Effective Research Assignments
As a follow up to Darla's, Katie's and Linda's TALE session on 9/13/07, the following Web pages provide some specific examples of assignments that effectively incorporate library resources.Alternatives Assignments Requiring Library Research (It's not a research paper) - this Webpage is frequently cited; from the Columbia Gorge Community College Library.
Assignment Ideas that Develop Information Literacy - this page also provides some specific sample research exercises/assignments; from Pace University Library.
Creative Assignments Using Information Competency and Writing - includes sample assignments from a number of disciplines, plus tips for developing assignments; from Ohio University Libraries
Creative Library Assignments from Gustavus Adolphus College Faculty - librarians have compiled this directory-by-subject of creative research assignments devised by their faculty.
Ideas for Library/Research Assignments - over 30 specific assignments, across a variety of disciplines; from the Community College of Baltimore County Library.
Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning - assignments developed or refined by faculty at a James Madison University 2006 Workshop.
Preventing Plagiarism: Some Strategies - Gretchen Pearson, Librarian, Le Moyne College, provides some suggestions on how to structure assignments to prevent plagiarism.
Term Paper Alternatives ...or...So you'd like your students to use the library but don't want to assign a research paper? - UC-Berkeley Library obtained Miriam Joseph’s permission to publish her tips for discipline-specific assignments, which do not involve writing a major paper.
Want Better Research Papers? - a really comphrehensive Web page, from Susan Herzog at Eastern Connecticut State University, which links to many specific examples of lessons and assignments to help students improve their writing.
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