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College Research Literacy Summer 2019--Demonstration

For demonstration purposes

Welcome to Week 8: Presenting Research & Conclusion

Presenting Research & Conclusion

This week you will need to complete the following:

  1. Reading Assignment & Quiz:  -- 10 points; @ 15 minutes
  2. Learning Activity #1: Thinking About Presenting -- 10 points; @ 5 minutes
  3. Learning Activity #2: How Information Works -- 10 points; @ 10 minutes
  4. Class Discussion: Presenting Research -- 5 points; @ 5 minutes
  5. Class Discussion: College Research Literacy -- 5 points; @ 5 minutes
  6. Conclusion to College Research Literacy & Post-Test -- 10 points; @ 10 minutes
  7. Work on Annotated Bibliography: Please take the remaining class time to work on your final assignment for this class.

Please read our final chapter, "Present" and answer the questions below. You do not need to complete the activities in the chapter.

Typically when you gather sources like we have for this class the next step is to write a paper. Often you are called upon in class, or, as requirement for graduation, to present the information you have learned through your research process.

Please complete the activity below about presenting on Scholars Day at Newman University.

View the activity as a full width page (recommended): http://newmanu.libwizard.com/scholarsday

Now that you've completed the learning activities and readings for the six frameworks of information literacy, let's review and discuss what you learned.

If you would rather view the tutorial full screen (recommended) click here: http://newmanu.libwizard.com/works


Saines, S. (2017). How information works. Retrieved from http://sandbox.acrl.org/system/tdf/resources/how_info_works%20final.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=389&force=

You will need to login to our Blackboard class to participate in our class discussion.  Please answer the question posted and interact with other students' or instructors' posts to receive credit.

This week's discussion question:

Questions:

  • If you were required to present the information you gathered and used to write a research paper in a public setting or in your classroom, what format would you choose and why? (speech, poster, PowerPoint, video, etc.).
  • How would you plan and prepare this presentation?
  • Your post should be in the form of a complete paragraph with 3-5 full sentences.

You will need to login to our Blackboard class to participate in our class discussion.  Please answer the question posted and interact with other students' or instructors' posts to receive credit.

This week's discussion question:

Please describe in a full paragraph (3-5 sentences) what you think is the most helpful or beneficial thing that you learned in this class and why.

The final activity for this class is to complete the post-test.

Post-Test

Information Literacy Tutorial | PRE-TEST. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2018, from http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/literacy/pretest.html
Calkins, K. (n.d.). LibGuides: InfoLit Modules: Pre-test. Retrieved July12, 2018, from https://uwyo.libguides.com/c.php?g=729916&p=521390

If you haven't already started working on your annotated bibliography, you need to get going!  This final assignment is worth 200 points and 1/3 of your total grade for this class.  Below you will find the documents needed to complete this assignment.

  1. Instructions
  2. Sample assignment
  3. Grading rubric

If you have questions or concerns about your assignment, don't delay asking.  This is due in Blackboard no later than 8:00 am, Monday, July 29, 2019.