The following is a quote from William Badke’s article “The Great Research Disaster”
But we have not accomplished information literacy until our students have at least some sense that research is fun. Research is about discovery and problem- solving, not merely about meeting obligations. Ultimately, it’s about giving students the conviction that their research projects are indeed their own, not a gift to their professors. I’ve seen quite a few of my own students “get it” and actually discover the fascination of research. But this happened only when I went beyond teaching them how to use the tools and started helping them make sense of why they were doing all this. Grappling deeply with issues and open questions instead of fudging a professor’s assignment is indeed fun.
citation: William Badke, “The Great Research Disaster,” Online, November/December 2009, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5044784188.
Quick though: There are many positive lessons in the quotparticularly for revising teaching methodologies for adult learners. This makes sense to me within the context of how I am revising my own teaching strategies and methods.
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