Breaking Down Academic Articles is a webcomic tutorial that walks you through the most important aspects of an academic article, to help you prepare for class discussion on the article(s) or take away essential information from the article to support future research.
Type of Material:
Tutorial
Recommended Uses:
The tutorial can be used in class, small groups, or for individual study as supplemental material
Technical Requirements:
Internet Browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
This tutorial is designed to introduce students to academic articles and how to recognize their different elements and characteristics.
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic computer skills
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The tutorial is clear and easy to navigate. The tutorial offers an adequate amount of information in a reasonable amount of time. The format is flexible and can be used by groups or individuals. The tutorial contains built-in knowledge checks allowing students to ensure they understand each concept as it is presented. The use of a webcomic style will appeal to many users. The tutorial can be enlarged to fullscreen to increase text size and visibility.
Concerns:
Some of the graphics make it appear a bit "busy" but other than that, it is well done.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This tutorial has great potential as an effective learning tool. The creator demonstates the relationships between concepts. Concepts build upon each other. Users can learn a good amount of information in a short time period.
Concerns:
Some aspects of the visual design may be distracting from the important content.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This tutorial is very easy to use. It is visually appealing. Interactivity is included in the form of knowledge checks; users can check their understanding at the end of each concept.
Concerns:
While the author includes transcripts, they may not sufficiently convey all the content of the visual materials. The author may want to consider adding downloadable text versions of the H5P quizzes/knowledge checks for accessibility purposes. According to the H5P website, "H5P.com is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard."
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