Education: The Search for Resources

Education Class—Instructional Technology

1. Handout:General Education Pathfinder
2. Handout: Conducting Research in General—Have a Strategy/Ask the Prof.
3. Library Web Page
4. Finding Electronic Journals by Subject
5. Assessing Electronic Journal Material
   • What is the Difference Between an Article and a Journal Article

Handouts:

            Journal Versus Magazine Articles

            Proquest Scholarly Journals/trade Publications

            Peer Reviewed Journals

            Article about the blind peer review process

            (From Manuscript to Article: Publishing Educational Technology Research Authors:Niederhauser, Dale S.; Wetzel, Keith; Lindstrom, Denise L. Descriptors:Educational Technology; Educational Research; Writing for Publication; Journal Articles; Research Design; Peer Evaluation; Publishing Industry Source:Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v13 n4 p655-692 Oct 2005 Peer-Reviewed:Yes)  http://www.eric.ed.gov

5.  
   • How to read a database abstract

Handout

5.  
   • How to isolate peer reviewed in the electronic format

6. Finding Print Materials (Serials Solutions) (Look for Journal of Technology and Teacher Education)
7. Looking critically at a print journal
   • Handout: Editorial Mission, Editorial Board