This online, self-paced course explains the scholarly publishing process and provides many tools for users to apply towards their own writing. The tutorial includes multiple lists, forms, quizzes, and examples to help users understand the peer review process and different journal types. The course can be used for self-study, as orientation for faculty new to the scholarly publishing environment, or as a tool for students who are studying the scholarly publishing environment in preparation for their own scholarship.
Type of Material:
Online course
Recommended Uses:
Orientation for scholars who are new to scholarly publishing. Ancillary material for students who are learning how to publish in the scholarly environment.
Technical Requirements:
Internet browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Users will recognize fundamental aspects of the scholarly publishing environment. Users will accurately identify what is required for publication in a peer review article. Users will apply various tools to their own writing and publishing processes. Users will create a publishing plan that can be adapted to many types of academic writing.
Target Student Population:
New faculty, graduate students.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Word processing (advanced level), spreadsheet, citation skills will be needed.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Covers a lot of material quickly and effectively. Concepts are clearly explained with links to forms and secondary tutorials. The use would be a little more flexible if it was under a Creative Commons license rather than an all rights reserved copyright.
Concerns:
The tone comes across as if digital publishing is new. Some of the content in Modules 1 and 2 should be updated. Tutorial jumps into the topic of open access very quickly without addressing the negative impact of publishing in these journals has on promotion and tenure. There’s no mention of Google Scholar metrics or non-traditional metrics. A discussion of the Creative Commons licensing is needed as more sites are using it. In Module 3, some of the links are broken in the section, “Online Resources for Conducting a Literature Search." The link for “Synthesis: Using the work of others” is also broken.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Learning objectives are clearly listed at the beginning of the tutorial and at the start of each module. The tutorial allows users flexibility to move through the information at their own pace and repeat sections or jump forward over information they may already know. It engages and motivates the user using various learning styles through text, YouTube, quizzes, etc. It is interactive and provides immediate feedback regardless of the response.
Concerns:
More tools for measuring student learning outcomes would be helpful, particularly those that address each learning objective.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The material is easy to navigate and presented in a way that is familiar to users. It is self-contained and does not require additional instructions. The content is presented in a way that is visually appealing, with no distracting animation, color, etc.
Concerns:
None.
Creative Commons:
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