Sandbox Search
Posted On:
Four short screencasts under 90 seconds about the role of metacognition in information literacy instruction.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Susan Ariew
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
Posted On:
This document lists the outcomes, performance indicators, and dispositions developed for the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL). This test has four modules inspired by the six frames of the Framework: Evaluating Process…
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
Contributor: Carolyn Radcliff
Resource Type(s): Learning Outcomes List
Posted On:
This resource introduces students to rubrics for evaluating information, including SCARAB, CRAAP, and Reuters Source Guide. Furthermore, it provides a framework of questions to ask about a piece of information under consideration.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Blog Post, Learning Object, Rubric
Posted On:
Because most research tasks are complex, they require more than one search strategy. Additionally, such tasks require students to organize and synthesize the results of those searchers into one cohesive document. This handout intends to…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Blog Post, Learning Object
Posted On:
This exercise gives students a model for approaching a research task, beginning with general information and ending with more in-depth sources. Discussion can focus on research as inquiry, research as strategic exploration, and the context and…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Todd Heldt
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt
Posted On:
The Inform Your Thinking video series introduces students to the frames of the ACRL Framework in an easy-to-understand manner by using conversational tone, approachable peer hosts, relatable comparisons, and eye-catching graphics. This video…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Cristina Colquhoun
Resource Type(s): Activity, Learning Object, Tutorial
Posted On:
This lesson plan from Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts, edited by Patricia Bravender, Hazel McClure, and Gayle Schaub and contributed by Robert Farrell, provides students with a practical analogy for scholarly inquiry using…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry
Contributor: ACRL Association of College & Research Libraries
Resource Type(s): Lesson Plan, Publication
Posted On:
Graphic research handout that will help student understand economic information landscape. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
Posted On:
Graphic research handout that will help student understand business information landscape. Print this handout into bookmark size: when printing PDF, choose page sizing & handling Multiple, page per sheet (Custom 2 by 1), page order (…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
Posted On:
This link was an experiment joining a small seminar-style class (LIBR201) with a large lecture class (A/HI271). Ten students registered for both courses. During a Writing Instruction Support retreat that both faculty attended in August 2013, they…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Sylvia Tag
Resource Type(s): Practitioner Reflection, Syllabus
Posted On:
The Ask the Right Questions lesson is mapped to the Research as Inquiry and Searching as Strategic Exploration Frames and helps students learn how to determine the scope of their investigations by creating an appropriate research question. This…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: New Literacies Alliance
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
Posted On:
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…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Eric Kowalik
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object
Posted On:
The Hip Hop LibGuide is a scholarly comprehensive online resource about Hip Hop Information Literacy and the artform in general. The libguide has been developed to engage novice, intermediate, and skilled learners that are interested in…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: kYmberly Keeton
Resource Type(s): Research Guide
Posted On:
Students in a political science course had to identify a local issue and find information to determine how the problem could be resolved. They were asked to identify local groups to work with, find federal, state, and local laws related to the issue…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Diane Fulkerson
Resource Type(s): Activity, Worksheet