Please contact Mandi Goodsett with questions or concerns about the workshops.
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Are you struggling to think of a topic for a research assignment? Or unable to find any good sources to back up your thesis? Were you asked to use library resources for a research assignment, but you don't know where to begin? This library workshop, presented by the Michael Schwartz Library, will help you to answer these questions and more. Students can enroll at the link below, or contact Mandi Goodsett at a.goodsett@csuohio.edu for more info.
This workshop targets students in 100 and 200 level courses, although it is open to anyone. Please note that this workshop is not offered for credit through the library. If you are a faculty member considering offering this workshop for extra credit or course credit, please contact a librarian (my contact information is to the right) about embedding the content in your Blackboard course where you will be able to grade it yourself.
If you are a faculty member considering offering this workshop for extra credit for more than 40 students, please contact a librarian (my contact information is to the right) before encouraging students to enroll.
Please use the tabs above to find more information about the workshop.
Workshop Content
The workshop will be broken down as follows.
Pre-Test (5-10 min.)
Topic Tycoon - choosing a research question of appropriate scope (10-15 min.)
Word Wizard - creating a concept map to develop useful keywords for searching (15-20 min.)
Source Star - understanding the role of the information timeline in finding and using sources (5-10 min.)
Search Sage - using the libraries resources to find appropriate sources for your research (30-35 min.)
Post-Test (5-10 min.)
After attending the workshop, students will be able to …
Can faculty members use the workshop materials to offer credit in their own courses?
Certainly! We encourage faculty to contact the library about embedding the material from this workshop into their own course. To begin the process, we will contact eLearning and identify a place for the material in your Blackboard course. Once it has been transferred to your course, you will be responsible for grading the material and keeping it up-to-date.
Can I earn credit for completing all of the materials as they appear in the research guide?
Unfortunately, no. The responses for the activities in this research guide are not collected for grading. Therefore, faculty who would like to grade workshop materials will need to contact a librarian about adding the material in Blackboard. That said, students who wish to earn digital badges may send evidence of completion for each activity to receive a badge. This can be in the form of a screen shot or print-out.
Students who complete portions of this workshop can receive digital badges to acknowledge their new knowledge and skills.
What is a digital badge?
Digital badges are micro-credentials which learning or accomplishments that happen both in the classroom and in less formal settings, like these online workshops. The criteria for
What can I do with a digital badge?
Digital badges can be displayed in online portfolios, websites, or LinkedIn profiles (more information on how to add a badge to your LinkedIn profile is here).
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Topic Tycoon
Word Wizard
Source Star
Search Sage