Academic research AND (Google OR Reddit): A librarian-faculty collaboration to improve student source engagement

Q1 Arts and Humanities
Stephanie Redekop, Olivia Hobbs
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Effective source use is a critical skill for first-year writing students because it prepares them for academic, professional, and civic engagement; however, existing research demonstrates that selecting appropriate sources and engaging them insightfully remains a significant challenge. While students struggle with the combined pressures to read, evaluate, and synthesize scholarly sources, we argue that online media including news articles, opinion pieces, and social media posts are a potent but underutilized resource for building students’ competence and confidence with source use. In this article, we present the methods that we have collaboratively developed as an instruction librarian and a first-year writing instructor to propose a new approach to teaching undergraduate research using online media. We detail strategies for teaching advanced search skills using Google and social media platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter), as well as a “reception study” writing assignment that requires students to develop source evaluation and synthesis skills for engaging these online sources. The success of our module highlights that enabling students to build their research skills in the context of these more familiar source formats can lead them to an enriched understanding of the research process—including formulating an authentic research inquiry and engaging meaningfully with real audiences—while also building their skills in accessing, evaluating, and synthesizing diverse sources. Furthermore, by developing research skills in the context of social media platforms and online popular media sources, students gain a practical sense of the relevance of academic research skills to their daily research habits.
学术研究和(b谷歌或Reddit):图书馆员和教师合作,提高学生资源的参与度
对一年级写作学生来说,有效地利用资源是一项关键技能,因为它为他们从事学术、专业和公民活动做好了准备;然而,现有的研究表明,选择合适的资源并深入了解它们仍然是一个重大挑战。当学生们在阅读、评估和综合学术资源的综合压力下挣扎时,我们认为,包括新闻文章、评论文章和社交媒体帖子在内的在线媒体是一种有效但未被充分利用的资源,可以帮助学生建立对资源使用的能力和信心。在这篇文章中,我们展示了我们作为教学馆员和一年级写作讲师共同开发的方法,提出了一种使用在线媒体教授本科生研究的新方法。我们详细介绍了使用b谷歌和社交媒体平台(如Reddit和X)教授高级搜索技能的策略,以及“接收研究”写作作业,该作业要求学生开发资源评估和综合技能,以参与这些在线资源。我们的模块的成功突出表明,使学生能够在这些更熟悉的来源格式的背景下建立他们的研究技能,可以使他们对研究过程有更丰富的理解,包括制定真实的研究调查和与真实的受众进行有意义的接触,同时也建立他们获取、评估和综合各种来源的技能。此外,通过在社交媒体平台和在线流行媒体资源的背景下发展研究技能,学生可以获得学术研究技能与日常研究习惯相关性的实际意义。
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Computers and Composition
Computers and Composition Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
CiteScore
4.30
自引率
0.00%
发文量
34
审稿时长
25 days
期刊介绍: Computers and Composition: An International Journal is devoted to exploring the use of computers in writing classes, writing programs, and writing research. It provides a forum for discussing issues connected with writing and computer use. It also offers information about integrating computers into writing programs on the basis of sound theoretical and pedagogical decisions, and empirical evidence. It welcomes articles, reviews, and letters to the Editors that may be of interest to readers, including descriptions of computer-aided writing and/or reading instruction, discussions of topics related to computer use of software development; explorations of controversial ethical, legal, or social issues related to the use of computers in writing programs.
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