Utilizing Microsoft OneNote as a research project management tool for undergraduate student instruction

Abstract

With daily emergence of new digital products, educators often seek new technology for instruction. However, we seldom exhaust the capabilities of the technology already in our possession. Instruction services librarians and other educators may integrate progressive projects, learning objects, and instruction methods into instruction by employing existing tools to their full extent. One often overlooked technology is Microsoft OneNote. Serving as a digital notebook, OneNote is flexible and provides organizational support to emerging young adults beginning their research lives. This article provides perspective on applying OneNote as an organizational tool for research project management among undergraduate students.

Keywords:

• Information literacy instruction
• technology
• Microsoft OneNote
• research skills

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Catherine Baldwin

Catherine Baldwin is the Instruction Services Librarian at the Bradford campus of the University of Pittsburgh. With experience and expertise regarding child development and educational neuroscience, Catherine is especially interested in offering traditional-aged university undergraduate students with meaningful, impactful information literacy instruction.