Students will distinguish among levels of materials. Students will choose appropriate materials for specific assignments. Students will transfer skills used with one reference or research tool to another tool. Students will develop search skills and plan search strategies. Students will develop and apply evaluation skills.
Students are responsible for homework, class involvement, presentations and group projects.
There will be quizzes on vocabulary and concepts. I reserve the right to spring a quickie quiz to see if what I am trying to convey is understood. As a constructionist course, it is up to YOU, the student, to work cooperatively with all your classmates so that each of you learns as much as possible from others, including, but not limited to, me. Many of these appear in the class calendar section of this web site. In addition, as questions arise, they will be assigned to students for responses.