Learning Exercise
Matching Technology with Research Processes
This activity explains the appropriate use of technology during a research project, and guides learning in technology choice.
- Material:
- Madison Research Essentials Toolkit
- Date last modified:
- April 28, 2016
- Created by:
- Lesley Farmer
- License:
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Exercise
Each step in the research process can make good -- or ineffective -- use of technology. This video helps you determine how to choose technology wisely.
1. Go to https://www.lib.jmu.edu/mretoolkit/, then click on the Information Technologies video.
2. Watch the video, keeping in mind your chosen research topic.
3. Create a three-column table with the following headings: Research step, effective technologies , ineffective technologies.
4. For each research step (Gathering original data, locating existing resources, representing knowledge, communicating knowledge), identify effective and ineffecive technologies, and state the basis for your determination.
5. Highlight your chosen technologies for each step.
6. For one step, incorporate the technology, and submit that work.
Technical Notes
Internet connectivity, word processing application, technology appropriate to the task
Requirements
Table of technology options throughout the research process
Sample technology product
Topics
ICT literacy, information literacy, digital literacy, research skills
Type of Task
Learning Objectives
Identify effective and ineffective uses of technology throughout the research process.
Produce an effective technology-based research product.
Assessment
Table criteria: appropriate and well-articulated choices and justifications of technologies
Technology product: appropriateness and effectiveness of technology use; quality of content, optimization of the format's features