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Designing Effective Research Assignments. OIA Teaching Academy: January 3, 2013 Jill Newby & Nicole Pagowsky, UA Libraries. Workshop Learning O utcomes. Understand students’ problems with research. Know how to incorporate information literacy into a course through a research assignment.
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Designing Effective Research Assignments OIA Teaching Academy: January 3, 2013 Jill Newby & Nicole Pagowsky, UA Libraries
Workshop Learning Outcomes Understand students’ problems with research Know how to incorporate information literacy into a course through a research assignment Differentiate between successful and problematic research assignment design Locate resources for further assistance and for contacting a librarian
Students & Research Image via http://librarysmcm.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/beyond-googling-on-the-job/ Information Seeking Behavior from overlobe on Flickr
ERIAL Project l www.erialproject.org
Kuhlthau’s Info Search Process l http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau/information_search_process.htm
Scaffolding http://va505nk.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/ben-longs-scaffolding/
Transparency l www.mindbodygreen.com
Context l http://creativecommons.org/weblog/page/10
Critical Thinking l Dierk Schaefer: flickr.com
Process > Perfection l http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyan_Cat
Assignment Evaluation Group work: In groups of 2-3, evaluate a sample assignment using the checklist handout.
Discussion • What makes a good assignment? • What could have been improved? • What was done well? • How would you revise this assignment? Based on what you’ve learned, how will you revise your assignment?
More Resources & Library Help http://www.library.arizona.edu/services/faculty/instruct-services.html
Reference List ERIAL Project (2012). From http://www.erialproject.org/ Kelly, M. C., & Kross, A. (2002). Making the grade: Academic libraries and student success. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Maricopa Community College District Libraries (n.d.). Research assignment handouts: Essential elements to promote student success workshop. From http://libguides.maricopa.edu/research_assignment_handouts_workshop Project Information Literacy (2012). From http://projectinfolit.org/ Purdy, J. P. (September 01, 2012). Why first-year college students select online research resources as their favorite. First Monday, 17, 9. From http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4088/3289 University of Minnesota Libraries. (n.d.). Improving student research: A faculty/instructor guide. From http://www.lib.umn.edu/research/instruction/guides/FacultyGuide.pdf Weimer, M. (Ed.) (n.d.). Keys to designing effective writing and research assignments. In Faculty Focus: Special Report. From http://uogcde.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/report-keys-to-designing-effective-writing.pdf Jill Newby, newbyj@u.library.arizona.edu Nicole Pagowsky, pagowskyn@u.library.arizona.edu