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Reviving Research with Zombies and Exploration Learning

Uncover exciting research topics through creative exploration learning with zombies! Discover advanced search strategies, evaluate resources, and share findings to enhance your research skills.

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Reviving Research with Zombies and Exploration Learning

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  1. Bringing Research Back from the (Un)Dead: Zombies and Discovery Learning Christina Dent Cate Hirschbiel & Esther Roth-Katz Emerson College http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4754600652_43a4992557_b.jpg

  2. Image Credit: http://englishcollective.org/

  3. Zombie Apocalypse WR121 Research Workshop http://www.flickr.com/photos/bap824/113733270 http://www.flickr.com/photos/grmisiti/8149602686

  4. Mission #2: Become an Information Overlord Information Overload? http://www.flickr.com/photos/71800805@N05/6843683831 http://www.flickr.com/photos/71800805@N05/6843683831/

  5. Possible Topics • How are cell phones impacting family relations? • Sex in Young Adult novels • How has gaining success as an amateur musician changed thanks to YouTube? • Is divorce a failure? • What are the health risks of e-cigarettes and how is this conveyed to consumers? • M. Night Shyamalan’sThe Last Airbender is a bad representation of the original animated series

  6. Discuss Your Findings from Mission 2 • Advanced Search Features • Ways you modified keywords for better results • What resources you found (books, articles, other resources) and how you found them • Which search tools you liked or disliked, and why Mission #3: Share Information http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakleyoriginals/8478450243

  7. What’s changed? http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2089/2432704579_9538d46671_b.jpg

  8. Why zombies? http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8314/8074323871_863770659d_b.jpg

  9. Assessment http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8560786322_f3d0c031b9_b.jpg

  10. Questions? http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/9652431108_c93dd3a4c7_b.jpg

  11. Students will be able to: • Modify keywords, synonyms, and related topics that describe the research question to get better results • Use the most common features of information retrieval systems to locate and retrieve relevant resources • Assess the quantity, quality, and relevance of search results to determine whether alternative information retrieval systems or investigative methods should be used

  12. Image Credits “Zombies 018” by Thierry Ehrmann http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4754600652_43a4992557_b.jpg “Bored Student” www.englishcollective.org “Coffee and Moleskine III” by Lost in Scotland http://www.flickr.com/photos/bap824/113733270 “Zombie Walk 2012” by Gianluca Ramalho Misiti http://www.flickr.com/photos/grmisiti/8149602686 “Overwhelmed” by Alex Welch http://www.flickr.com/photos/71800805@N05/6843683831 “Sharing Chocolate” by OakleyOriginals http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakleyoriginals/8478450243 “Change Happens” by Adam Bartlett http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2089/2432704579_9538d46671_b.jpg “Zombies YT Poster 2” by Marc-André Caron http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8314/8074323871_863770659d_b.jpg “Measuring Cup” by homespothq http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8560786322_f3d0c031b9_b.jpg “A Zombie-Mummy Trinket Guarding Questions” by Raymond Bryson http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/9652431108_c93dd3a4c7_b.jpg

  13. SelectBibliography Hiebert, Jean, and Shelly Theriault. “BLASTing the Zombies!” College & Research Libraries News 73.9 (2012): 540–569. Print. Johnson, Margeaux, Amy G. Buhler, and Chris Hillman. “The Library Is Undead: Information Seeking During the Zombie Apocalypse.” Journal of Library Innovation 1.2 (2010): 29–43. PDF. Kelley, Michael. “Using the Living Dead To Teach Information Literacy.” LibraryJournal.com 30 Mar. 2011. Stahura, Dawn, and Erin Milanese. “Teaching with Zombies.” College & Research Libraries News 74.7 (2013): 354–356. Print. Tay, Aaron. “Zombies and Libraries - How Are Libraries Using the Zombie Theme?” Musings about librarianship 27 May 2013. Web. 2 Dec. 2013. Tompkins, Jane. "Pedagogy of the Distressed." College English 52.6 (1990): 653-660. Print.

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