What is ‘Unlocking Research’?
Unlocking Research is a guide developed by the library staff at the Saint-Lambert Campus of Champlain College to help college level students navigate their way through the research process from the initial definition and development of a research topic to the final citation of sources in the bibliography. Unlike many similar tools, Unlocking Research targets the college level student, avoiding topics such as how to write theses, which are too advanced, and focuses on topics where college students often have difficulties. For example, there is information on how to recognize the elements of a bibliography because college students trying to do a bibliography may not recognize the difference between the article author and the editor of a book or the title of a book and the title of the chapter. Unlocking Research and associated Glossary were created with the help of a grant from the Entente Canada Québec.
What is the structure of ‘Unlocking Research’?
Unlocking Research is a website divided into chapters which echo the process of writing a paper. In order, the topics are as follows:
- Develop Topic
- Search Strategies
- Gather Information
- Evaluate Information
- Cite Sources
- Citation Styles
- Subject Resources
The Unlocking Research homepage provides easy access to both chapters and subchapters through dropdown menus at the top of the page. These menus are available on al pages of the site.
What is Visual Vocabulary of the Site?
Each of these topics is divided into subtopics. Within each of the topics, the reader can easily progress from one subtopic to another logically as well as graphically by clicking on an arrow to move from one subtopic to the next.
There are numerous visual components to make the information accessible to various types of learners. Videos present the information as a narration illustrated by text.
Choosing a Topic and Thesis – This video will help you select a manageable topic and then develop that topic into a thesis statement.
There are also numerous diagrams to illustrate the material under discussion visually.
Various concepts are explained through the use of diagrams caterin to those who are visual learners.
As well, comparison charts make information more understandable.
Various concepts are explained through the use of comparisons. This table illustrates how the site explores concepts that the college student may not be familiar with but which university sites do not examine, assuming that the reader has already mastered the concept.
Every page contains a link to a Glossary of Library Terms to enrich comprehension on the part of students unfamiliar with library terminology or second language and foreign students using the resource.
The Glossary of Library Terms provides definitions as well as French-language equivalents.
Using ‘Unlocking Research’ in Your Class
The simple language and progressive logical organization of the website as well as the many visual components lend themselves to in-class presentations directly from the site. These presentations can also easily be incorporated into learning management platforms such as Moodle. The material posted on the website is under a Creative Commons license, and so the contents can be adapted to take specific requirements into account.
The material of the website has already been used to create information units that integrate into Moodle courses. These information units, besides transmitting information, contain quizzes which allow teachers to integrate the material into both hybrid and on-line courses. Contact Martha Frey, Librarian/SMTE at Champlain College’s Saint-Lambert campus for more information about using this tool. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Ni nini <unk>Unlocking Utafiti<unk>? Unlocking Research ni mwongozo ulioundwa na wafanyakazi wa maktaba katika Chuo cha Saint-Lambert cha Chuo cha Champlain kusaidia wanafunzi wa ngazi ya chuo kikuu navigate njia yao kupitia mchakato wa utafiti kutoka ufafanuzi wa awali na maendeleo ya mada ya utafiti hadi nukuu ya mwisho ya vyanzo katika bibliography. Tofauti na zana nyingi zinazofanana, Unlocking Research inalenga mwanafunzi wa kiwango cha chuo kikuu, kuepuka mada kama vile jinsi ya kuandika theses, ambayo ni ya juu sana, na inazingatia mada ambapo wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu mara nyingi wana matatizo. Kwa mfano, kuna habari juu ya jinsi ya kutambua vipengele vya bibliography, kwa sababu wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu kujaribu kufanya bibliography inaweza si kutambua tofauti kati ya mwandishi wa makala na mhariri wa kitabu au jina la kitabu na kichwa cha sura. Unlocking Utafiti na Glossary kuhusishwa ziliundwa kwa msaada wa ruzuku kutoka Entente Canada Quebec. Ni nini muundo wa <unk>Unlocking Utafiti<unk>? Unlocking Utafiti ni tovuti imegawanywa katika sura ambayo echo mchakato wa kuandika karatasi. Kwa utaratibu, mada ni kama ifuatavyo: - Kuendeleza mada - Mkakati wa utafutaji - Kukusanya habari - Tathmini ya habari - Quote vyanzo - Quote mitindo - Mada rasilimali Unlocking utafiti homepage hutoa upatikanaji rahisi kwa wote sura na sura ndogo kupitia dropdown menus juu ya ukurasa. Vipande hivi vinapatikana kwenye kurasa zote za tovuti. Neno la Kionekana la Tovuti ni nini? Kila moja ya mada hizi imegawanywa katika mada ndogo. Ndani ya kila moja ya mada, msomaji anaweza kwa urahisi maendeleo kutoka subtopic moja kwa nyingine kimantiki kama vile graphically kwa kubonyeza mshale kuhamia kutoka subtopic moja kwa ijayo. Kuna vipengele vingi vya kuona ili kufanya habari iweze kupatikana kwa aina mbalimbali za wanafunzi. Video huonyesha habari hiyo kama simulizi lililoonyeshwa kwa maandishi. Kuchagua mada na Thesis <unk> Video hii itakusaidia kuchagua mada inayoweza kusimamiwa na kisha kuendeleza mada hiyo katika taarifa ya thesis. Pia kuna michoro mingi ya kuonyesha mambo yanayozungumziwa kwa njia ya kuona. Dhana mbalimbali zinaelezwa kupitia matumizi ya michoro caterin kwa wale ambao ni wanafunzi wa kuona. Pia, chati za kulinganisha hufanya habari iwe rahisi kuelewa. Dhana mbalimbali huelezwa kwa kutumia ulinganisho. Jedwali hili linaonyesha jinsi tovuti inavyochunguza dhana ambazo mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu anaweza kuwa hajui lakini tovuti za chuo kikuu hazichunguzi, ikidhani kwamba msomaji tayari amejifunza dhana hiyo. Kila ukurasa una kiungo cha Glossary ya Library Terms ili kuimarisha uelewa kwa wanafunzi wasio na uzoefu na lugha ya pili au lugha ya pili na wanafunzi wa kigeni kutumia rasilimali. Glossary of Library Terms hutoa ufafanuzi na vilevile sawa na lugha ya Kifaransa. Kutumia <unk>Unlocking Utafiti<unk> katika darasa lako Lugha rahisi na maendeleo ya mantiki ya shirika la tovuti kama vile vipengele vingi vya kuona kujiandaa kwa maonyesho katika darasa moja kwa moja kutoka tovuti. Mawasilisho haya pia yanaweza kuingizwa kwa urahisi katika majukwaa ya usimamizi wa kujifunza kama vile Moodle. Vifaa vilivyowekwa kwenye tovuti ni chini ya leseni ya Creative Commons, na hivyo maudhui yanaweza kubadilishwa ili kuzingatia mahitaji maalum. Vifaa vya tovuti tayari zimetumiwa kuunda vitengo vya habari ambavyo vinajumuishwa katika kozi za Moodle. Vifaa hivi vya habari, pamoja na kupitisha habari, vina maswali ambayo huruhusu walimu kuunganisha vifaa katika kozi zote mbili za mchanganyiko na mtandaoni. Wasiliana na Martha Frey, Mkurugenzi wa Maktaba na Mtaalamu wa Mafunzo ya Msingi katika Chuo cha Champlain cha Saint-Lambert kwa habari zaidi kuhusu kutumia chombo hiki. Anaweza kupatikana kwenye jina la kwanza. jina la mwisho@example.org.