Assignment
Voter Workshop
Short Description:
Two librarians at NKU developed an Informed Voting workshop to help students navigate information during the 2024 election season. Attendees were provided a worksheet to learn about the candidates/issues on their ballot and dig into one issue/race to investigate during the workshop.
Attachments:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Voting Workshop Plandisplayed 45 times | 36.13 KB |
 Voting Workshop Slidesdisplayed 60 times | 2.95 MB |
| Voter Workshop Worksheetdisplayed 29 times | 25.1 KB |
Learning Outcomes:
Locate voter information to identify who and what is on their ballot
Use relevant and credible news sources to make informed voting decisions
Discipline:
Library and Information ScienceInformation Literacy concepts:
Individual or Group:
Course Context (e.g. how it was implemented or integrated):
This was a workshop designed for our campus community and open for anyone, though marketing targeted the student population. We are also considering how to offer this workshop as an option for a class.
Additional Instructor Resources (e.g. in-class activities, worksheets, scaffolding applications, supplemental modules, further readings, etc.):
Potential Pitfalls and Teaching Tips:
Collaborators:
Suggested Citation:
Brooks, Andrea. "Voter Workshop." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2024. https://projectcora.org/assignment/voter-workshop.
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