Library Instruction for Academic Writing Courses

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.

1. Login to Canvas.
2. Click the Commons button on your sidebar to login to Canvas Commons (see image, right).
3. Click on the Canvas module link you want to use.
4. Follow the instructions from the document below.

Need help? Contact the Instruction Coordinator!

Topic Development

This module will help students select a researchable topic for their Project Proposals (and the scaffolded assignments which lead up to that project). Students will also begin to think about the larger issues behind their project ideas and select search terms that can help them research their topics. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, students will be able to:

• Develop a researchable topic.
• Use news sources to find information about potential topics.
• Identify the larger issues behind their topics.
• Select keywords that best define their topic.

Link to Import Canvas Module

Note: you must login to Canvas Commons before clicking the link below. 

YouTube Video Link

If you would like to share the Topic Development video with your students without importing the Canvas module, use the link below.

Search Tools: 30-minute session

This module will teach students how to use various search tools to find information sources for their research. Students will also learn to identify source types and learn more about using search terms in the library databases.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, students will be able to:

• Select an appropriate search tool to fill an information need.
• Navigate Fulton Library’s OneSearch database.
• Identify how and where to get help when they have questions about the research process and/or using library resources.

Link to Import Canvas Module

Note: you must login to Canvas Commons before clicking the link below. 

Evaluating Sources: 20-minute session

This module will teach students how to identify and evaluate different source types for use in their research. Students will learn to distinguish between source types, fact-check their chosen sources, and recognize their own authority in scholarly conversations. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, students will be able to:

• Distinguish between popular, scholarly, and data sources.
• Model source evaluation within the context of a research need.

Link to Import Canvas Module

Note: you must login to Canvas Commons before clicking the link below. 

YouTube Video Link

If you would like to share the Evaluating Sources video with your students without importing the Canvas module, use the link below.

You are welcome to add a librarian as an observer to your Canvas course to assist you with integrating library materials and information literacy skills into your course. Please contact the Instruction Coordinator for more information.