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

2. Why do I need to do LIL? It’s your first assessment task
It’s an easy way to get 20%!
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3. What is Leap into Learning?
Leap into Learning (LIL) is an online program designed to provide you with searching, evaluating, and referencing skills
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4. 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
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5. How can LIL help you?
By meeting your learning outcomes
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6. How can LiL help you? By developing University Graduate Attributes
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7. How to access and enrol in LIL
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8. Module 1 Getting started in the Library Unit Outline Library Search
Borrowing conditions
My Library
Help
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9. 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
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10. Module 3 Assignment Research: Subject-specific information
Subject-specific databases
Customizing Google Scholar to access ACU resources
Evaluating Resources
Referencing / Academic Integrity
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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 service
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