Embracing Change : Alternatives to Traditional Research Writing Assignments.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgins, Silke.

Contributor:

Trần, Ngọc Yến.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Association of College & Research Libraries, 2022.

Summary:

Embracing Change: Alternatives to Traditional Research Writing Assignments collects existing alternative assignments from librarians and classroom instructors and examines their benefits and drawbacks, impact on various student populations, and the support needed to make them successful. In two parts--Analog-Driven Assignments and Technology-Driven Assignments--authors offer a wealth of insight into the theory and practice of utilizing alternative assignments. Case studies detail the development of assignments, their implementation, lessons learned, and assessment, and provide examples and reference materials for incorporating or refining your own alternative assignments.

Contents:

Cover Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I Analog-Driven Assignments

Chapter 1 Research Unbound A Semester-long Course and a Tool Kit of Activities Promoting Creative Expressions of Scholarship

Chapter 2 Thresholds Concepts and Rhetorical Contexts Looking for Transfer and Letting Go of the Research Paper

Chapter 3 Student-Generated Local Candidate Voter Guides Teaching Information Literacy through Partnering Librarians and Faculty

Chapter 4 Creating Museum Exhibits Faculty-Librarian Collaboration within a First-Year Research Course

Chapter 5 The Poetic Table of the Elements A Case Study in Radical Science Writing through Object-Based and Haptic Learning

Chapter 6 Soviet Counterculture, Poison Girls, and Glue Sticks Teaching Information Literacy with Do-It- Yourself Zines

Chapter 7 Friendly Finding Aid A Collaborative Way to Build Primary Source Research Foundations

Chapter 8 Remembering Local Mexican American History through Storytime

PART II Technology-DrivenAssignments

Chapter 9 Students as Wikipedia Teachers Creating an Authentic Peer Learning Experience with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Chapter 10 Writing for Wikipedia Applying Disciplinary Knowledge to the Biggest Encyclopedia

Chapter 11 Infographics Pedagogical Innovation to Enhance University Students' Academic and Information Literacy

Chapter 12 What Fascinates You? Infographics as Research- Based Inquiry for Artists

Chapter 13 Wading into the Data Deluge Introducing Data Literacy under the Umbrella of Information Literacy to First-Year Undergraduate Students

Chapter 14 Reinforcing Asynchronous Learning through Student Lightning Talk Videos

Chapter 15 Now This Is Podcasting Supporting the Use of Podcasts as a Paper Alternative in the Library.

Chapter 16 Digital Partnerships Nontraditional Learning Opportunities at the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship

Chapter 17 Placing History Using Digital Maps to Situate Historical Research and Foreground Student Authorship

Bibliography

Biographies.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Higgins, Silke Embracing Change:

ISBN:

9780838948552

0838948553

OCLC:

1321805466