Against Modules:Using Zotero As a Learner-centered Course Management Tool

Matthew Hunter

Digital Scholarship Technologist

Florida State University

Sequencing Model

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Institutional Factors

● Academic term length

● Class meeting length

● Delivery method

● (Etc. etc. etc.)

Sequencing Model

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Screenshot: Sid Meier’s Civilization V; Firaxis Games & 2K Games

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Trusting our students (as scholars)

Using Zotero as a CMS

"Through dialogue, the teacher-of-the-students and the

students-of-the-teacher cease to exist and a new term

emerges: teacher-student with students-teachers. The

teacher is no longer merely the-one-who-teaches, but

one who is himself taught in dialogue with the students,

who in turn while being taught also teach. They become

jointly responsible for a process in which all grow."

Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 2000., p.80

Requirements

1. Provide student access to a collection of materials

a. Materials were mutli-media and multi-format

2. Allow for student-driven organizational structures

3. Hold and display annotations/notes

4. Communicate class administration info

Final thoughts

● Organization as *assignment* or organization as mode of

interaction?

● How to better handle administrative things?

● Better definition of when this method would be useful?

Thank you!