Introduction to Research in the ARHS Library Janis Wolkenbreit

Understanding by Design Enduring Understanding The research process is a flexible method for acquiring, evaluating, understanding and using information. Essential Questions How do I find pertinent information? How do I evaluate the reliability of the information? Does the information increase my understanding of the topic? How does my increased understanding help me to understand other issues?

Understanding by Design Students will know: The purpose and use of library information sources How to evaluate information for bias, authority and point of view How to narrow/enlarge the scope of their inquiry Students will be able to: use the ARHS library and its print and non-print resources to access information effectively and efficiently write a critically annotated bibliography use keyword and subject searches appropriately, use Boolean searching, truncation and wildcards

Standards AASL Information Literacy Standards National Educational Technology Standards Massachusetts Health Curriculum Frameworks Standards

To appeal to all learners… Demonstration with hands on practice On-line tutorials Written instructions Self-paced guided explorations Subject choice Multiple resources Presentation choice

Hear, See, Do

Class Schedule Day 1 Intro, tour, reference books, notes Day 2 Library catalog, search strategies bibliography/ annotation sheets Day 3 Notes: what is important, resource evaluation Day 4 Library home page, bias, databases, search strategies, notes Day5 Notetaking, action plans Day 6 Noodlebib Classroom follow-up: final prep day, presentations, reflection statements and annotated bibliographies due

Personal Assistance

Rubrics Data collection/annotation – reference book, general collection book, Infotrac article, ProQuest or SIRS article Data collection/annotation – reference book, general collection book, Infotrac article, ProQuest or SIRS article Final annotated bibliography Action plan Reflection statement Presentation Total project

Data Collection

Iterations 30 times and counting Multiple one-shot activities on different topics One project over whole trimester Self-paced notebook approach Directed notebook approach Restricted time “file case” approach Include web – No web - Webquests Hot potatoes evaluations

Examples of final projects Posters Children’s books Powerpoints Videos Skits Simulations

Reflection statement excerpts My partner and I learned a lot about the research process. It was so valuable to do this project not just because of what we learned on the topic, but also the whole process. One aspect is using the online data bases. I personally had only used Proquest and found the others very useful as well without this project I wouldn’t have known they existed. I also learned about reference books and I had also never used any books from any library. I am now able to use these books and cite them using Noodlebib. I also wrote my first annotated bibliography using the online based Noodlebib. It was great that there was a rubric and an example to follow. I have learned a lot about the topic and research in general. I think that it was a terrific idea to do the research project using the library in health, that way we can research something that actually means something to us.

Links to Resources ARHS Library web page Rubrics Bibliography/Annotation sheets Noodletools How to evaluate a web site AASL Information Literacy Standards National Educational Technology Standards Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Standards