Comments on: Peer-reviewed Monday – knowing stuff makes you search better

By: Sara J

Sara J — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:26:48 +0000

Definitely true that I can find stuff for my students faster than they can – and maybe it’s because I have some background info that they don’t – so it’s a good reminder that it might not be because they are not working hard enough or are not smart enough, just that I happen to know more.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:45:58 +0000

I don’t think it’s going anywhere. I am not worried about finding something worth talking about in the peer reviewed literature every week – it just doesn’t always happen on Monday :-) But I do find having the deadline does help me remember to take note of things, and to take the time to read them, even if a lot of PRM stuff gets posted late Monday evening. :-)

By: Sarah Faye Cohen

Sarah Faye Cohen — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:48:33 +0000

Don’t rethink the Peer-reviewed Monday bit too much: it is the highlight to my Tuesday! You post awesome articles and it shines light on new things for me all the time. I also agree that we might be making assumptions about what undergraduates need when they search for information, as you point out in the last paragraph. This is especially true of first sessions/first research projects. I spend most of those first sessions helping students understand what a research paper IS and get them thinking about what the goals and expectations are for the assignment IOT make a research plan. It’s not laziness; it’s inexperience and intimidation (although that is sometimes hard to believe!)