The short research paper is ubiquitous in undergraduate liberal arts education. But is this assignment type an effective way to assess student learning or writing skills? We argue that it rarely is, and instead serves as an artifact maintained out of instructor familiarity with and unnecessary allegiance to timeworn conceptions of “academia.” As an alternative, we detail the Archives Alive! assignment developed by librarians and faculty at the University of Iowa and designed to bring Rhetoric students into contact with archival collections and digital skills. We also discuss how librarians can collaborate with instructors on new assignment models that build meaningful skills for students, highlight library collections, and foster connections on campus and with the broader community.
Journal article
Archives Alive!: librarian-faculty collaboration and an alternative to the five-page paper
In the Library with the Lead Pipe
08/26/2015
Published (Version of record)CC BY V4.0, Open Access
Abstract
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Archives Alive!: librarian-faculty collaboration and an alternative to the five-page paper
- Creators
- Tom Keegan - University of IowaKelly McElroy - Oregon State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- In the Library with the Lead Pipe
- ISSN
- 1944-6195
- Number of pages
- 10 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2015 Tom Keegan and Kelly McElroy
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/26/2015
- Academic Unit
- Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9983557571102771
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