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And now for a short video:

The Tutorials

  • 13 students

The Scenario:

  • 80 minute stand

The Learning Outcomes

  • Each tutorial is under 3 minutes long
  • English 205 - Intermediate Composition
  • Topics in-hand spanning many disciplines

2. Using Keywords

  • Students will effectively search databases for relevant, scholarly content

3. Subject Databases

1. Choosing Keywords

  • Students will construct keyword searches based on topics
  • Students will be able to access library databases
  • Solid faculty support for a flipped class approach

The Learning Outcomes go hand-in-hand with our video tutorials...

  • Created for Flipped Classroom scenarios
  • Designed to give students a base knowledge of library research

Flipped Instruction:

Getting to the

Heart of Learning

What they learned...

  • To embrace the thesaurus
  • The elegance of NOT... and the advanced search

What we learned...

  • Canned topic, we're just not that into you;

Own topic, you're the perfect match

  • Worksheet as method was warmly received
  • Starting their research in class got them over Google's allure

Questions?

  • Don't be heartbroken: Students pay closer attention to each other than to us

Jeannette Moss

User Education Librarian

j-moss@northwestern.edu

  • Smitten with the videos

Lauren McKeen

User Education and Web & Mobile

User Support Librarian

lauren.mckeen@northwestern.edu

  • The stars may not align right away
  • Database beauty is in the eye of the beholder

What happened in the classroom

  • After the poll, a quick library catalog demo
  • Students broke into 4 groups with one database per group.
  • 3 database platforms: EBSCOHost, ProQuest, Gale
  • Given 10 minutes to complete worksheet (see your packet)
  • Present to the rest of the class (5 to 8 min per group, depending)

By Jeannette Moss and Lauren McKeen

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