Create a reading list on a topic by using background info and doing citation chasing
Interview the Faculty member teaching your FYS course and ask him/her to describe how they do research, how research gets disseminated in their field, etc.
Select a topic from class and identify a venue (blog, discussion forum, social media) in which a scholarly conversation is taking place. Ask students to identify key players and their perspectives.
Have students reflect upon the steps they went through when researching a major purchase or event in their lives (buying a car, selecting a college, etc.). They identify the steps involved in the research behind such a decision, and confront the importance of employing a similar strategy in the academic setting.
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