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These .pdfs offer students examples of three different search strategies. Students can then construct their own on the 2nd page. These exercises can be used to assess student understnading of keywords and Boolean operators.
Posted on August 23, 2018
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material, Assignment Prompt, Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This chart is the result of a partnership between campus Writing Coordinator, First Year Seminar Coordinator, and myself (Information Literacy Coordinator) to create a customizable assignment structure for our first year seminar class. It offers a template for integrating information literacy into the course and links threshold concepts of writing composition to the Framework. Composition threshold concepts are those outlined by Kassner and Wardle (2015) Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies.
Posted on August 1, 2018
Contributor: Jennifer Hasse
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
This lesson asks students to create their own visual representations of the research process and introduces them to the idea of research as a circular process rather than linear. Learning Outcomes: Students understand research as a non-linear process of explorationStudents acquire strategies for moving through the research process effectively Students plan for successful completion of research assignments
Posted on July 24, 2018
Contributor: Jennifer Hasse
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This lesson starts with a simple question: "Who knows the most about (topic of your choice)?" In my experience doing this lesson with first year students, a majority of students will identify personal experience as knowing the "most" at the outset. It is common for them to say something along the lines of: No one understands what it’s like to be homeless more than someone who has been through it. Starting from that firm conviction, this lesson is designed to help students think about different ways of “knowing” and what secondary sources (particularly scholarly) are able to accomplish in...
Posted on July 24, 2018
Contributor: Jennifer Hasse
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
A one-shot or seminar class on fake news tied to source evaluation. Examination of the factors at play in the creation of misinformation; insight into how to select sources; tools and strategies for evalutating content of stories, authors, and news outlets.
Posted on July 9, 2018
Contributor: Jennifer Hasse
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Comme une fiche-synthèse à remettre à la fin d'un atelier sur l'évaluation des sources. Encore mieux : dans l'atelier, insérez volontairement une erreur et en début d'atelier demandez aux étudiants de la repérer. À la fin de l'atelier, remettez la seule fiche-synthèse plastifiée au participant qui l'a trouvé en premier, les autres participants ont la version papier simple.Peut servir à évaluer le document le plus faible parmi la bibliographie d'un travail, d'un mémoire, d'une thèse; ou dans le syllabus d'un professeur ; ou dans la bibliographie d'une source (article ou livre).Gamified summary...
Posted on June 1, 2018
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Comment envoyer une minorité d'étudiants surmotivés sur des objectifs pédagogiques intégrés et connexes dont le parcours est structuré ?1) Faire une courte introduction engageante (15min.) 2) Identifier la minorité surmotivée et leur distribuer un parcours. 3) Assurer une supervision mininal avec un suivi distant et ponctuel au besoin.Avec 2 exemples de parcours: une auto-initiation en 5 niveaux pour contribuer à Wikipédia; et un programme de 12 semaines pour démarrer un blogue sur un sujet de recherche.How to get the few really motivated students involved? By asking them to fulfil « side-...
Posted on June 1, 2018
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Blog Post, Learning Object, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Une feuille d'autoévaluation pour suivre les apprentissages en compétences informationnelles acquises sur le moyen ou le long terme. Elle est ludifiée avec des éléments de mesure de soi, de badge et d'identité de jeune chercheur.A scholarly character sheet for self-assessment about information literacy skills - gamification around quantified self, badging and young researcher identity.
Posted on May 30, 2018
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material, Instruction Program Material, Learning Outcomes List, Lesson Plan, Syllabus
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
A Star Wars themed look at the Authority is Constructed and Contextual frame, originally used for a staff training event.
Posted on May 24, 2018
Contributor: Amanda Ziegler
Resource Type(s): Professional Development Material
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
A visual guide that explains where to find energy and sustainability information.
Posted on May 10, 2018
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration