This video has been created primarily for use in First Year Writing courses (FYW 102), but it is also appropriate for First Year Seminar (FYS) courses. Any FYS instructors who choose to use this video should keep in mind that some/many/all of your students will have experienced these videos, so consider framing your use of them as useful repetition/reinforcement.
If you are an instructor of either an FYW or FYS course, please reach out to John Oliver to talk about library instruction options and resources.
Two very important points to note before you press play on the video playlist immediately below:
1. Students should have assignment prompt handy
Before pressing play on the video lesson below, please be sure to open a relevant assignment prompt/description. If necessary go through the clicks in Canvas to get to the assignment description that is most appropriate to work on during this session. (Preferably one requiring some need for library research). Please take a few moments to carefully read the assignment description. If the instructor is present when students view this video lesson, please take a moment to ask your instructor any questions about anything that’s being asked of you. (Even if you’ve already discussed this in previous class meetings, reading or re-reading the prompt can set the stage for a well-focused research session).
2. End-of-session evaluation/assessment
Please complete a 2-question evaluation of this library session. This will help us improve the videos. The final minute of the final video shows the URL (so just let the video show the URL). [Instructors: If you cut the video lesson short and decide not to assign/use the entire video playlist, please do include this feedback step. Point students to tinyurl.com/TCNJwrite]
This playlist is also available using this link.
And the playlist's individual videos can be accessed with these links: