Scholarship as Conversation
"Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations." More >>
AB12 Exploring Disciplinary Image Use.docxExploring Disciplinary Image Use
[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.
AB10 How to Read an Academic Article.docxHow to Read an Academic Article
Beginner
Have students practice reading, analyzing and answering/asking questions about the different components of an academic research article.
AB8 Ethical Use of Information.docxEthical Use of Information
Beginner/Intermediate
Students consider and discuss case studies on plagiarism and other issues around ethical use of information and research.
AB3 Evaluating Citations.docxEvaluating Citations
Intermediate
Students are given a scholarly work and asked to track down 1 or 2 of the sources listed. They are then asked to compare the cited work to the citing work and evaluate the accuracy of the citation information as well as whether it was cited/paraphrased properly, and why.
AB6 Tracing the Scholarly Conversation.docxTracing the Scholarly Conversation
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.