Meaningful Inquiry

University Libraries and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)

Overview

In this evidence-based endorsement, participants will learn about the novice-expert gap in higher education and consider how this gap might manifest in a common practice – the research assignment. Participants will learn practical strategies for designing meaningful research assignments and transparently communicating expectations for performance. Topics to be covered include information literacy, Decoding the Disciplines, Transparency in Learning & Teaching (TILT), student motivation to learn, and asset-based pedagogies.

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Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the novice-expert gaps and how it might manifest in research assignments.
  • Describe the information literacy threshold concepts, as well as the behaviors and mindsets related to information literacy.
  • Apply TILT to their teaching, including course and assignment design, with the goal of creating learning environments in which all learners can succeed.
  • Identify practical ways in which instructors can design meaningful inquiry-based assignments to increase students' motivation to learn and academic engagement.

Participation Requirements

Participants must register for and participate in the majority of the 2-day, in-person workshop, typically held in early August in Thompson Library.

To receive notification of upcoming in-person workshop offerings, please join the Meaningful Inquiry mailing list at https://go.osu.edu/meaningfulinquiry(opens in new window) 

For questions about Meaningful Inquiry, please email LIB-Teach@osu.edu.

Verification

The final teaching endorsement application will require you to upload a completion of criteria certificate obtained from University Libraries.

 

Program Elements

Required Hours: 14-15 hours.

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