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Updated Version, please download this one! This infographic helps students figure out more information about peer-reviewed articles, including types of secondary articles like meta-analysis and meta-synethesis. This map gives more information and helps to point them in the right direction, especially those doing literature reviews in the sciences.
Posted on October 18, 2018
Contributor: Samantha Kennedy
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
A discussion and overview of the following ideasWhy we see things differently.Why we don’t like to be wrong.Why it is dangerous to question authority.Where we got the letter A.The morbidity of Puritan children’s books.How culture and community impact information.The origin of the political parties in America.How information is dangerous and can be used to disrupt or preserve a social order. take note of the following terms:cognitive dissonanceconfirmation biasdisconfirmation biasoppositional media hostilitypropagandatop-down information systemsbottom-up information systemspublic...
Posted on September 25, 2018
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Blog Post, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation, Framework as a Whole
This infographic helps students figure out more information about peer-reviewed articles, including types of secondary articles like meta-analysis and meta-synethesis. This map gives more information and helps to point them in the right direction, especially those doing literature reviews in the sciences.
Posted on September 24, 2018
Contributor: Samantha Kennedy
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Similar to my general "research snake" this one is specficially for history student searching for history resources, primary and secondary. This is a visual resource you can use to show students how to start research and the steps they should follow along the way. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at samkennedy@gmail.com
Posted on September 24, 2018
Contributor: Samantha Kennedy
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
This resource discusses alt right propaganda, gives examples, and posts links to further readings.
Posted on September 12, 2018
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Blog Post, Learning Object, Research Guide
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Developed for the University of Connecticut's "Research Now!" online curriculum. This worksheet is designed as a tool for students to assess their sources, and re-evaluate their research focus.
Posted on September 5, 2018
Contributor: Donovan Reinwald
Resource Type(s): Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Developed for the University of Connecticut's "Research Now!" online curriculum. This worksheet is a tool for students to take notes about the sources they find. Based in Carol Kuhlthau's Information Search Process.
Posted on September 5, 2018
Contributor: Donovan Reinwald
Resource Type(s): Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Developed for the University of Connecticut's "Research Now!" online curriculum. This worksheet is designed as a tool to narrow a student's topic in order to write a refined research question.
Posted on September 5, 2018
Contributor: Donovan Reinwald
Resource Type(s): Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Developed for the University of Connecticut's "Research Now!" online curriculum. This activity is designed to provoke critical thinking about information sources throughout the research process. Students begin by recalling any prior knowledge of the subject, then consider what they would like to learn about it during their research. The activity then prompts them to consider how they will find information on their topic, and finally to describe what they have learned about it having completed their research.
Posted on September 5, 2018
Contributor: Donovan Reinwald
Resource Type(s): Activity
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Developed for the University of Connecticut's "Research Now!" online curriculum. This worksheet is designed to work as a "Think, Pair, Share" exercise. Students begin by writing their research question, break their research question into concepts, come up with keywords, and brainstorm with a peer.
Posted on September 4, 2018
Contributor: Donovan Reinwald
Resource Type(s): Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Searching as Strategic Exploration