OIA Teaching Academy: January 3, 2013 Jill Newby & Nicole Pagowsky, UA Libraries

Understand students’ problems with research Know how to incorporate information literacy into a course through a research assignment Differentiate between successful and problematic research assignment design Locate resources for further assistance and for contacting a librarian

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Individual work: Fill out the top portion of the handout to the “Final Version.” Use a research assignment from a class you have taught, or one you would like to implement in your class. Think about issues students have with research and how that relates to your assignment and course content.

Assignment Topic Social media in the Presidential campaign Learning Outcomes Students will be aware of how social media is being used in the presidential campaign Assessment Methods One page paper with bibliography Assignment Details Requirements  Must use library resources to locate at least 2 newspaper or magazine articles  One page paper  Citations in APA format  Due in 1 week What Must Students Be Able to Do to Complete the Assignment? Library Resource Identify Search Words and create search statements Tutorial: How to Search Effectively Locate 2 newspaper or magazine articlesNewspapers and magazines Lexis/Nexis, Newsbank, New York Times Evaluate sources for relevance to assignmentTutorial: Selecting the Best Resources for your Topic Synthesize information and paraphrase correctly into a one page paper Tutorial: Accidental Plagiarism – Don't Let it Happen to You Cite the source correctly in APA styleUA Library Citation Guide

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Group work: In groups of 2-3, evaluate a sample assignment using the checklist handout.

 What makes a good assignment?  What could have been improved?  What was done well?  How would you revise this assignment? Based on what you’ve learned, how will you revise your assignment?

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