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Friday, February 10

What Are We Doing Today?!

  • Warm Up

  • Today's Goals

  • Research Workshop

  • Reading Discussion

  • Compinar 2/20

  • Today's Goals

  • Homework

Today's Goals

Learning Outcomes

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Key Terms

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Habits of Mind

Warm Up

Let's Practice Research!

Write a response to the following in the Blackboard Discussion Forum: Warm Up 2/10

  • What do you want to be more informed about? Why?  (This can relate to your work for this semester or other interests.)

  • How do you know that a source is credible? What information do you look for?

  • What are the keyword(s) you've been using? Do you have more than one keyword to search with? 

  • How do you find information for research? What do you begin with? Which sites do you use? Do you use more than one database from the TAMUCC library?  

In order to add another entry to your Discovery Log, create one of the following:

  • Mind Map

  • Listing

  • Free write

  • Outline

  • Charts

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For this entry, include the following:

  • State the Topic-What is your focus?

  • Keywords-what keywords did you use?

  • Sites visited-what worked and what didn't

  • What are some themes related to this topic?

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Examples:

Homework

a) Read the following:

  • ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy

    • Scholarship as Conversation (p.8)

    • Searching as Strategic Exploration (p.9)

  • Make sure to take notes on the reading and bring these notes with you to class on Monday.  (We will be using the reading for the warm up/class discussion.)

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b) Based on the reading from (a), pick a source and follow the conversation (at least 3 sources). Create this work as another entry in your Discovery Log. Be sure to follow the guideline for each entry. 

This is due by Sunday, February 12th @ 11:59 PM.  Turn this into the BB Discussion Forum: Scholarship and Conversation 

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 c) Week 4 Reflection

  • How did this week go for you? School/personal?

  • How are your preparations for the test going? Have you started yet? Have you used resources to help you prepare? (Dr. Brown/Professor Riley/SI Sessions/group study sessions)

  • How is the reading for "Their Eyes" coming along? Have you started? Have you been using the study guide?

  • What questions/concerns do you have for this class?

  • What is your weekend looking like?

  • What is your game plan this weekend to prepare for your History exam and other classes?

This is due by Sunday, February 12th @ 11:59 pm.  Turn this in to the BB Discussion Forum: Week 4 Reflection.

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Research/ Reading Discussion

In groups of 4, discuss the following:

  • What are the types of freedom are members in the group researching?

  • What kinds of keywords did you use?

  • What did you do if a keyword didnt work out?

  • What sites did you visit?

  • What are some related subtopics or themes you found?

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Now let's relate this to the reading...

  • How does talking about our research process relates to the reading?

  • Discuss the quotes you picked for the homework.  Try to work through the quotes that gave you a hard time.  We will resume this conversation on Monday so don't worry if you did not get a chance to talk about everything!

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