Video has supported education for many years, and in online courses instructional videos are often a key component. To learn more about compelling video, a team at the Columbia University School of Continuing Education examined analytics from the video hosting platform and recruited 10 students to participate in in-depth interviews.
I think most students are familiar with using Google to search for things, so the interface is not a big stretch, as opposed to using other science specific databases available through the library. It does come down to what the objectives for the students are though, if you want them to find a few primary lit articles to include in a research project then Google Scholar would probably be just fine, but if you're objective is to get them ready for more grad level research then you probably want them to have to learn how to use some other databases ...
Plagiarism is the act of taking another person's writing, conversation, song, or even idea and passing it off as your own. This includes information from web pages, books, songs, television shows, email messages, interviews, articles, artworks or any other medium.
The CoI framework, with its emphasis on critical thinking and collaboration, provides a well-structured model and a set of guidelines to create effective learning communities in online and blended learning environments (Garrison & Anderson, 2003; Garrison & Vaughan, 2008).
Discussions are led by the students where outside content is brought in and expanded. These discussions typically reach higher orders of critical thinking.Collaborative work is fluid with students shifting between various simultaneous discussions depending on their needs and interests.Content is given context as it relates to real-world scenarios.Students challenge one another during class on content.Student-led tutoring and collaborative learning forms spontaneously. Students take ownership of the material and use their knowledge to lead one another without prompting from the teacher.Students ask exploratory questions and have the freedom to delve beyond core curriculum.Students are actively engaged in problem solving and critical thinking that reaches beyond the traditional scope of the course.Students are transforming from passive listeners to active learners.