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A writing course faculty-librarian collaboration.
Abstract
Writing courses are a logical place to integrate research skills into the curriculum. Traditional methods include scavenger hunts, pre-determined research agendas, and tours of the library, but these methods rarely result in meaningful learning. One English teacher found that using librarians as consultants on her assignment design and allowing her students an open-ended research project resulted in an in-depth library experience in which all students succeeded.
Introduction
Collaboration between teaching faculty and librarians is becoming increasingly important in the current education environment. Numerous examples of such efforts ...
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