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Education: MEDU 610

Tutorial Activities

Complete the following tutorials before class on Wednesday, June 23, 2025.

Bring any questions you have to class to discuss.

1. Tutorial: Advanced Search Strategies for (Almost) Any Database

How can I perform more efficient keyword searches in library databases? How can I use Boolean operators, phrase searching, and truncation to get better search results?

Length: less than 5 minutes

Advanced Searching tutorial

2. Tutorial: How to Access Journal Articles

This tutorial demonstrates how to access an online journal article using the Musselman Library website.

Length: 5-10 minutes

Screenshot from tutorial about MUSCAT Plus

Context Note

Educational Design and Inquiry Program AI Statement

As part of a forward-thinking, inquiry-driven program, we recognize that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming increasingly integrated into professional and educational settings. We encourage thoughtful exploration of these tools as part of your development as an educational designer and reflective practitioner. 

At the same time, we uphold the highest standards of academic honesty. Unless explicitly stated otherwise by your instructor, all submitted work must represent your own thinking, analysis, and expression. If you use AI tools in any aspect of your work, you must clearly disclose how and which tools were used. 

Finding Case Studies

Use the following tools and the advanced search strategies we discuss in class to find relevant case studies.

Databases:

AI Tools:

Evaluating Sources

You should think critically about information sources that you use, particularly if they will be cited in course assignments. Here are a few things to consider when evaluating sources…

How does it support your research question?

  • What do you know now that you didn’t know before reading it?
  • What does the source argue or demonstrate that none of your other sources do?
  • What parts of your research question does it not help answer?

What makes it reliable?

  • What did you feel when reading it?
  • Have other people cited or referenced it?
  • How might someone dismiss it?

Who wrote it and why?

  • What qualifies the author(s) to write about the topic?
  • How can you find more information about the author(s)?
  • Who is the intended audience?

Where was it published?

  • Who had to approve or review it before it could be published?
  • Do you normally need a subscription to read it? If so, who is paying that subscription?
  • Who can’t afford to pay to read it?