Index Page

Introduction

Assignments

Introduction

Module A (1) Assessments
Identify Your Audience
Determine Objectives
Understand Your Mindset
Available Resources
Clarify the Timelines

Module A (2) Organization of Information

Types
    Primary
    Secondary
    Tertiary
Formats
Indexes
    Planning Checklist (.doc)

Module A (3) Identifying
Information Flow
    Info Flow in Agriculture
Information Providers
Relationships
    Between Providers
        Relationship Diagram
Locating Providers

Module A (4) Referencing

Module A (5) Managing Data

Introduction

Module B (1) Searching

Module B (2) Background information
Online Catalogs
Research Databases
    Page 2
Online Journals
Internet

Module B (3) Databases
Agriculture-related

FirstSearch (OCLC)
Basic
    Basic Search Mechanics (.doc)
Advanced
Expand the Search
Browse the Spelling
Boolean Operators (.doc)

EBSCOHost
Using Databases
Using Search Screens
Image Searching
Getting Articles
    Page 2
E-mailling Documents
Creating a User Profile

SilverPlatter
Select Relevant Databases
Search Screen and Records
Index and Theasurus
    Page 2

ISI Web of Science
    Page 2, 3, 4

USDA

Module B (4) Research on the Internet
Gray literature
Open Access Journals
Search Engines
Online Journals

Introduction

Logic of Evaluation
    Page 2

Module C (1) What are Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences? (.ppt)

Module C (2) What are Learning Strategies? (.ppt)

Module C (3) Concept Mapping
What is concept mapping? (.ppt)

Module C (4) Mental Imagery
What is mental imagery? (.ppt)
Spontaneously Occurring Imagery (.ppt)
Visually interacting with the information (.ppt)

Module C (5) Storytelling
Storytelling (.ppt)

Module C (6) Combined Strategies

Additional Evaluation Criteria

Decision Chart