Research Teaching Models

Today I read about a variety of research models including the Big 6, Super 3, Pathways to Knowledge, Cornell University Library's Seven Steps of the Research Process and 2Learn. Having never been a teacher, all of these were new to me, even though I had heard of the Big 6.
These models provide the structure for answering any research question no matter how basic or how complex. Mike Eisenberg's Big 6 research steps are Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation. The various media tools can play a part in each step of the research process. Email, chat sessions and blogs can be used to exchange ideas with project partners. Students must decide what types of resources to explore (using internet search engines, databases, catalogs) and determine how to access them. Once information is found students must use their skills to download, cut and paste in compiling their notes. They may use word processing software, powerpoints, wikis or spreadsheets to compose and present their finished work. Students will reuse helpful resources on future research. Each step in this research process does not need to be followed sequentially.

I also set up my first wiki at http://bookmobilefan.pbworks.com/ using pbworks. Currently this wiki is a list of media tools that I have recently explored.