Beyond the Citation: Introducing students to scholarly research and writing through strategic collaboration

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1. Beyond the Citation: Introducing students to scholarly research and writing through strategic collaboration New Directions in Information Literacy Augustana College April 5th, 2014
2. As for me… I’m Valerie Forrestal. You can find me online here (You’ll also find resources from this talk there!) @vforrestal vforrestal.com vforrestal.info
3. (…or, if you work in a writing center, it’s about using librarians to add value to your writing workshops!) Today we’re going to talk about teaming up with your school’s writing center staff to add value to your library/information literacy workshops.
4. Common goals, common problems… The Library & The Writing Center
5. Relevance to actual coursework Common goals, common problems… Correctly using sources • Paraphrasing • Using in text citations • Creating bibliographies Understanding peer review Formulating a topic/ research question Enough lesson plans for repeat sessions The Library & The Writing Center
6. The good news…
7. The good news… All of these problems represent opportunities for collaboration. What problem from the other department can your department help solve?
8. The good news… All of these problems represent opportunities for collaboration. What problem from the other department can your department help solve?
9. leveraging established relationships with classes/professors cross-promotion of closely related services each service helps place the other in context “Selling the dream”
10. cite sources evaluate sources select & locate sources choose topic The Research Process
11. proofread revise draft prewrite The Writing Process
12. proofread revise draft prewrite The Reality cite sources evaluate sources select & locate sources choose topic
13. Identify where your students are getting stuck in the process…
14. Formulating a research question Understanding peer review Paraphrasing source content Identify where your students are getting stuck in the process…
15. Formulating a research question Understanding peer review Paraphrasing source content Identify where your students are getting stuck in the process…
16. Formulating a research question Understanding peer review Paraphrasing source content Identify where your students are getting stuck in the process…
17. student success metrics
18. anecdotal student success metrics
19. anecdotal surveys student success metrics
20. anecdotal surveys follow-ups @ writing center student success metrics
21. anecdotal surveys follow-ups @ writing center student success metrics follow-ups @ reference desk
22. anecdotal surveys follow-ups @ writing center analyze paper quality student success metrics follow-ups @ reference desk
23. Sample handouts/example exercises
24. Sample handouts/example exercises Suggested reading list
25. Sample handouts/example exercises Suggested reading list These slides (with template)!
26. Sample handouts/example exercises Suggested reading list These slides (with template)! My contact info/more about me vforrestal.com
27. vforrestal.com Thank you!