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Backward Design: Designing for Teaching and Learning by Alison Hicks
Session Title Stress-free reference management with Zotero
Theme of Session Reference Management
If Other please give details:
Audience
All If Other please give details:
Session Format
Workshop If Other please give details:
Session Length
31-60 minutes If Other please give details
Room Requirements
Chairs at tables (caberet-style)
(e.g. PCs, seating)
PC/cables to connect laptop to projector
Framework Competencies
(please select all that apply) Resource Discovery Critical Assessment Managing Information ✘ Creating and Communicating
HEA Area of Activity / Core
Knowledge / Professional Value
(optional)
Student Learning Outcomes
(what students will learn) Understand why we reference
Aware of benefits of referencing software
You can find further guidance on Know how to download Zotero software and bookmarklet
student learning outcomes in Know how to import references into Zotero
Backward Design: Designing for Know how to use Zotero in Word to make in-text citations and lists of references.
Teaching and Learning by Alison Have set up Zotero on their laptops
Hicks
You may wish to number the
learning outcomes so you can
reference them in the Feedback
and Assessment section.
HEA Area of Activity / Core
Suggested Timings
Activity Resources needed Knowledge / Professional Value
(optional)
(optional)
Session Content 5 minutes Ask students
(what will happen in the session) 1) how they keep track
of what they have
read and
2) their experiences of
referencing in
written work
10 minutes Refer to their feedback PC/laptop and projector
when introducing why we
reference and benefits of
software; use slides for
structure. Introduce Zotero
and reference management
LibGuides
10 minutes Ditto
Demo Zotero download and
explain parts of the screen.
Show them the bookmarklet
and how to import from
iDiscover, a relevant
database (or WOS for
generic), Google Scholar and
either BBC or YouTube
10 minutes Students need laptop for this.
ACTIVITY - Give students If they don’t have one show
time to download (could ask them the limited version on
them to do this before they mobile
come) and try and import at
least a book and journal
article. ** note that you
won’t have time to problem-
solve everyone so explain
this at the start and that
students will need to see
you/other library staff
afterwards/on another day
10 minutes
Demo getting citations and PC/laptop and projector
references into word.
5 minutes
ACTIVITY – students try to Students need laptop.
use in Word Depending on numbers, if
they don’t have one, they
could try on your computer or
demo it again to them
5 minutes
Summary and reminder of Feedback forms/postcards
where to get additional (three things you learned,
support. three questions you still have)
Handout feedback form if Hand out Step-by-step guides
you use one and collect in as
they leave
Handout step-by-step guide
HEA Area of Activity / Core
Learning Outcome covered
Knowledge / Professional Value
(optional)
(optional)
Feedback and Assessment Know how to All outcomes on left
(how you will know if the download Zotero - informal feedback as you walk round during hands-on
outcomes have been achieved) software and and see levels of competency.
bookmarklet
Know how to import - Comments on feedback postcards
references into Zotero
Know how to use
Zotero in Word to
make in-text citations
Teacher Reflection Have to explain limits of what can be achieved in the session
(what worked well and what you Not everyone will want to download so you may be engaged in demo-ing again when you want to walk round the room and check
would do differently) progress
If a generic session, be prepared for subject-specific questions (e.g. creating a bibliography of everything that they have read, not
just what is referenced in the text) or arrange a 121 after the event
Decide whether to hand out guide at the start (with the risk that they’ll want to work ahead during hands-on time) or wait until the
end but they may need that step-by-step guidance
Could just talk for half an hour and then have hands-on in one go, especially if have someone who needs to leave early.
Resource Requirements PC/laptop with Zotero installed
(details of any other resources Students bring laptops or mobile device (this is optional for the session – can just demo and say that you don’t have time for
needed e.g. software, handouts) everyone to try and download today)
Handouts – step-by-step guides
Online guide/videos to point them to for self-paced learning after the workshop