Abstract

The research paper, an established method of assessment, is not always the best choice of assignments. Its structured format can stifle creativity and inhibit other methods of constructing knowledge. To address these concerns, a liaison librarian partnered with faculty to have students create Scalar projects. Scalar is a free and open-source publishing platform that facilitates the creation of multimedia digital scholarship, making it a great platform to produce engaging interactive visual essays that can transcend academia and foster student content creation. This case study describes several iterations of Scalar assignments that were implemented in seven courses in six disciplines, with four different instruction methods. Variations in the effectiveness of these methods demonstrated the need for interactive in-class instruction and the benefits of the librarian-faculty collaboration.

摘要

研究论文是一种既定的评估方法，并不总是作业的最佳选择。它的结构化格式会扼杀创造力并抑制其他构建知识的方法。为了解决这些问题，联络馆员与教师合作，让学生创建标量项目。Scalar 是一个免费的开源发布平台，可促进多媒体数字学术的创建，使其成为制作引人入胜的交互式视觉论文的绝佳平台，这些论文可以超越学术界并促进学生的内容创作。本案例研究描述了在六门学科的七门课程中实施的标量作业的几次迭代，使用四种不同的教学方法。