Articles available full-text online from Academic Search Premier

Parker-Gibson, Necia "Library Assignments: Challenges that Students Face and How to Help"
College Teaching 49 no2 65-70 Spr 2001.

Salpeter, Judy " Web Literacy and Critical Thinking: A Teacher's Tool Kit" Technology & Learning v. 23 no. 8 22-24+ (March 2003) .

Blakey, George T. "Breathing new life into research papers." College Teaching, Winter97, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p3, 4p, 4bw.

Bassham, Gregory; Henry Nardone, "Using the film JFK to teach critical thinking." College Teaching, Winter97, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p10, 4p.

Longrie, Michael "Billy Joel's history lesson." College Teaching, Fall97, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p147, 3p

Available from Kluwer Online

Tsui, Lisa "Courses and instruction affecting critical thinking." Research in Higher Education, Apr99, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p185, 16p, 3 charts

Available in Hesburgh Library
"Critical Thinking" in Quick Hits: Successful Strategies by Award Winning Teachers. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1994, pp.40-57.
Hesburgh Library LB 2331 Q53 1994.

Journals to Browse
American Biology Teacher
Available online from BioOne
Paper: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 301 .A512
Life Sciences (149 Galvin) General Collection QH 301 .A512 (latest year)

College Teaching
Available online from Academic Search Premier
Paper: Hesburgh Library General Collection LB 1778 .A1 Im7

JME: Journal of Marketing Education
Available: Hesburgh Library General Collection HF 5410 .J69

Journal of Chemical Education
Available: Hesburgh Library General Collection QD 1 .J825 Periodical
Chem/Physics (231 Nieuwland) Periodical QD 1 .J825 (last 10 years)

Journal of Engineering Education
Available: Engineering Periodicals T 61 .J825

Research Strategies: A Journal of Library Concepts and Instruction
Available online from Science Direct
Paper: Hesburgh Library General Collection & Current Periodicals Z 669.7 .R47

Teaching of Psychology
Available online from LEA Online
Paper: Hesburgh Library General Collection & Current Periodicals BF 77 .T4

Teaching Philosophy
Available: Hesburgh Library General Collection & Current periodicals B 52 .T4

Teaching Sociology
Available: Hesburgh Library General Collection & Current Periodicals HM 1 .T43

Web Sites:

Tips for designing effective library assignments from Virginia Tech University

Links to several university sites for designing effective assignments

Alternative research assignments

From the American Association of Higher Education: Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Plagiarism:
Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism