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FLIP It! (TM) was developed by librarian and educator Alice H. Yucht as a set of reflective questions to guide learners throughout the information research process. It serves as a clear and concise framework upon which to structure the basic student research task. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
The four modules in this collection will lead you through this four-step process and introduce you to free online tools and services that can aid and enhance your research pursuits. These Web 2.0 advances give today's students new ways to formulate, organize, collaborate, attribute, preserve, and share their research.
As you near the end of your research project, you should be focusing now on producing your finished product and transforming your work into something that can be evaluated and shared. At this point, you are creating and demonstrating your knowledge. Several decisions need to be made now - what software package can you use to produce and/or present the work? Will you be working with a group that needs a tool that all can use and the parts seamlessly put together? Do you need to keep a copy for future use? Does your research need to be archived or shared online?
Web 2.0 means that today's online environment includes tools designed to help people share and collaborate with one another. You probably use social networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook , and Twitter every day. More than likely, you communicate with friends and colleagues on these sites and via your cell-phone and other devices. There are many other sites and tools out there that are designed or can be used to facilitate your academic research projects.
Click on the image below to view a video demonstrating some of the resources that can help you PRODUCE/PRESENT/PAYOFF.
As you are introduced to these online sites, services, and tools, there are some important things to keep in mind. There may be alternatives to each that you prefer over the tools presented here. If you use others and find them effective, by all means keep using them! Also, an effort was made to include only free services, but pricing models can change. Features can evolve and change. None of these tools should be relied on without your involvement, understanding, and input. Be critical of these tools and rely on your own knowledge of your assignments as well as that of your fellow students and instructors. There are times when your research can benefit from face-to-face resources rather than online/virtual options. Web 2.0 is about choice and we hope to present you with some here that can enhance, not replace, methods and tools that you already use or that your instructor requires.
Now, it is time to try some of these tools yourself! Click on the suggested activity link for login information and suggestions of tasks to try.
Congratulations! You have worked through the FLIP - IT! process. We hope you have picked up some new strategies and become familiar with some new tools that can aid the research process. Please take a moment to take the post - test, accessible through the provided link.
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