Outrageous Claims!: Radical Ideas for the Future of Research
What would happen if we stopped teaching students how to find sources? if we abandoned the research paper as we know it? if we stopped worrying about plagiarism? if we didn't require source citations? Let's talk about these thrilling/frightening/challenging ideas and the possibilities for change they represent.
Optional Reading: “Decode Academy” by Barbara Fister
Outrageous Claims Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/Outrageous
Plagiarism-Proof Assignments
This open forum will focus on best-practices for creating assignments that do not allow for student plagiarism. Share your own strategies and adopt successful ideas from your colleagues.
Plagiarism-Proof Assignment Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/Plagiarism
Evidence ≠ Belief
What’s happening in public discussions about vaccination or climate change? Tired of reading research papers where students ignore mountains of evidence in their research papers in order to support their own opinions? This session will examine the recent Pew Report about public perception of science and research. It will also propose strategies to get your students to engage with research materials and —maybe— change their opinion after all.
Optional Reading: Pew Report: Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society
Introduction to the New Information Literacy Framework
Join the COD Librarians in a discussion about the New Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education and how we can work together to best help our students understand the importance of being literate about the information ecosystem as we see it now and in the future, what it does to learning, and how best to use and navigate through it.
Optional Reading: ACRL “Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education”
Framework Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/Framework
Think Like a Novice: Threshold Concepts in College Research
Do you remember when you learned how to "do" research? At some point, something clicked and you understood the process and could replicate it on demand - you may have even grown to love it!
That moment, when the light bulb goes off is an important part of the transition from "novice" to "master" - you have passed a threshold of understanding that is both transformative and irreversible. In this webinar, we will discuss the threshold concepts that students must be guided over in their own journeys toward information literacy mastery.
Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/novice
Finding and Using Copyright-free Multimedia
Learn how to find high-quality copyright-free images, video, and audio that can be used freely by educators and students. We’ll also discuss Creative Commons and how it’s revolutionizing the use and reuse of digital media.
Link, Stream, Embed: How to Incorporate Library Resources into Your Blackboard Course
Participants in this session will discover amazing, freely-available articles, videos, images, music and more using the Library’s electronic resources; learn how to provide access to selected content through Blackboard; and get an introduction to copyright in the online classroom.
Creative Commons and Copyright-free Media
Learn how to find high-quality copyright-free images, video, and audio that can be used freely by educators and students. We’ll also discuss Creative Commons and how it’s revolutionizing the use and reuse of digital media.
MLA 8th Edition: What's New? What's Different?
The 8th edition of the MLA Handbook is out and guess what? The guidelines for documenting sources have changed!
MLA now recommends one universal set of guidelines which can be applied to any source, regardless of the format – book, article, video, even Twitter tweets!
Learn about MLA’s radical new approach to building works-cited list entries before Noodlebib, Purdue OWL and even our own Citing Sources page make the switch from Seventh edition to Eighth. This session covers the new concepts of MLA Core Elements and Containers, plus other significant changes.
Webinar Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/MLA
Think Like a Novice: Threshold Concepts in College Research
Do you remember when you learned how to "do" research? At some point, something clicked and you understood the process and could replicate it on demand - you may have even grown to love it! That moment, when the light bulb goes off is an important part of the transition from "novice" to "master" - you have passed a threshold of understanding that is both transformative and irreversible. In this webinar, we will discuss the threshold concepts that students must be guided over in their own journeys toward information literacy mastery.
Webinar Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/novice
What's Wrong with Wikipedia?
According to a 2012 Pew Research Internet Project study, the top five sources students are likely to consult for research are Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, their peers and Spark Notes. What does data about students' information sources say about their research habits and behavior? This 50 minute session will consider this question and explore classroom and assignment strategies for addressing gaps in student "research" skills.
Optional Reading: “How Teens Do Research in the Digital World”
Webinar Resources: http://codlrc.org/IL/Future/Sources