Excuse me, may I interject? Using current news articles to step into the middle of a scientific conversation

 

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2009, Volume 30

Mindy Thuna

Abstract

This session is designed to walk that fine line. On one level, the goal of this presentation is to teach students certain fundamental research skills that are required for effectively locating relevant articles for their lab reports. However, in a larger context, they will also be learning about the bigger picture and how to apply some of the skills and knowledge they are learning in university to their everyday lives. By using real world examples, students learn how to pick out the ‘clues' to help them step into the scientific literature through a starting point that they will encounter in a ‘real world' context.

Keywords:  citation searching, keywords, scientific articles, research, scientific communication

University of Toronto, Mississauga (2008)