedagogy Support

Class Orientations

If your students will be working with images, we invite you to schedule a 10-minute orientation to introduce your students to the LUNA database and VRC image services. Students who receive a LUNA orientation are more likely to request high-quality image scans for their presentations and course papers.

Course Workshops

If you’re looking to deepen student engagement and build image-based research skills (such as searching for high-quality images, drafting image captions, or ethical image research), the VRC offers 30-80 minute workshops tailored to your course and assignment. The VRC can also offer custom workshops for co-curricular activities.

Recent workshops include: 

To request an orientation or customized course workshop, please email visualresources@uchicago.edu.

Joel Snyder Materials Collection

The VRC’s Joel Snyder Materials Collection (JSMC) makes art historical objects, materials, and tools available for instructor and student engagement and research. To reserve items or discuss plans with the VRC, email visualresources@uchicago.edu.