Teaching & Learning: Readings & Resources

We encourage shared resources; it's great to see what others have done and incorporate new ideas.  Look at the following examples to see what you might develop--and don't hesitate to "steal" from these too!

• English 131 gives an example of the kind of session is the most common. The students needed help with Topic Selection, developing Keywords, identifying Scholarly Sources and using a common Search Engine (Acedemic Search Complete)
• English 131 Outline (Generally for the teacher, guides through the lesson)
• English 131 Handout (For students, can be to give information or to give them a way to interact with material)
  
  
• Geography 271 is an excellent example of a specific topic but a more general introduction to approaching research.  Uses a concept map that is often useful.
• Geography 271 Outline 
• Geography 271 Handout
   
• English 111 gives an example of how to introduce several sources for searching as well as an excellent form for Evaluating Sources. 
• English 111 Outline
• English 111 Handout
   
• Geography 315 describes a session focused on literature reviews.  It briefly touches on Keywords and uses an excellent activity to get students involved.  It goes on to focus on scholarly sources, analyzing and evaluating their quality.
• Geography 315 Outline
• Geography 315 Handout

Sometimes a video shows the process faster and quicker and can be referenced later! Consider adding these to your lesson plan or class guide:

A few reading selections to help kickstart your pedagogy:

• Explore the libraries Teaching & Learning page
• Read the ALA's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
• Read Barr and Tagg's From Teaching to Learning--A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education

Komi children, with reindeer, reading in the fields, Natsionalnaia biblioteka Respubliki Komi, UW Libraries Collection, accessed 1/2/2013