CASC 352 - PLTL Workshop Leader 1

Note: Not all final project formats are accepted by every instructor. Consult with your instructor and review your syllabus before deciding what format your assignment will take.

Follow these tips when creating your poster:

• Title should be concise, attractive and summarize your main message
• Title and headlines should be readable from about 5-10 feet away
• Always include your name, institutional affiliation and contact information 
• Keep text to a minimum and make good use of images, graphics, color and fonts to reinforce your message
• Organize the flow of information in way that is consistent and makes easy for people to follow

When presenting and speaking about your work, consider your audience (both education experts and non-specialists who are interested but not credentialed scholars in the topic). Consider how you answer these questions succinctly and not too-technically:

• What is the background (big picture and more specific)?
• What is the potential impact or importance?
• What is the method/argument?
• What are the results or conclusions?

Note: Not all final project formats are accepted by every instructor. Consult with your instructor and review your syllabus before deciding what format your assignment will take.

Follow these tips when creating your article:

• Consider your audience, particularly at the beginning and end of your piece. How will you "hook" your reader to be interested in learning more? How will you connect the takeaways to their experiences or interest.
• Use storytelling or other writing and narrative strategies that may engage your audience.
• Use images thoughtfully and illustratively. Refrain from sharing identifiable pictures from the classroom to protect student privacy. 
• Don't forget to cite- high quality research articles for any audience include citations.

Note: Not all final project formats are accepted by every instructor. Consult with your instructor and review your syllabus before deciding what format your assignment will take.

Follow these tips when creating your website:

• Consider how you will structure your site, in addition to your landing page.
• Identify potential multimedia or supportive resources and consider the best ways to share information in multiple modalities. 
  • It is recommended that you use resources from others in the Public Domain or with a  Creative Commons license to avoid potential copyright violations. Talk to your librarian to find resources that will work for you.
• Consider how you will comply with web accessibility principles (the library and Office of Disability Resources may be able to support you here!)
• Don't forget to cite and include a bibliography page.

Dubbed "Your personal research assistant", Zotero allows you to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources. Check out the video playlist linked above or the resources below to learn more.

This page provides videos and links to support your use of Zotero to manage your citations and create bibliographies. For additional citation managers, please visit the guide below: