Research Guides: Concurrent Enrollment Library Research: Class Materials

Materials for Teaching Library Research

Lesson Plan and General Presentation

Library Research Lesson Plan
This lesson plan can be used to help plan a class on information literacy and library research skills. Feel free to edit the plan to fit your classes' goals and needs!
Library Research Presentation
This presentation can be used to teach information literacy and library research skills. Feel free to edit the presentation to fit your classes' goals and needs! Includes notes.

Activities and Worksheets

Search Terms Concept Map (ENGL 1010 and 2010)
This worksheet allows students to narrow their research question or topic, brainstorm possible search terms, and create a search string they can use to start searching in the library's databases.
Scholarly Article Worksheet (ENGL 1010 and 2010)
This worksheet allows students to practice identifying the parts of a scholarly research article and the information these parts contain.
Google vs Google Scholar Worksheet (ENGL 1010 and 2010)
This worksheet allows students to practice searching for sources in search engines (Google) and in databases (Google Scholar) and compare the results.

We recommend navigating to Google Scholar through the library's databases to link results to the library website (instructions are included in the assignment). Google and Google Scholar are optional and can be replaced with other search engines or library databases depending on your students' needs.
ENGL 1010 Guided Research Worksheet
This worksheet walks ENGL 1010 students through the research process from developing a research question to finding popular and scholarly sources on their chosen topic.
ENGL 2010 Guided Research Worksheet
This worksheet walks ENGL 2010 students through the research process, from developing a research question to finding popular and scholarly sources on their chosen topic.

ENGL 1010 Concurrent Enrollment Canvas Modules

ENGL 1010 Library Research

The goal of these lessons is to help students complete their research assignments, including the "Establishing the Facts" essay. UVU librarians offer content for ENGL 1010 classes that cover three main skills:

Developing researchable topics (with optional information about finding moments of tension)
Using library search tools
Evaluating sources

The content in this Canvas module covers all three of these lessons, as well as contextual information about accessing library materials off campus and getting help from UVU Librarians.

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ENGL 1010 Library Materials (Concurrent Enrollment)

ENGL 2010 Concurrent Enrollment Canvas Modules

ENGL 2010 Library Research

The goal of these lessons is to help students complete their Research Paper assignment, and the assignments leading up to it (Research Proposal, Structured Research Notes, Annotated Bibliography, etc.). UVU librarians offer content for ENGL 2010 classes that cover three main skills:

Developing researchable topics and refining research questions
Using library search tools
Evaluating sources and reading scholarly articles effectively

The content in this Canvas module covers all three of these lessons, as well as contextual information about accessing library materials off campus and getting help from the UVU librarians.

Link to Import Canvas Module

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ENGL 2010 Library Materials (Concurrent Enrollment)

Importing Modules from Canvas Commons

You will need to repeat these steps for each module (Topic Development, Search Tools, and Evaluating Sources) you'd like to include in your course. If you are teaching multiple courses with multiple Canvas instances, you will need to repeat the steps for each course, as well.

Log in to Canvas.
Click the Commons button on your sidebar to login to Canvas Commons (see image, right).
Click on the Canvas module link you want to use.
Follow the instructions from the document below.

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Canvas Import Instructions
Use the instructions in this document to import library instruction materials from Canvas Commons