Susan Archambault

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Teaching ResourceNew Literacies Alliance Susan Archambault07 years 5 months ago
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BlogSpotlight on Assessment Susan Archambault07 years 6 months ago
Teaching ResourceThreshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL) Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceNot Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceNSSE: Experiences with Information Literacy Topical Module Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
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Teaching ResourceCollegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceRubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (RAILS) Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceInformation Literacy Assessment & Advocacy Project (ILAAP) Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
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Teaching ResourceNSF Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT) Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceETS Proficiency Profile Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
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AssignmentMeasure a Concept Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
AssignmentResearch Diary Susan Archambault07 years 7 months ago
Teaching ResourceInformation Constellation Susan Archambault07 years 8 months ago
Teaching ResourceInformation Literacy Weblog Susan Archambault07 years 8 months ago
Teaching ResourceIn the Library with the Lead Pipe Susan Archambault07 years 8 months ago
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Teaching ResourceDocumented Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success: building evidence with team-based assessment in action campus projects Susan Archambault07 years 8 months ago
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Lesson plan for a 1-hour introductory Communication Studies theory class. Emphasis is on getting students to use the appropriate tool for their information need while considering indicators of authority. Collection of exercises requiring students to do the following: 1) look up background information on a communication theory; 2) chase down further readings; 3) find a scholarly article that applies a communication theory using the ComAbstracts database.

In biology or health classes, assign each student a 'diagnosis'. Have them act as responsible patients by investigating both the diagnosis and the prescribed treatment. Results presented in a two-page paper should cover: a description of the condition and its symptoms; its etiology; its prognosis; the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment, its side effects and contradictions, along with the evidence; and a comparison of the relative effectiveness of alternate treatments.

This assignment is designed to help students develop a thoughtful research topic. Students go through a series of steps, questions, and background reading to help them better understand and refine a research topic.

A 10-minute presentation accompanied by a 20-page research paper. The presentation features highlights from your extensive research on a career field, including a profile of a specific company or organization and an interview with a practicing professional.

A research diary is a log of the steps and thought processes researchers go through as they conduct their research.  A research diary gives students the opportunity to reflect on the research process as they discover more information about a topic. 

Students pick a topic related to Communication Studies (or another social science discipline) and then define the topic operationally by finding a way to measure it. They test out their instrument on a partner.

What is it?

An annotation is a brief evaluative summary of a book, article, or other publication. A bibliography is a list of resources cited in a consistent style format (such as MLA). An annotated bibliography, then, is a list of cited sources with brief explanations centering around one topic or research question. The purpose is to help the reader of the bibliography understand the uses of each source and the relationships of one source to another.

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Assignments Collaborated

Algorithms are not neutral but this does not mean they are not useful tools for research. In this workshop on algorithmic bias, student learn how algorithms can perpetuate bias and discrimination and how to critically evaluate their search results.

Assignments Adapted

I adapted this for a Communication Studies research methods class. I had students complete an in-class exercise where they find 1 recent academic journal article; 1 article that uses a qualitative research method; and then they fill out the summary chart dissecting the articles they found so they learn the typical parts of a research article. See https://lmu.box.com/v/exercisecmst1700