Get a jump start on your studies Leap into Learning Get a jump start on your studies Sally Kudrna August 1, 2017

Why do I need to do LIL? It’s your first assessment task It’s an easy way to get 20%! Library

What is Leap into Learning? Leap into Learning (LIL) is an online program designed to provide you with searching, evaluating, and referencing skills Image: Pixabay Library

How can LiL help you? Learn about scholarly resources available to you Ensure your work exhibits academic integrity Develop skills in searching key databases in your subject Help you meet learning outcomes Library

How can LIL help you? By meeting your learning outcomes Library

How can LiL help you? By developing University Graduate Attributes Library

How to access and enrol in LIL Library

Module 1 Getting started in the Library Unit Outline Library Search Borrowing conditions My Library Help Library

Module 2 Assignment Research: Beginning Steps The Research Process Analysing your topic – how to begin! Planning your search Databases – what are they? Scholarly Information/Peer reviewed – what does it mean and why it’s important Library

Module 3 Assignment Research: Subject-specific information Subject-specific databases Customizing Google Scholar to access ACU resources Evaluating Resources Referencing / Academic Integrity Library

Completing the program Complete at your own pace Pick up from where you left off Contains text and tips; videos; practice exercises Each module has a 5-question quiz to reinforce the new information and skills Need 100% in each quiz to progress to next module Do each module in order Library

Certificates of achievement Two certificates: Generic (after module 2) Subject-specific (after module 3) Save PDFs of certificates – you may need them for other units Library

Help Where do I get it? In person at the Library – open 7 days a week Via our 24/7 chat service (during semester) Through our Ask Your Librarian email service Email Sally at sally.kudrna@acu.edu.au Library