Information Creation as Process

[All Levels]
Students are asked to locate illustrated scholarly articles on a relevant topic, describe and analyze the type and purpose of each image and reflect on their own future use of images.

[All Levels]
Students interpret and evaluate several graphs that display information from the same data set, compare the effectiveness and persuasiveness of the graphs and reflect on how they would visualize the information themselves

Beginner
Have students practice reading, analyzing and answering/asking questions about the different components of an academic research article.

Beginner
Students are asked to locate reviews of texts they have been assigned for class, to read the reviews and to evaluate them.

Beginner/Intermediate
Have students explore the information lifecycle by choosing an issue, event, etc. and having them locate examples of sources at each stage of the cycle. Students should also discuss the sources and differences between them and why they might choose one over another.

Intermediate/Advanced
Have students take a scholarly article or book and trace the scholarly conversation both backwards and forwards. Have students discuss how that source uses other sources and how it is used by further research, etc.