Research Fundamentals Workshop
| Duration | 1.5 hours, 1 hour |
|---|---|
| Year level | 7–8 9-10 11-12 |
| Cost | $210 for 1.5 hours (onsite), $130 for 1 hour (online) |
| Capacity | 25 students (onsite), 90 students (online) |
Help your students become more successful researchers with this interactive session presented by State Library Victoria’s education team.
This targeted program explores relevant, practical strategies to motivate middle-year students to adopt more rigorous research practices.
This program is available onsite at State Library Victoria Tuesday-Thursday during term time at 10.00am and 12.30pm, a maximum of two classes can be allocated to one booking time. Online workshops are available Tuesday-Thursday during term time at 10.00am, 12.30pm and 2.00pm.
Students will:
- compare and evaluate online sources for credibility and relevance
- understand the importance of being a critical and creative thinker in today’s world
- develop tips and tricks for effective internet searches
This workshop is suitable for students in Years 7-10 or any secondary classes seeking an introduction to core research skills:
Bookings for 2023
As part of your program, when you book you will participate in a guided tour of the Library's services and heritage spaces.
This program links to the Victorian Curriculum and helps students to:
- analyse and explain the effect of technological innovations on texts, particularly media texts (VCELY376)
- use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sources (VCELY378)
- investigate how visual and multimodal texts allude to or draw on other texts or images to enhance and layer meaning (VCELA402)
- use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse texts, comparing and evaluating representations of an event, issue, situation or character in different texts (VCELY443)
Please email [email protected] to find out more about this program.
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