1. Passport to Research!
A series of webinars and resources to help with your research needs
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2. Passport to Research
• Learn valuable skills for using your digital
content, finding key resources for research
papers, and ensure your paper is written with
proper grammar
• All Students (online & residential), faculty and
staff are encouraged to participate!
• 3 chances to win a gift certificate!
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3. Instructions
• Participate @ campus or online!
• Helpful handout is available for download
• In order to win a prize & completion
certificate, a short assessment survey must be
completed based on the links, videos and
information given.
• Quick tip: if you are using 2 monitors, open a
browser on one and view the presentation on
the other.
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4. Your Passport to Research
Click below to participate in a specific
segment
Each segment is about 20 min to complete
successfully
• Research
• Writing
• Digital Content
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5. Research - About the library catalog & ebook
collections
– Introduction to Undergraduate Research: BOOKS
• Watch the Rasmussen College Catalog Basic Search video:
(4:26)
• Watch the EBSCO eBooks video: (4:44)
– How do I get a book from another campus library
aka "place a hold"?
• Watch video about How to get Rasmussen Materials sent
to your campus or to your home if you are an online
student: (3:24)
– Tell me more about E-Books.
• Choose 2 eBook collections to familiarize
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6. Research –
about subscription journal article databases
• What is Discovery?
– Click on the “online tutorial” to view a video
about using Discovery database (4:20)
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8. Research survey
Based on the links, videos and information
given, complete the following to have a chance
for the prizes
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPTR2014Library
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9. WRITING
• Using Grammarly
– If you haven’t already, sign up for a FREE
Grammarly account!
• How to access the Writing Lab
– Click on the following for an example of what a
Writing Lab document might look like
• Organizing Brainfuse to create an online study
group
– (5:40)
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10. Writing survey
• Based on the links, videos and information
given, complete the following to have a
chance for the prizes
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPTR2014LC
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11. Digital Content
• Understanding what Digital Content means:
– Digital Content Hub:
– Watch video on CourseSmart Guide
– Click on the Digital Fluency Guide
• Watch video in Steps 1 (5:00)
• Complete the QUIZ in Step 2 (Quiz) to see what YOUR
digital fluency skill level is
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12. Digital Content
• What are eTextbooks and where would I find
them?
• Is there a list of textbooks / classes so I know
what type of course materials my class has:
eTextbook, physical, or something else?
• How can I get a paper or print copy of my
eTextbook?
– What does POP stand for?
• CourseSmart, Thuze, PDF, oh my!
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13. Digital Content survey
• Based on the links, videos and information
given, complete the following to have a
chance for the prizes
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPTR2014DC
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14. Thank you for participating!
Please click HERE to tell us what you thought!
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