Library Guides: October Instructor Forum: Quick and Easy Techniques

Techniques

Think - Pair - Share
One-Minute Paper
- Prompt the students with a simple question. Example: What obstacles did you face the last time you wrote a paper?
Muddiest Point
- Ask the students to answer in a sentence or what what areas are the least clear. Best at the beginning or middle of a one-shot
One Sentence Summary
- Have students summarize a Information Literacy concept in one sentence to see if they really understand it.
- Could really do this for anything.
Application Cards
- After learning a broad concept instructor passes out card that asks students to explain the concept in the context of a real-world situation
Defining Matrix
- Great for comparing and contrasting databases or related concepts

Boolean Simon Says
KWL
Know, Want to Know, Learned
This technique can be used to help students choose a topic, which is what the powerpoint above is showing. You could also use it for helping gauge where your students stand on library resources and what they want to know more about, then see what they learned at the end.

Research Ready
Use the CRAAP test to evaluate websites. Do this as a class or have the students do this as individuals.
Topic Narrowing
From UNLV libraries. A website that allows you to mind map a topic to help you create a research question.