Class Slides
Activity 1: Develop a Search Strategy
Step 1: Post your current research topic or question. Put your name in the title of the post and your topic in the description.
Step 2: Work with a partner to develop at least two searches for your topic, using the search strategies we reviewed. Post the searches as a comment to your original post.
Activity 2: Find Sources for Your Topic
Step 1: Use the tools in the boxes above to find one physical source and one digital source for your research topic. If you find a print book, go get it from the shelves (ask your librarian for help if you need it!). If you find a digital source, make sure you download the PDF.
Step 2: Add your sources to this board in separate posts, titled with your name. Include the title of the source, its format or type (print book, e-book, journal article, etc.), and where you found it.
Step 3: Done early? Find and save more sources for your topic or help your neighbor with their research.
Activity 3: Evaluate Your Sources
Step 1: Choose one of your sources to evaluate, then find a partner for this activity.
Step 2: Based on the criteria from the tutorial and class discussion, discuss the credibility of your source with your partner. How and why did you decide your source was credible or not? What strategies were most helpful in your evaluation? Add a comment summarizing your discussion underneath your source.
Step 3: Based on the BEAM framework, discuss what role this source could have in your paper. In other words, how could it be relevant to your research, and why? (background, exhibits/evidence, argument, method/theory) Add another comment summarizing your discussion underneath your source.