Module 2A: Introduction to the Educational Literature | Module 2B: Learning Bottlenecks | Module 2C: Compiling Educational Resources

Module 2C Description: You have taken a quick dip in the Education/Teaching and Learning literature and the Threshold Concept literature if you completed parts 2A and 2B and now you will learn how to make your future researching more efficient and productive.

Module 2C Objectives: At the end of this module, you will have:

Compiled a collection of ideas and examples about innovative teaching in your discipline by:

If you are working at a university, learning how to connect Google Scholar to your University Library
Setting up a free Diigo account so you can start organizing your own teaching and learning resources

Expected Time Module 2C: 2-3 hours

Did you find a topic you are interested in from your preliminary scanning of the Teaching and Learning Journal lists?

Do you have video resources you want to save to review for later?

Do you think might want to do some additional digging into a topic or teaching strategy and save what you find?

In part 2C, you will actually set up your own Diigo account to use for gathering your own research resources and also learn about more efficient ways to use Google Scholar and Google.

1. Linking Google Scholar to Your Library Resources

First, did you know if you are working at a university and an authentication login to access proprietary library resources, you can link Google Scholar to your library so you can uncover your Library resources directly in Google Scholar?

If you are not working at a university and do not have access to proprietary research resources you can move onto #2.

By linking Google Scholar to your library resources, you will be more efficient in finding articles and information in your library database. Watch the tutorial below to see how to connect Google Scholar to a library. Once the settings are configured, the settings will stick until you clean out your browser cache, so once you do this you are good for a while.

Linking Google Scholar to the Resources in a Particular Library

IMPORTANT NOTE: One thing I forgot to include in this video was that you have be authenticated to the library before you try to link from Google Scholar.
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PEOPLE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE: The Proquest option is no longer available to link to, so just link to the Get it at the UofU. The library is in the process of transitioning to a new system and the screen will look different eventually so I will create a new video when that happens. It is also helpful to check the box for the Worldcat option whihc will show you whihc libraries have what books.
Although this tutorial demonstrates how to link to the University of Utah Library resources this should work with linking to any Library if there is an authentication process to that library you may be able to link to your library resources.

Specific University of Utah Resources

You can access scholarly resources on educational research by using the Library Research Databases Feature. Here are directions for how to find the Education Databases:

On the main library homepage (http:lib.utah.edu) click on research databases tab

Select Education from the "Select database by Subject" pull down menu
You will see several good databases:

Education Full Text + ERIC
APA eBook Collection
Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost)

Psychology also has some good databases for searching for information on educational research

PsychINFO
Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
Psych Articles

You will also find educational focused research with the disciplinary literature databases such as:

IEL Online/IEEE Xplore

Scopus (Elsiver)

JStor

Taylor & Francis Online Journals

Sage Journals

2. Setting Up a Diigo Account for Social Bookmarking and Research Organization so as you click on links and find articles, resources, and websites you would like to compile about teaching and learning in your discipline

Watch a demonstration video about all of the Diigo capabilities
go to http://www.diigo.com, click on the Sign up link on the top right side corner of the screen
If you need help here is a tutorial for you to use:

Setting Up a Diigo AccountSet up a new Diigo group folder for a topic related to the course you will be flipping, a bottle neck you have identified or a teaching strategy you would like to investigate further. You will book mark resources and then add them to your group folder. The tutorial below will show you how to bookmark in Diigo and how to set up your own folders so you can start organizing your own resources. Set up a Diigo folder to collect YouTube or Vimeo videos about the content you will be teaching, why recreate the wheel if there is already videos out there you can use for flipping your course.

Setting Up a Group Folder In Diigo

Here is a list of flipped studies and flipped class examples we have already found online. Please let us know of those we should add!

Post any additional good finds you make about improving student learning or flipping on the
2C Discussion Forum. Also use this forum to post questions you have about finding educational research
literature or ask for help if you can not find something in particular.

For next week, please complete Module 4

Module 2A: Introduction to the Educational Literature | Module 2B: Learning Bottlenecks | Module 2C: Compiling Educational Resources