"If You Build It, Will They Come?" Piloting a Multi-Day Collaborative Research Workshop within a Learning Management System

Research workshops are designed to help students develop skills that go beyond the scope of one-shot library sessions. However, with more students conducting research off-campus, online, and in the evening, workshops targeted towards complex skills and competencies are difficult to offer. But what i...

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Published inJournal of library & information services in distance learning Vol. 10; no. 3-4; pp. 174 - 185
Main Authors Chin Roemer, Robin, Greer, Rebecca
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Routledge 01.10.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic Libraries
Active Learning
Collaboration
College Students
Cooperation
Electronic Learning
Information literacy
Integrated Learning Systems
Learning management systems
Librarians
Library Instruction
Online instruction
online learning
Research Libraries
Research Skills
research workshops
Student Research
Student Surveys
Workshops
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Summary:Research workshops are designed to help students develop skills that go beyond the scope of one-shot library sessions. However, with more students conducting research off-campus, online, and in the evening, workshops targeted towards complex skills and competencies are difficult to offer. But what if librarians were to design and deliver intensive workshops online? By removing the constraints of time and space, librarians can bring active learning and collaboration to an environment that meets student demand. This paper describes one research library's experience with the development, implementation, and assessment of a multi-day, asynchronous, online workshop, targeted at teaching "Effective Literature Review."
ISSN:1533-290X
1533-2918
DOI:10.1080/1533290X.2016.1206785