LibGuides: Teaching and Learning Resources: Further Reading

About Libraries and Research

What Students Don't Know
Very helpful article summing up ethnographic research about how students and faculty use and perceive libraries and librarians. (Inside Higher Ed)
Using Library Experts Wisely
How one faculty member tweaked his research assignment and made library sessions more helpful and relevant for his students. (Inside Higher Ed)
Not Enough Time in the Library
"While college students may be computer-literate, they are not, as a rule, research-literate. And there’s a huge difference between the two." (Chronicle of Higher Education)

The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams
Call Number: Stacks 001.42 B644c 2008
Publication Date: 2008-04-15
The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Booth, Colomb, and Williams explain every stage of the research process, from planning and drafting a paper, to distinguishing reliable sources from unreliable ones in electronic research, to building an argument, to anticipating and responding to readers' reservations.

Opinion | Don't Go Down the Rabbit Hole
The SIFT method provides quick effective strategies for evaluating online information sources. For casual news and information consumption, not deep research, but valuable for students. (New York Times)
SIFT (The Four Moves)
Further explanation of the SIFT method.

Lecture-Free Teaching by Bonnie S. Wood; National Science Teachers Association Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: T&L 507.11 W85L
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
With the Lecture-Free Teaching method, teachers build "learning partnerships" with students to create more flexible, cooperative learning environments. These partnerships lead to engaged students who participate and share ideas through discussions and in-class activities, such as inquiry-based exercises and case studies.

2017 Horizon Report
"Describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education." (New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
Digital Literacy in Higher Education, Part II
An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief. Examines "examines the current landscape of digital literacy frameworks to illuminate its multiple dimensions — technical, psychological, and interpersonal." (New Media Consortium)
Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities' Riches
Digital humanities and how technology is shaping the liberal arts. (New York Times)

Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP): Excellence for Everyone as a Nation Goes to College
From the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Spells out the essential aims, learning outcomes, and guiding principles for a twenty-first-century college education.

Essential learning outcomes outlined:

Center for Teaching Excellence
From the University of Kansas
WikiPODia
From the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education