Syllabus

Syllabus
Introduction of issues to be covered during course. Trails Assessments – narrowing a topic Trails Assessments – information literacy Creating a blog – writing every week re what you have learned

PPT to introduce what we will be doing Scavenger Hunt to get to know basic library functions: Dewey decimal system, finding fiction, using catalog, biography section, using Destiny, Reference section use google vs google advanced search. WEBQUEST from Bernie Dodge http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

Search terms – keywords, subject headings, truncation, phrases, Boolean terms

** Taking Notes ** Virginia Y. Martin [|www.HotChalk.com]
[] Give each group one of the links below and ask them to pick out the most important points and write them down in good note-taking form. They may copy and paste to the word processor if they wish. Reassemble the class and share what they have learned. ** Internet Resources: ** __ http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/control.html __ __ http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/booknote.htm __ __ http://www.gradebook.org/gss.htm __ __ http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm __

Creating Pathfinders
create wiki pages or blogs? green building, any historical period, any author, engineering issue, architecture, create a pathfinder for a class taught in this school to help students find books, maps, web sites, databases, primary sources including academic articles, videos, movies, encyclopedia entries, search terms, keywords, call nos.

what questions do we need to ask?

notes from edublogre what makes good pathfinder http://researchlogtemplate.edublogs.org/ rubric for good pathfinder http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/pathrub.html

** Focusing a Research Topic ** – narrowing a topic – creating a thesis statement
3 methods from **Developing an Info Lit Program** p.97 - 106

What is a good Thesis Statement? http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesis.html

Notes re assessments UCLA Library - assessments, videos, tutorials, info re plagiarism, etc. http://www.library.ucla.edu/service/6348.cfm

Ilit assessments http://ilitassessment.com/benefits.html