Week 3

Plans for Today:

• Warm up
• Group discussion on ACRL reading
• Brainstorm Research Projects

Warm up:

• ACRL

Having read the “Introduction and Definition” in the ACRL, what is information literacy? They have a definition in bold on the page but try to put it in your own words using examples.

Group Up, Share, Discuss:

According to the ACRL reading, discuss the following:

• Threshold Concepts
• Information Literacy
• Knowledge Practices
• Dispositions
• Lastly, go back to the first ACRL concept we read “Research as Inquiry” and look at the Knowledge Practices and Dispositions. Choose one from each and talk about how they relate to the definitions of knowledge practices and dispositions.

Project Discussion:

In groups, talk about your ideas for research projects this semester. I’ll be going around the room to answer questions as you talk.

Homework for Wednesday, January 30

• We will be discussing Threshold Concepts 1.6 "Writing is not natural" and 4.0, "All writers have more to learn." Make sure you have started writing your CT_2 which responds to these threshold concepts.
• Also, make sure to work on RR_1 which should respond to the ACRL "Introduction and Definition." You can implement talk about "Research as Inquiry" within this RR if you choose.
• Today and tomorrow I will provide feedback on your CT_1 so that you may use that feedback as you work on the second CT.

Plans for today

• Review due dates for weekly assignments and the schedule to address any confusions.
• Warm Up
• Group discussion on Threshold concepts 1.6 and 4.0

I commented on CT_1. Check your Gmail for the feedback.

• Remember your audience.
• Explain very clearly what concepts you are referring to.
• Quotes/Paraphrases are helpful in connection to personal examples.
• If you have not completed or started your CT, if you are struggling, come talk to me.
• Don’t simply overlook my comments, but use them to improve future CTs.
• Make sure your work is in google drive. If I can't see it, I can't grade it.
• Lastly, check out the assignment description and make sure to follow the guidelines.

Warm up:

After reading Threshold Concepts 1.6 “Writing is not natural” and 4.0, “All writers have more to learn,” take five minutes and write down something specific that you found interesting from one of the concepts and explain why it is interesting.

Group up, Share, and Discuss:

GROUP A:

Threshold Concept 1.6

• How is writing a technology? Use examples.
• What does it mean to say writing isn’t natural? Have you heard the opposite before? Do you agree?
• Lastly, point me to anything else in the text you found interesting or noteworthy.

GROUP B:

Threshold concept 4.0

• Explain why there is not such thing as “writing in general”.
• The text says writing teachers may wish “all writing abilities could be learned once and for always” (60). Why can’t it be?
• Lastly, point me to anything else in the text you found interesting or noteworthy.

Homework for Friday, February 1

• Have your CT_2 started and in your Google Drive folder. We will be doing peer-review on Friday. We will also be looking at past students' CT's.

• Finish conversation on Threshold Concepts 1.6 and 4.0
• Look at CT's from students from previous semesters.
• Discuss peer-review comments and revision techniques.

I will be providing comments on your RR_1 this coming week.

Examples of CT's:

As we look at these CT's, think about these questions:

• How is the writer following the assignment description?
• Where does the writer define the threshold concept for their audience?
• How are they addressing their audience's needs?
• Where is the writer referring to the text (quotes, paraphrasing)? Where is the writer using personal examples?

Peer-review workshop:

Break up into groups of two and pull up your partner's CT_2 on your computer. Ask the questions that we asked above and write comments using the google docs comment feature.

Homework for next week:

Although you are writing three different things this week, remember to look at the schedule. The completed writings are not due until February 10th. Also, the RJ is simply you writing down what you are interested in researching so you can start thinking about it and planning for it.

We will talk about the ACRL concept first thing on Monday and will discuss Naming What We Know on Wednesday and Friday.

Come talk to me if you are having any trouble with the assignments.

Read:

• Naming What We Know 3.0 “Writing Enacts and creates Identities and Ideologies”
• Naming What We Know 3.2 “Writers’ Histories, processes, and Identities Vary”
• ACRL “Authority is constructed and contextual”

Write:

Crossing Thresholds (CT_3):

• Respond to the two threshold concepts 3.0 and 3.2
• Check out Crossing Thresholds (CT) assignment page for the specifics on how you should respond to the threshold concepts.

Research to Learn: Reading Response (RR_2)

• Respond to the ACRL, “Authority is constructed and contextual.”
  • Click here for the specifics on the assignment description.
  • You may write about how this concept relates to threshold concepts 4.0 and 1.6 (the concepts we talked about this week).

Research Journal (RJ_1):

• For your first research journal you do not need to do any outside research yet. Instead, write (about 1 page) of what you are interested in researching this semester. You can write down multiple ideas or focus on just one idea. Either way, make sure that you explain why you are interested in researching this topic, questions you have about the topic, and why this topic would be important for you to share with others.

I'll look over your folders after Sunday since that is the due date for this past week's writing assignments (your CT_2 and RR_1). If some of you are still missing stuff in your folders I will make note of it on Starfish because it is important that you do not fall behind. If you're having trouble, come talk to me about it. It is your responsibility to let me know if you do not understand something. I'm always willing to give every opportunity for your success.