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The most powerful wizards have gathered to battle one another. Only one will win. Wizards must use reliable sources to research incantations for the battle, or their spells will fizzle. Truly wise wizards must learn to tell the…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Contributor: Lauren deLaubell
Resource Type(s): Activity, Other
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To visualize entities that could potentially address the unmet needs of at-risk and disadvantaged community members, a series of activities and exercises geared to participants with little programming or GIS experience were developed using…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: Dana Abbey
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Slide Deck
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This resource was designed as a jumping-off point for discussions between librarians and peer tutors who work outside of the library, specifically undergraduate subject-specific and writing tutors. Tutors are asked to examine ACRL framework by…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Bria Sinnott
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Worksheet
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A visual representation of the publishing process and how access is provided that includes what free labor is contributed to the process and how publishing companies make astronomical profits from freely given materials
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value
Contributor: John LaDue
Resource Type(s): Learning Object, Other
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These slides are designed to accompany Chapter 16: "Sound Science or Fake News?: Evaluating and Interpreting Scientific Sources Using the ACRL Framework" by Anna Mary Williford and Charlotte Ford, from the ACRL book Teaching About Fake News:…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Anna Mary Williford
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan, Slide Deck
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Academic research articles have a structure and language that is different from our other reading materials such as textbooks. This lesson can help students new to academic research understand these differences and learn strategies for finding…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: New Literacies Alliance
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Professional Development Material, Tutorial
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A slide presentation to accompany the learning activity from the chapter "Senior Citizens, Digital Citizens: Improving Information Consumption in Older Adults" in Teaching about Fake News: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences. This…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Nicole Thomas
Resource Type(s): Slide Deck
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Slide deck for chapter "Establishing the Fake News-Pseudoscience Connection in a Workshop for Graduate Students"
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Brian Quinn
Resource Type(s): Slide Deck
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This PowerPoint and associated learning activity accompany "Chapter 20: Mediated Lives: A Cultural Studies Perspective to Discussing “Fake-News” with First-Year College Students" in Teaching About Fake News: Lesson Plans for Diverse Disciplines…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Contributor: Jacob Herrmann
Resource Type(s): Slide Deck
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For our classes on mis/disinformation, we chose to focus on having students analyze memes that present some sort of “factual” information. So, think memes with text on them that purport to give information to the reader. We do our best to choose…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Hubert Womack
Resource Type(s): Slide Deck
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Studying music in an online setting requires that students and instructors leverage digital resources and participatory technologies with understanding and intentionality. Meta-literacy, a framework promoting critical thinking and collaboration, is…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Rachel Scott
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Lesson Plan, Practitioner Reflection, Publication, Other
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In this exploratory study the author asks students enrolled in a credit-bearing undergraduate research methods course to rank and evaluate the troublesome, transformative, and integrative nature of the six frames currently comprising the Framework…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Rachel Scott
Resource Type(s): Practitioner Reflection, Publication
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Although much of the classical music repertory is centuries old, musicians and musicologists participate in ongoing and lively conversations about the works. New insights on old works increasingly surface thanks to technological innovations: from…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Scholarship as Conversation, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Rachel Scott
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Practitioner Reflection, Publication
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Updated Version, please download this one! This infographic helps students figure out more information about peer-reviewed articles, including types of secondary articles like meta-analysis and meta-synethesis. This map gives more…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Samantha Kennedy
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
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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-…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Jennifer Hasse
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan
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This hands-on activity was piloted as part of a teach-in on fake news at Purchase College, SUNY. To convey the idea that “fake news” exists on a continuum, we did a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey activity using a blank version of Vanessa Otero’s Media…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Darcy Gervasio
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Learning Object, Lesson Plan
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This workshet is a set of reflective questions based on the six frames which are designed for librarians or disciplinary experts to intentionally reflect on their information literacy practices.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Sara D. Miller
Resource Type(s): Practitioner Reflection, Professional Development Material, Worksheet