Introducing Scholarly Research: Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans and Activities for Undergraduates - Softcover

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The world of scholarly research is uncharted territory for undergrads, but with the right approach you can quickly get them up to speed. With 33 time-saving lesson plans, Carter's invaluable resource will assist you in moving your instruction beyond basic skills to include how to use a library database and the reasons scholars use them to explaining why peer review is important. Inside, you'll find

• modular lessons designed for 50-minute timeslots that include individual and group activities with 25 worksheets, quick in-session assessment, conversation starters, and learning outcomes; 
• a variety of mix-and-match tools and activities that can be easily adapted for one-shots;
• concepts that are grounded in the ACRL Framework;
• topics that include the infrastructure that supports the scholarly research process;
• warm-ups using the lingo of favorite hobbies to launch a discussion of scholarship terminology;
• an exercise that brainstorms the factors leading to authority, then asks students to apply them to a well-known campus professor;
• an activity using visualization to examine the characteristics of a scholar to check biases and explore diversity;
• factors to consider when choosing a scholarly journal for publishing research;
• QUAN and QUAL worksheets to teach the two type of research; and
• discussion on the categories, disciplines, and crossovers within liberal arts.

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