My Trackstar

My respiratory students must do a research project on something new and improved in the health career field. Most have never done one, this will be so helpful in getting them started.  
 My TrackStar

What are the strengths of your TrackStar in terms of promoting content learning and information literacy?

•  Words can't describe how excited I am about TrackStar.
•  I teach nontraditional adult students who have never written a research paper or it was so long ago, they were using note cards (remember writing your citations on note cards).
• I never realized I was throwing these people into the ocean without a life preserver.
• With information being updated every second of everyday on the internet, TrackStar will give them the step-by-step instructions on what is reliable, credible and valid.
• Research in the medical field can be quite rigid and certain rules need to be followed. TrackStar will give these students the knowledge to be successful.
• The seniors have a research project due in Dec and they will be getting this assignment on day 1. I will be starting the new students earlier on this also. 

How does your TrackStar differ from typical classroom research projects and how it better prepare students for research in the workplace.

• Have I said how much I like this.
• TrackStar differs from typical research because it gives the students guidance, especially those who have either never written a research paper or it was a long time ago.
• Depending on the demographics of the class Trackstar can be modified and designed for the needs of the class.
• It better prepares the students because, in the medical field there is a lot of collaberation, but still rely on classic research to make decisions and being able to determine a good study from the others is very important.
• This can be taught in didactic lectures but I have seen the deer in the headlights and this way they work on their own or within groups with appropriate due dates. 
• I don't want to be Charlie Brown's teacher.