2020 Conference Archive
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Copyright
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Location
PARB 227
Proposal
To teach and reinforce information literacy concepts, students need varied and repeated practice in applying critical thinking skills with research.This session introduces alternative and creative research assignment options supporting information literacy concepts, including assignment design best practices.
This presentation will attempt to communicate how varied and interesting assignments can reinforce information literacy concepts while engaging students in research. Suggestions for research assignments include using gamification techniques, alternate presentation styles such as Pecha Kucha, and additional techniques such as mind maps, infographics, podcasts, etc. will be discussed.
1. Attendees will be introduced to a variety of research-based assignments reinforcing information literacy concepts.
2. Attendees will be able to identify the basics of assignment design principles.
Short Description
"Most students lack a seminal understanding about what conducting research means as a form of intellectual inquiry and discovery." (Head & Eisenberg, 2010) To teach and reinforce information literacy concepts, students need varied and repeated practice in applying critical thinking skills with research. This session introduces alternative and creative research assignment options supporting information literacy concepts, including assignment design best practices. This presentation will attempt to communicate how varied and interesting assignments can reinforce information literacy concepts while engaging students.
Session Goals
This presentation will attempt to communicate how varied and interesting assignments can reinforce information literacy concepts while engaging students.
Keywords
information literacy, assignment design, research assignments
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Moore, Susan N., "Creative Research Assignments: It Doesn’t Always Have to be a Paper" (2020). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 28.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2020/2020/28
Creative Research Assignments: It Doesn’t Always Have to be a Paper
PARB 227
To teach and reinforce information literacy concepts, students need varied and repeated practice in applying critical thinking skills with research.This session introduces alternative and creative research assignment options supporting information literacy concepts, including assignment design best practices.
This presentation will attempt to communicate how varied and interesting assignments can reinforce information literacy concepts while engaging students in research. Suggestions for research assignments include using gamification techniques, alternate presentation styles such as Pecha Kucha, and additional techniques such as mind maps, infographics, podcasts, etc. will be discussed.
1. Attendees will be introduced to a variety of research-based assignments reinforcing information literacy concepts.
2. Attendees will be able to identify the basics of assignment design principles.
