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Research 101 is a Web-based tutorial intended to help students learn to perform basic information-based research. As a broad introduction it helps students prepare for a more detailed and challenging disciplinary information world and provides a scaffold for learning these competencies in the context of courses.
Students can mail the worksheets to an instructor, to themselves, to a librarian, to a project team, or to all of these, to support collaborative learning activities. Printing out the worksheet and bringing it to reference and information desks can also increase the quality of student interactions with library staff and help you track their selection and use of information sources. It may also be useful to integrate the services of the Odegaard Writing and Research Center where your students can get the combined help of peer writing tutors and professional librarians.
UWill also recommends use of Catalyst Portfolio Project Builder™ or EPost™ for tracking student research activities and providing ongoing feedback and consulting. These options, because they employ applications that contain no learning content, will require the instructor to do more customizing and communicate more about the information elements of student learning activities.
As
a basis for class discussion. Discussion
may be held in class, with or without a librarian present, to emphasize the
nature and significance of the information-seeking process. Class discussion
provides opportunities for students to learn from each other by sharing their
information-seeking experiences and strategies. Discussion centering on information-seeking
activities can help students visualize the world of information in which their
research is taking place and help them modify their mental models of that world
over time.The worksheets included in Research 101 may be used to generate reflection upon and discussion of research strategy, searching behaviors, and other issues raised by information-seeking. UWill also recommends the use of the Catalyst iSubscribe™ tool for managing a class discussion list; and the Catalyst EPost™ tool for facilitating and archiving discussion outside of scheduled class time.
You may choose to create your own log or worksheet. For this, we recommend use of the Catalyst tool WebQ™. UWill also recommends use of the Catalyst Portfolio Project Builder™ for tracking student research activities and providing ongoing feedback and consulting. Some assignments can be turned in via the Catalyst ESubmit™ tool.
As a diagnostic tool for assessing students' literature searching abilities. Used early in a course, Research 101 can provide insight into students' mastery of literature review, library use, and general methods of inquiry. This formative assessment may help to shape your instructional strategies, support students whose abilities may need remedial help, and determine to what extent a workshop in the Library may be productive and what elements it might cover. Contact a UW librarian for consultation on other effective uses for the tutorial.
Research 101 is a recommended site in:
It has also been licensed freely for use by
Parts of Research 101 have been customized for use by Weber State University.
Research 101 is also reviewed in the June 2004 issue of Choice.
"The site mixes visual interest with intellectual challenge, and its intuitive
navigation scheme functions reliably. This standout learning tool will appeal
to undergraduates and others who are motivated to improve their information
literacy mastery." Read
the whole review >>