Lesson Plans

Mirlyn

    * Lesson Plan [docx] - complete script for teaching students to use Mirlyn

    * Activity Sheet [docx] - an activity to be used with the lesson plan above

    * Assessment Sheet [docx] - an assessment to be used with the lesson plan

    * Handout [docx] - an informational handout to distribute to students

Search Tools

    * Lesson Plan [doc] - complete script for teaching students to use Search Tools

    * Search Tools Illustrated [ppt] - an animated presentation to be used with the lesson plan above

    * Troubleshooting [doc] - tips for understanding search results and tracking down articles

RefWorks

    * Lesson Plan [doc] - complete script for teaching students to use RefWorks

    * Creating an Account [pdf] - a handout for students with the steps to create their own RefWorks account

    * RefWorks Troubleshooting Guide [doc] 

    * What is RefWorks? [ppt] - an animated presentation that describes how to use RefWorks (by Xiang Li, Winter 2007 intern)

Critical Evaluation of Resources

    * Lesson Plan [doc] - complete script for teaching students about the Critical Evaluation of Resourcess

    * Scholarly v. Popular [ppt] - a PowerPoint presentation to show students different aspects in print journals that can help them determine whether their journal is scholarly

    * Is It Scholarly? [doc] - a short handout dealing with questions students can ask themselves when reading sources

    * Useful Terms Guide [doc] - lists definitions that students may find helpful

    * Assignment worksheet [doc] - a worksheet for students to work through if time permits

Active Learning

    * Lesson Plan [doc] - The Active Learning techniques presented here cover three lesson plans, each focusing on variations of the same subject matter.

    * Narrowing a Topic [doc] - an active learning lesson plan for discussing narrowing research topics.   

    * Controlled Vocabulary [doc] - an active learning lesson plan for discussing controlled vocabulary.

    * Interpreting a Citation [doc] - an active learning lesson plan for discussing interpreting citations.