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critical thinking

The ability to analyze, evaluate, and reconstruct information, including questioning common information or assumptions

Advanced Legal Research Syllabus for Fall 2024

Topics
active learning
critical information literacy
critical thinking
learning outcomes
online sources
search strategies
secondary sources
source evaluation
writing
Resource Type(s)
Syllabus
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Discipline(s)
Law
Library and Information Science
Type of Institution
University
Scope
Classroom-level
Course-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA

Legal Research Exercise: The Vape Shop

Topics
active learning
critical thinking
online sources
writing
Resource Type(s)
Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Information Creation as Process
Research as Inquiry
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Discipline(s)
Law
Library and Information Science
Type of Institution
University
Scope
Classroom-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA

Legal Research Exercise for Citators: The Cell Phone Search

Topics
active learning
citation
critical thinking
primary sources
secondary sources
writing
Resource Type(s)
Assignment Prompt
Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Discipline(s)
Law
Library and Information Science
Type of Institution
University
Scope
Classroom-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA

Annotated Bibliography Paragraph - Let's Tag-Team It!

Topics
active learning
citation
collaboration
critical thinking
source evaluation
writing
Resource Type(s)
Activity
Assignment Prompt
Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Information Has Value
Scholarship as Conversation
Discipline(s)
Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing
Type of Institution
Community or Junior College
College
University
Scope
Classroom-level
Course-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial License CC-BY-NC

Library Research Practice :-) It's like going on a journey!

Topics
active learning
critical thinking
databases
early research
First Year Experience (FYE)
first-year students
library orientation
scaffolding
search strategies
Resource Type(s)
Activity
Assignment Prompt
Learning Object
Tutorial
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Information Has Value
Research as Inquiry
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Discipline(s)
Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
Type of Institution
Community or Junior College
College
University
Scope
Classroom-level
Course-level
License Assigned
All Rights Reserved

Think Outside the Box (In-class Exercise)

Topics
active learning
algorithmic bias
artificial intelligence (AI)
critical information literacy
critical thinking
databases
online sources
writing
Resource Type(s)
Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Information Creation as Process
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Discipline(s)
Communication Studies
Law
Library and Information Science
Type of Institution
University
Scope
Classroom-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA

The 3 P's: Population, Place, Problem

Topics
critical thinking
early research
First Year Experience (FYE)
first-year students
Resource Type(s)
Activity
Assignment Prompt
Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed
Research as Inquiry
Discipline(s)
Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
Type of Institution
Community or Junior College
College
Scope
Classroom-level
Course-level
License Assigned
CC Attribution-NonCommercial License CC-BY-NC
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