2010 Conference Archive
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Copyright
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Location
Room 111
Relevance
N/A
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
A college freshman paper assignment designed to move students in a less than intimidating fashion through an innovative approach to choose a topic of interest, review literature, conduct library work, write, and go through additional online checkpoints in a process that is aligned with the goals of a Communications Media department is discussed. Viewed as a win-win procedure, the resultant student papers appear more passionate and informed, covering far more diverse areas of inquiry than seen previously, which in turn has raised this professor’s interest in reading them.
Keywords
College freshmen, Information literacy, Library research, College teaching, Report writing
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Howe, Randy, "Fighting Professor Boredom and the Student's Narrow Scope: A Strategy for More Varied and Interesting College Freshmen Papers" (2010). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 5.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2010/2010/5
Fighting Professor Boredom and the Student's Narrow Scope: A Strategy for More Varied and Interesting College Freshmen Papers
Room 111
See presentation description.
