Prezi beyond its intended use: exploiting the potential
I presented this with my sister Mandy at the 2012 Library Technology Conference at Macalester College. Our goal was to discuss the different ways you can use Prezi beyond the presenter standing in the front of the classroom technique. Mandy works in a small public library. I work in a small academic library. We tried to [...]
Supreme court cases
Once upon a time, I was an undergraduate politics major. Who knew that knowledge would be so useful in an information literacy session. I’ve talked about our introduction to speech class before. (If you aren’t familiar with the class, you might want to read that post first.) I thought I’d share with you what I [...]
Basic topic narrowing
A simple visual of how focused a topic must be for a 3-5 page paper, this prezi utilizes circles and the zoom function. This prezi is set for reuse. World Civ on Prezi
Race, Class, and Gender
One of my first prezis, this one is my lesson to a class of sociology students doing research for a class on race, class, and gender. It touches on primary and secondary sources as well as keywords versus subject searching. This prezi is set for reuse. Race, Class, and Gender on Prezi
Narrowing a topic by facet
This prezi was originally developed for a class with an open-ended assignment. Students were to choose a topic for a 4-5 page paper. This prezi helped them to think about how to narrow their topic using a facet approach. This prezi is set to reuse. Sociology topic narrowing on Prezi
Narrowing a topic
Alternatively titled: Does this paper make my topic look big?-How to narrow your topic to something doable Developed for our online Introduction to Research Writing (RES104), this prezi illustrates why narrowing a topic is important and ways to think about narrowing topics. This prezi is part of a suite of digital resources created for RES104. [...]
Crowdsourcing haiku
I do some weird things in my library instruction. I do not think I would be incorrect in saying my information literacy sessions are slightly unorthodox. We do some interesting things in our Introduction to Research Writing (RES104) course.This prezi focuses on introducing the geographic region and doable topics for social sciences, as well as [...]
Prezi: Presentations that tell a story
This prezi was originally presented at the Library Technology Conference 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 17, 2011. It introduces the viewer to the ground rules for prezi as well as tips and tricks to aid them in imagining prezis that capitalize on its strengths. Additional examples of successful prezis are shown as well. [...]
The journey from topic to thesis
Alternatively titled: So I have a topic….now what?-Step by step guide to the research process This prezi was originally developed to help students through the messy process we call research. This guide allows students to follow someone through the process of picking a vague topic, narrowing it to a research question, using online encyclopedias for [...]
Asking Research Questions
Alternatively titled: There are no stupid questions…or are there?-What’s a good research question and how to get one Developed for our online Introduction to Research Writing (RES104), this prezi introduces the concept of a research question, why they are important, how to create one. It provides examples as well as asks the student to attempt [...]