Library: Library Resources for CM220: Learning Activities Links

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For your convenience, this page lists links to library videos and tutorials listed in the "Learning Activities" section of each unit in your course. The following are links to videos and tutorials provided by the PG Library.

Unit 1

Video: Understanding the Communication Need This video will focus on how considering your communications’ purpose, audience, and content or topic will help you determine what type of written communication to use, including the genre or style, format, and medium.
Quiz: Writing and Communication This quiz corresponds with the videos Academic Writing, Understanding the Communication Need, and Preparing for a Presentation.

Unit 2

Tutorial: Scholarship as Conversation Use this tutorial to encourage students to develop a scholarly mindset. In this tutorial, students will learn how their projects help build the body of work in a given field. Additionally, students will become familiar with the process of attribution and critical evaluation.
Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper This video provides students with an overview of the basic structure of a research paper.
Quiz: Anatomy of a Research Paper This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on writing research papers.

Unit 3

Tutorial: Choosing a Topic This tutorial will illustrate how to narrow down your topic to a more manageable size and craft a research question from your topic.
Video: How to Narrow Your Topic Do your students have trouble selecting a topic for a research assignment? This video will outline the process to help students hone in on a compelling research topic with appropriate scope using strategies like strategic searching. Students will also understand the importance of open mindedness and flexibility in the research process.
Video: Thesis Statements Use this video to help students identify the purpose of their research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. Students will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.
Quiz: Thesis Statements This quiz corresponds with the Thesis Statements video.

Unit 4

Tutorial: Background Research Tips Determining a manageable research question can be challenging for students. Use this tutorial to introduce strategies for aligning a research focus with assignment guidelines and research tools such as concept maps.
Tutorial: Choosing and Using Keywords This tutorial will walk students through the process of selecting, refining, and expanding their collection of search keywords in order to locate the most relevant information to their research topic.
Quiz: Choosing and Using Keywords This quiz corresponds with the multiemdia on keywords.
Quiz: Search Techniques This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on searching techniques.

Additionally, the below tutorial may also be helpful (recommended, but not required):

Tutorial: Logical Reasoning

Unit 5

Video: PG Library Overview
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 1 Use this tutorial to familiarize students with strategic searching. Students will learn the purpose and uses of natural language and Boolean operators to broaden and narrow the scope of their search.
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 2 Students will learn strategic search approaches to navigate scholarly databases. Use this tutorial to introduce advanced search techniques for broadening and narrowing the scope of a search.
Tutorial: Evaluating Sources Students will learn how to evaluate a range of resources in order to select the most authoritative sources on their research topic.
Tutorial: APA Citations 7th Edition
Recommended additional APA source: Tutorial from Academic Writer: Basics of APA Style
Quiz: Academic Integrity and Information Ethics This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on academic integrity and plagiarism.
Quiz: APA Citations 7th Edition

Academic Writer

Unit 6

Video: Academic Integrity Use this video to provide students with an introduction to the concept that information has value, and that acting with academic integrity and ethical behavior is essential to success as a student and as a participant in the scholarly conversation.
Video Tutorial: APA Citations 7th Edition The American Psychological Association, or APA, style standardizes the way information is communicated in the fields of science and social science. Watch this video and tutorial to learn why APA Style matters to your academic work, recently updated with 7th Edition rules.
Library Guide: Parts of a Citation
Academic Writer Tutorial: Reference Elements
Video: Synthesis This video focuses on strategies for writing a strong paper that brings together ideas from multiple sources, including identifying main ideas, and paraphrasing and summarizing techniques.
Quiz: Types of Sources This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on source types.
Quiz: Evaluating Information This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on evaluating information.

Unit 7

Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper This video provides students with an overview of the basic structure of a research paper.
Tutorial: Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing This tutorial defines and explores information synthesis, including strategies for bringing together ideas and facts from multiple different sources at various stages in the research process.
Tutorial: Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing This tutorial will define these three methods of discussing evidence and information, tips and examples for using each method, and guidance for deciding which method is best for a given situation.
Quiz: Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on synthesizing information.

Unit 8

Video: Peer Review This video will provide students with an understanding of what peer review means, how the process works, why it is an indicator of quality, and how to locate peer-reviewed sources during their research process.
Quiz: Peer Review This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on peer review.

Additional source recommended by the Library for this unit:

Video: Finding Peer Reviewed Articles in the PG Library

Unit 9

Tutorial: Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources This tutorial will help you identify your information need, get familiar with the types of digital sources available, and select the most relevant sources to fulfill that particular need.
Video: Copyright Use this video to aid in instruction on intellectual property and copyright, including exceptions to copyright restrictions such as fair use, and guidance on the ethical use of others’ intellectual property.
Video: Why Does Visual Literacy Matter? After watching, you should be familiar with what visual literacy is and why it’s an important skill to have in today’s world.
Quiz: Visual Literacy

Unit 10

Video: Introduction to Civic Engagement Have you ever been interested in or concerned about an issue in your community? What about in your state or across the country? Have you ever worked to make a difference, improve the quality of life, or implement a change in your neighborhood? If so, you’re on the way to becoming a civically-engaged citizen. Watch the following video to learn more.
Video: Introduction to Civic Action By taking civic action, you and your community can be effective changemakers for local, national, or international issues. Watch the following video to see how.
Quiz: Civic Engagement and Civic Action

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