Online Learning Update

October 21, 2011

Learning Online: For Better Research Assignments, Ask a Librarian

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

By: Beth Schuck, Faculty Focus

A recent survey of faculty handouts for research assignments found that most of the handouts provided details for length, citation guide style and how to get assistance from the faculty member. What wasn’t included was a critical need for most undergraduate students: context for the research topic. Across the board, the handouts lacked specifics of the research context, including where to start, where to focus the information seeking, and how to locate a variety of information types. These key research behaviors are not common skills in today’s, or perhaps any, undergraduate students. Ironically when follow-up conversations were completed with the faculty members who took part in the survey; they did not believe students knew where to look but hadn’t included the directions necessary to direct students in this phase of research either.

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/instructional-design/for-better-research-assignments-ask-a-librarian/

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