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The Value of Information lesson is mapped to the Information has Value Frame and introduces the concept of information, including personal information, as a commodity which carries value and has a cost. This lesson introduces new ways of assessing the value of information. To accomplish this we:Define information cost and valueGive an overview of the perceptions of the cost of informationExplore the different characteristics of value-added informationIdentify the value of information despite its costRecognize how the commercialization of information affects information received and produced
Posted on February 9, 2017
Contributor: New Literacies Alliance
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value
The Choosing Information paths lesson is mapped to the Information as Creation Process Frame and helps students learn to recognize that information may be perceived differently based on the format in which it is packaged. In this lesson, students identify various characteristics of information formats, and match information needs to the most appropriate digital format. Moreover, students observe the changes that occur to information as it is repackaged in different formats, and evaluate the results. In this lesson students will learn how to:Match information needs with the most useful digital...
Posted on February 9, 2017
Contributor: New Literacies Alliance
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
This lesson plan template incorporates the ACRL Framework into the lesson planning workflow. Librarians identify which frame(s) the class will be covering prior to the creation of learning outcomes and activities. Assessment and reflection pieces are also included.
Posted on February 7, 2017
Contributor: Karleigh Knorr
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Evaluating a political news story presented in social media.
Posted on February 6, 2017
Contributor: Spencer Brayton
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Assignment Prompt, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Rubric developed in collaboration with FYW faculty.
Posted on January 25, 2017
Contributor: Spencer Brayton
Resource Type(s): Rubric
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Searching as Strategic Exploration
An interdisciplinary group of faculty at Phoenix College revised the CSU-Chico CRAAP Test to include elements of the Framework. While some of the changes are subtle, there is now an additional "P" for Process.
Posted on January 20, 2017
Contributor: Ann Roselle
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process
"Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction in the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shares her views about the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. She believes that that the Framework is one among many documents adopted by the Association of College and Research Libraries that academic librarians can and should use to promote information literacy. This interview was conducted in May 2016."
Posted on January 19, 2017
Contributor: Lisa Hinchliffe
Resource Type(s): Professional Development Material, Publication
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
This resource includes files and links for the conference paper and slides of the presentation Rhetorical Reinventions: Rethinking Research Processes and Information Practices to Deepen our Pedagogy, presented at LOEX 2016 by Donna Witek, Mary J. Snyder Broussard, and Joel M. Burkholder. Both the slides and the paper include a detailed bibliography of related resources.Presentation/Paper Abstract:The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy offers instruction librarians an opportunity to reconsider not only how they teach but also how they think about research and information. This new...
Posted on January 19, 2017
Contributor: Donna Witek
Resource Type(s): Bibliography, Conference Presentation, Publication, Slide Deck
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Locally developed learning outcomes inspired by the framework and our institutional learning outcomes. These outcomes are the results of library-wide discussions and are scaffolded from orientation through the major. (Live link is recommended over the PDF)
Posted on January 17, 2017
Contributor: Carolyn Caffrey Gardner
Resource Type(s): Learning Outcomes List
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Covering necessary information literacy topics in a traditional "one shot" session can be difficult. To address this challenge, a suite of interactive online modules were developed to provide active learning lessons on various information literacy topics. The modules can be used in fully online, flipped or face-to-face courses and can be integrated into a learning management system (LMS) so student knowledge and progress can be tracked and assessed. Developed using Articulate Storyline, the sources files are available as open source downloads under a GNU General Public License (GPLv3) from...
Posted on December 16, 2016
Contributor: Eric Kowalik
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration