RefWorks as Pedagogy: Modeling Research As Scholarly Conversation

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Bill Gillis, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Phyllis Mentzell Ryder, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.Follow

Location

Room 100

Abstract

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

Phyllis Mentzell Ryder and Bill Gillis incorporate RefWorks, the web-based bibliographic management tool, into the writing classroom. This faculty/librarian pair’s use of RefWorks encourages and promotes a sophisticated understanding of the research process and underscores critical pedagogical lessons that help students think about and use RefWorks as something more than a “bibliography generator.” By framing research rhetorically, students go beyond traditional research “skills” to engage their sources critically and put them in conversation with other sources, community organizations and documents, class readings, and their peers.

Keywords

Bibliographic management tool, Writing and composition, Library-faculty collaboration, Research skills

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Gillis, Bill and Ryder, Phyllis Mentzell, "RefWorks as Pedagogy: Modeling Research As Scholarly Conversation" (2010). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 25.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2010/2010/25