WR 121 Erwert Fall 2023: Get Started
Researching online education
This guide has resources that go along with your Research Projects (Parts 1 and 2) with a focus on online education.
See below some resources for starting to explore the topic of online education. Then use the tabs to find resources for different steps of this assignment:
- Find Sources -- strategies and resources for conducting research about online education
- Evaluate for credibility -- tips for judging the reliability of your sources
- Alternative genres -- options for choosing a format for Part 2 of the assignment
- Accessible design -- make your documents accessible to a wide range of people, including those with disabilities
- Citations -- resources for citing text, images, etc. in MLA and APA format
- Contact a librarian -- options for the librarian conference assignment
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Background readings about online education
For any research project, start with some background readings to get a good overview of the topic. This will introduce you to the important concepts and vocabulary about the topic, and help you decide where in this big topic you want to go deep.
- Online EducationBackground article from the Gale library database Opposing Viewpoints
- Online learning in higher education (Wikipedia)A wikipedia article should NOT be one of your primary sources in your annotated bibliography, but it's a great place to start familiarizing yourself with a topic. Some of the links may be useful also.
- "Students Want Online Learning Options Post-Pandemic"Article in Inside Higher Ed discussing the results of a survey on student attitudes about online and hybrid courses. April 2021.
- "What Are The Biggest Challenges of Online Courses and Online Learning?"Web page on a commercial website called GetReSkilled
Online library features!
- New York Times online subscriptionPCC students can get a FREE subscription to the New York Times online!
- Overdrive ebooks and audiobooksPopular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks, available on your phone through the Libby app.
- Swank Feature Film CollectionStreaming movies
Contact your class librarian!
Contact librarian Roberta Richards
- rrichard@pcc.edu
- Southeast LIB 206
- 971-722-4962
Roberta's appointment calendar:
- Online Monday mornings
- In-person Wednesdays at the Southeast Campus Library
- Online Thursday 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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