University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

1Cademy aims to provide an easy way for students to jump into participating in literature review, by provides the meaningful, hierarchical, organization of background knowledge. It also assists students in the act of organizing literature review.

Teaching literature review through a Collaboratory

Luederitz, C., Meyer, M., Abson, D. J., Gralla, F., Lang, D. J., Rau, A. L., & von Wehrden, H. (2016). Systematic student-driven literature reviews in sustainability science–an effective way to merge research and teaching. Journal of Cleaner Production, 119, 229-235.


Systematic student-driven literature reviews in sustainability science – an effective way to merge research and teaching

1.  A structured search
2.  Deconstruction
3.  Reconstruction and synthesis 

3 stages of teaching literature review (Smallbone 2011)

- an effective approach for integrating students into research
- there is a demand for literature reviews (generalized from sustainability research)
- they open the doors of academia to students - a valuable networking and work experience

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