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The goal of this activity is to help students develop a broader understanding of the purpose of academic research assignments, by helping to identify some of the common misconceptions that they might have about research assignments. This could also be used as a low-stakes activity or assignment at the beginning of a research project to help clarify expectations.
Posted on November 8, 2022
Contributor: Jane Hammons
Resource Type(s): Activity
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
The goal of this activity is to help students start to develop an understanding of research as an ongoing process of inquiry, rather than a straightforward process of compiling information on a topic. Students develop initial definitions of “research as inquiry,” review and discuss resources related to the concept, revise their definitions, and reflect on how the concept relates to their research practices.
Posted on November 8, 2022
Contributor: Jane Hammons
Resource Type(s): Activity
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
Comprehensive strategies on finding statistics and data.
Posted on September 29, 2022
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Research Guide
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
20-30 minute activity for students to practice citing material in a specific citation style. Can be adapted for any style.
Posted on August 15, 2022
Contributor: Justina Elmore
Resource Type(s): Activity
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value
Set in a broader internship program as a key component of an archival program and following a backwards design approach, interns (undergraduate students) develop complimentary archival exhibits in both physical and digital environments. Students are also tasked with anticipating their information needs. The supervisor draws on the Scholarship as Conversation Frame of the ACRL Framework to encourage conceptualizing both the archives/special collections/library environment they are in as a place of active conversation, and as a basis for encouraging reflection on the information component of...
Posted on July 29, 2022
Contributor: Hanz Olson
Resource Type(s): Other
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation
This is a fun, hands-on activity that can help with brainstorming a topic and/or reserach question. Can also function as an ice-breaker! The results can be informative...and also sometimes entertaining!On the slip of paper (attachment), students write their name and a Population that they'd like to focus on. then they hand it off to another student, who fills in a Place. They then hand it off to a third student, who fills in a Problem. Finally, the slip is returned to its original owner who must formulate a research question based on those three pieces of information.
Posted on June 17, 2022
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Worksheet
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
This Worksheet is based on Mike Caulfield’s S.I.F.T. Method. Students will first need to have a familiarity with that. I highly recommend the “S.I.F.T. For Teachers” video playlist on his YouTube channel and/or his website.This activity would probably take most of a class period. Could also be done online via a Discussion.
Posted on June 17, 2022
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This is a good way to get students thinking about the conceptual differences between data, information and knowledge – which is an important first step to understanding how data, information and knowledge are created, disseminated and consumed.
Posted on June 17, 2022
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Activity
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Tabs: Books, Ebooks, Vidoes, Articles, Podcasts, Resources for Your Students
Posted on June 15, 2022
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Bibliography, Research Guide
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
List of nearly two dozen short (~5 min) videos that deal with various topics related to Misinformation & News/Media Literacy. Prompt Questions included for each video. Great to use for a class activity/assignment.
Posted on June 15, 2022
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Bibliography
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole