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FLIP It! (TM) was developed by librarian and educator Alice H. Yucht as a set of reflective questions to guide learners throughout the information research process. It serves as a clear and concise framework upon which to structure the basic student research task. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
The four modules in this collection will lead you through this four-step process and introduce you to free online tools and services that can aid and enhance your research pursuits. These Web 2.0 advances give today's students new ways to formulate, organize, collaborate, attribute, preserve, and share their research.
As you begin the FLIP It! process in your research, your first steps fall under "F" for FOCUS. These are those tasks that FOCUS the project and aid in the formulation and growth of initial ideas such as brainstorming, collaborating with groups, topic and thesis statement formulation, scheduling, and outline preparation. As you can imagine, this phase is critical and sets the stage for the success of your project. Getting organized now is key. Do you need to share and collaborate with a partner or group? What materials will you need to share and work on together? Will you meet in person or virtually/online? What kind of schedule do you have - weeks, months, days? Do you need to formulate a thesis statement and/or an initial outline?
Web 2.0 means that today's online environment includes tools designed to help people share and collaborate with one another. You probably use social networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook , and Twitter every day. More than likely, you communicate with friends and colleagues on these sites and via your cell-phone and other devices. There are many other sites and tools out there that are designed or can be used to facilitate your academic research projects. Sharing class notes, choosing research topics, composing thesis statements and outlines are just some of the research tasks that the upcoming tools can help you with.
Click on the image below to view a video demonstrating some of the resources that can help you FOCUS.
As you are introduced to these online sites, services, and tools, there are some important things to keep in mind. There may be alternatives to each that you prefer over the tools presented here. If you use others and find them effective, by all means keep using them! Also, an effort was made to include only free services, but pricing models can change. Features can evolve and change. None of these tools should be relied on without your involvement, understanding, and input. Be critical of these tools and rely on your own knowledge of your assignments as well as that of your fellow students and instructors. There are times when your research can benefit from face-to-face resources rather than online/virtual options. Web 2.0 is about choice and we hope to present you with some here that can enhance, not replace, methods and tools that you already use or that your instructor requires.
Now, it is time to try some of these tools yourself! Click on the suggested activity link for login information and suggestions of tasks to try.
Now, you are ready to move on to the next module - Part II - LINK/LOCATE.
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