Research Roadmap is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources. It also covers the ethics of information use, including copyright and fair use, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to cite sources correctly.
Type of Material:
Tutorial
Recommended Uses:
This tutorial is designed to be used individually.
Technical Requirements:
None
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Research Roadmap is intended to help improve how students research, so they can tackle information problems independently.
Target Student Population:
upper level high school students, undergraduate college freshman
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This tutorial provides students with a comprehensive overview of information literacy. The information contained withing the tutorial is practical and applicable to the needs of undergraduates. Each of the 7 units are self-comtained and can done independently of the others. They each take the student step-by-step through the learning topic and end with a review and a quiz.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
This tutorial could be used in a multitude of classes that require a base knowledge of research/information literacy skills. It would be very easy to write assignments to accommodate the tutorial's subsections. Each lesson has its own learning objectives and quizzes. They each build upon the previous lesson. The first lesson is called "The Basics". The names of the lessons are well named so students know what they will be learning. A lot can be learned in a short time about how to do efficient research.
Concerns:
This tutorial is an overview to a wide range of information literacy topics, as such, no one area is covered in the depth that could be done with a tutorial dedicated to a single issue.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
This tutorial is very easy to use and learn from. Three of the lessons have worksheets that can be printed and filled out, which should help reinforce learning. The tutorial provides imediate feedback. The tutorial is very easy to navigate and light weight in band to be used by individuals on slower internet connections.
Concerns:
Like many information literacy tutorials, this one is fairly text heavy and would benefit from more multi-media content. The design aesthetics could be considered to increase student engagement.
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