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Google Universe: How to Make the Most of Your
Students’ Favorite Resource
January 30, 2009
Ed O’DonnellInformation and Library Services
Google Universe: Overview
• Asynchronous, online, week-long workshop
• Content created by Ed O’Donnell, Ryan Shepard, & Kee-Young Moon
• Offered in conjunction with Center for Teaching and Learning
Google U. Modules
• Introduction to Google• Advanced Searching• Google Scholar• Google Book Search
Google Modules (con’t)
• Google Earth• Google Maps• Google Images• Keeping Up with Google
Learning Outcomes• Employ Google’s advanced search features in order to
obtain more precise and useful research results• Understand the benefits and drawbacks of using
Google and Google Scholar for academic research in order to afford faculty a better understanding of these as possible research resources
• Utilize complementary subscription-only resources available from the Library in order for faculty to demonstrate their advantages as research resources to students
• Locate full-text articles and books using Google Scholar and Book Search in order to demonstrate the research possibilities of these resources
• Explore Google Earth, Images, and Maps in order to demonstrate their usefulness as classroom instruction tools
Conference Postings“I certainly found more useful things in the databases--plus I
thinkit's important to challenge students to try technology things theymay not be familiar with. At any rate, that's the ploy I use wheninsisting that students use databases for research papers.”
“For my students, I tell them that the subscription databases workbetter for me, that it is a much better use of my time, and that mysearches are more effective. My students have to be efficient in
theiruse of time, and of course they want to be effective as well.”
“I think we may have to mandate the use of the library for sources,particularly scholarly journals, when requiring research papers
fromour students.”
Faculty Evaluation Examples
“Practical hands-on implementation of Google tools with expert
direction and backing-up of the instructors. I appreciate the
informed background information on history-strengths-weaknesses
of Google Scholar.”
“(T)his is an excellent stand-alone course. Perhaps, a year from
now, the instructors might update about new developments in brief
memo or note in the faculty newsletter.”
Thank you!Please visit our online library:http://www.umuc.edu/library
Ed O’Donnell eodonnell@umuc.edu
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