Think critically about approaching research.
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Starting with a general topic, students do background research in order to develop a list of questions that represent potential areas of more focused inquiry. |
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Mapping Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Sources This lesson is designed for lower-division composition undergraduate students to learn frameworks for evaluating the audience and purpose of various information sources. After analyzing an array of sources for audience and purpose students can dig into a source in more detail looking for markers of authority and discussing strategies for verifying claims. |
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Information Needs, Types, and Qualities This activity proceeds via Socratic questioning. The goal is to have students explain the common stumbling blocks they encounter as they look for information and as they write papers (if they have). The role of the librarian/instructor is to facilitate the discussion by providing a contextual framework for student experiences. By showing students that their research process follows a common pattern, they can make better choices about how, when, and where to look for information (e.g., not jumping straight to peer-reviewed articles when they can barely define their topic) |
