Zotero as a teaching tool for independent study courses, honors contracts, and undergraduate research mentoring
ABSTRACT Managing and evaluating the literature review process can be a time-consuming challenge when working one-on-one with students to teach scientific process skills, whether through an independent study, honors contract, or undergraduate research. In this article, I share my solution to address...
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| description | ABSTRACT Managing and evaluating the literature review process can be a time-consuming challenge when working one-on-one with students to teach scientific process skills, whether through an independent study, honors contract, or undergraduate research. In this article, I share my solution to address the pedagogical and organizational challenge posed by this type of teaching and mentoring: the citation management software Zotero used in conjunction with a template worksheet. Overall, this approach will save time, introduce students to a new multipurpose software tool, and lead to a set of reusable resources for future teaching. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9651aaa954b4dc59a94663c1e951df72025-08-20T01:58:45ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852024-12-0125310.1128/jmbe.00132-24Zotero as a teaching tool for independent study courses, honors contracts, and undergraduate research mentoringDyan E. Morgan0Undergraduate Biology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USAABSTRACT Managing and evaluating the literature review process can be a time-consuming challenge when working one-on-one with students to teach scientific process skills, whether through an independent study, honors contract, or undergraduate research. In this article, I share my solution to address the pedagogical and organizational challenge posed by this type of teaching and mentoring: the citation management software Zotero used in conjunction with a template worksheet. Overall, this approach will save time, introduce students to a new multipurpose software tool, and lead to a set of reusable resources for future teaching.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00132-24scientific process skillsindependent studydirected readingshonors contractsZoterocitation management software |
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| title | Zotero as a teaching tool for independent study courses, honors contracts, and undergraduate research mentoring |
| title_full | Zotero as a teaching tool for independent study courses, honors contracts, and undergraduate research mentoring |
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| title_short | Zotero as a teaching tool for independent study courses, honors contracts, and undergraduate research mentoring |
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