Reflection2

Reflection #2:

The Big6 has been a big part of my professional life as a school librarian. In fact, there were questions relating to the Big6 as part of the interview process. It is THE approved research model in our school district. I have taught using this model for the past 8 year, and I think it does a good job introducing students to the research process.

Guided Inquiry takes the process one step further, I believe it makes the students evaluate their resources rather than trust what is put in front of them. I look forward to introducing this as part of the process to make them better information gatherers. As we have seen in the video clips, our students are proficient end users in their personal lives, we just need to channel what they know into their academic lives. As a direct result of the Wikipedia discussion on the video clips, I believe I will have open discussions about Wikipedia with my students. I hope that I can encourage them to look beyond what is easy and actually become engaged in the research process.