Designing Information Literacy Instruction
Designing Information Literacy Instruction

Author: Joan R. Kaplowitz

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0810885859

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Designing Information Literacy Instruction: The Teaching Tripod Approach provides a working knowledge of how instructional design (ID) applies to information literacy instruction (ILI). Its "how to do it" approach is directed at instruction librarians in all library settings and deals with both face-to-face and online ID issues. No matter where an instruction librarian works, whom they are teaching, or what delivery mode they will be using, the ID process remains the same: Start with the user and the user's needs. Identify the instructional problem(s). Develop outcomes that address these problem(s). Use outcomes to drive both the learning activities included and the assessments used to measure the attainment of the success of the instructional endeavor. This book will help instruction librarians create instruction for all types of environments and in all modes of delivery. It includes exercises and worksheets to help the reader work through the instructional design process. Based on Kaplowitz’s innovative Teaching Tripod model, it will help instructional librarians clearly define the crucial links between outcomes, activities and assessment.

Designing Effective Library Tutorials
Designing Effective Library Tutorials

Author: Lori Mestre

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1780633254

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Learning styles are highly relevant for students in the online environment. Designing Effective Library Tutorials provides examples of, and steps for, how to create tutorials that match learning styles, based on usability studies of students from various cultural groups and styles of learning. The book presents studies, practical suggestions, and examples to assist librarians and faculty as they develop online programs for students from diverse learning styles. Research on learning style preferences in the online environment emphasizes the need to provide a variety of methods that include text, aural, visual, and kinesthetic examples. Geared for the practitioner working in online learning, the book summarizes current literature, and presents best practices for designing effective online tools for diverse learners, including suggestions for assessment of learning objects.This title is structured into twelve chapters, covering: The learning style debate: do we need to match up learning styles with presentation styles? Overview of learning style theories and learning style results from various studies; The intersection of culture and learning styles; The need for learning object development; Current practice: categories and features of library tutorials; Effective design of learning objects; Pedagogical considerations for tutorials; Interactivity options for tutorials; Assessment of learning objects; The value and process of usability studies; Marketing learning objects for broad visibility; and a section on resources. - Provides results from usability studies conducted with students that assess learning style and the resulting effectiveness of tutorials based on their preferred style - Compares approaches and software used by librarians and educators to create tutorials, along with examples of pitfalls and benefits of each for various learning styles - Incorporates examples of ways to use software while including learning objects to match learning style

Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers
Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers

Author: Laura Saunders

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 9781946011091

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"This open access textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to instruction in all types of library and information settings. Designed for students in library instruction courses, the text is also a resource for new and experienced professionals seeking best practices and selected resources to support their instructional practice. Organized around the backward design approach and written by LIS faculty members with expertise in teaching and learning, this book offers clear guidance on writing learning outcomes, designing assessments, and choosing and implementing instructional strategies, framed by clear and accessible explanations of learning theories. The text takes a critical approach to pedagogy and emphasizes inclusive and accessible instruction. Using a theory into practice approach that will move students from learning to praxis, each chapter includes practical examples, activities, and templates to aid readers in developing their own practice and materials."--Publisher's description.

Designing Information Literacy Tutorials
Designing Information Literacy Tutorials

Author: Yvonne Mery

Publisher: ALA Techsource

Published: 2022-09-02

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9780838938157

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This report explores how librarians can create engaging and effective tutorials that are aligned with how this generation of students learn.

The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials 06/2013
The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials 06/2013

Author: Primary Research Group

Publisher: Primary Research Group Inc

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1574402471

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The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials is a benchmarking report for online tutorial development, presenting a wealth of information on the practices involved in and the cost of developing online information literacy tutorials. The 285-page report also looks at how tutorials are marketed and accessed, and at popular access points such as Facebook, the library website and others, as well as how tutorials are used in for-credit classes and more ad-hoc use. The study looks at how tutorial designers are trained, and at how they inter-relate to non-library departments and other departments of the library. The study also looks at the use of tutorials of other colleges and vendor-produced tutorials, and at efforts to evaluate how students use tutorials, and how colleges should make decisions on what kinds of tutorials to produce and how to best produce them. The questionnaire for the report was largely developed by librarians at the University of Arizona libraries.

Distributed Learning
Distributed Learning

Author: Tasha Maddison

Publisher: Chandos Publishing

Published: 2016-10-12

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 0081006098

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The field of distributed learning is constantly evolving. Online technology provides instructors with the flexibility to offer meaningful instruction to students who are at a distance or in some cases right on campus, but still unable to be physically present in the classroom. This dynamic environment challenges librarians to monitor, learn, adapt, collaborate, and use new technological advances in order to make the best use of techniques to engage students and improve learning outcomes and success rates. Distributed Learning provides evidence based information on a variety of issues, surrounding online teaching and learning from the perspective of librarians. - Includes extensive literature search on distributed learning - Provides pedagogy, developing content, and technology by librarians - Shows the importance of collaboration and buy-in from all parties involved

Lifelong Learning for Engineers and Scientists in the Information Age
Lifelong Learning for Engineers and Scientists in the Information Age

Author: Ashok Naimpally

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-12-06

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0123852153

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The book provides a comprehensive review of lifelong learning, information literacy and internships including assessment techniques for lifelong learning, teamwork and information literacy as defined by the ABET criteria. It also discusses critical thinking skills for scientists and engineers and their role in lifelong learning in the information age. It will be invaluable for: - Engineering educators including librarians interested in developing programs to satisfy the ABET criteria for lifelong learning and teamwork. - Engineering librarians developing programs and assessment tools for information literacy using online databases and the Internet. - Engineering educators and career advisors interested in developing internship programs in engineering. An internship is defined as work performed in an industrial setting that provides practical experience and adds value to the classroom and research learning processes. This book will cover all aspects involved in administering internship and cooperative education programs. - Employers of interns will find useful information on needs assessment, program development, evaluation and the importance of lifelong learning; and, - Science and engineering educators interested in developing critical thinking skills in their students as an aid to developing lifelong learning skills especially given the challenges in the digital age. - Provides information on how to develop programs and assessment tools for information literacy - Describes how to set up an internship program - Develops critical thinking skills

Collaboration in Designing a Pedagogical Approach in Information Literacy
Collaboration in Designing a Pedagogical Approach in Information Literacy

Author: Ane Landøy

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-22

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 3030342581

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​This Open Access book combines expertise in information literacy with expertise in education and teaching to share tips and tricks for the development of good information literacy teaching and training in universities and libraries. It draws on research, knowledge and pedagogical practice from academia, to teach students how to sift through information to be able to distinguish the important and correct from the unusable. It discusses basic concepts and models of information literacy, as well as strategies for accessing, locating and retrieving information and methods suitable for the assessment and management of information. The book explains many concepts connected to information literacy and discusses pedagogical issues with a view to supporting the practitioner. Each chapter examines one aspect of information literacy, discusses the pedagogical challenges involved and provides suggestions for best practice.

Teaching with Digital Badges
Teaching with Digital Badges

Author: Kelsey O'Brien

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-09-15

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1538104180

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Digital Badges are gaining traction in the education landscape, and librarians have been some of the leading pioneers at the forefront of this exciting new frontier. This book provides examples of how badges are being used to enhance and invigorate the teaching and assessment of information literacy. Chapters provide inspiration for teaching librarians interested in: Providing an engaging experience for their students Gaining insight into this growing innovative technology trend Discovering how librarians are using badges to enhance their teaching Forming meaningful collaborations with faculty and teachers Developing knowledge about badge system design and badging platforms Learning how badges can motivate, support, and celebrate learning achievements Launching a badging project The book is divided into two sections. The first section explores the environment in which badges are being developed, in particular situating them within the current educational setting, and provides guidelines on how best to create a badging program. The second section details contributing authors’ firsthand experiences creating, implementing, and refining digital badges and digital badging systems, in some cases collaborating with teachers and faculty. These chapters provide a wealth of ideas about using digital badges in academic and school libraries to engage and motivate students.

New Trends in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
New Trends in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries

Author: Anthi Katsirikou

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9814350303

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This unique volume presents the latest scientific achievements of library researchers and professionals on the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Libraries. Scholars and professionals have now an information resource on methodological tools for library services. Except for the new technologies that facilitate the innovation of libraries, it is the underlying policy and functional changes that have the most lasting effect on the scholarly operation that explains why this volume is important in the field or market. It also explores in detail the areas covering library methodologies, marketing and management, statistics and bibliometrics, content and subject analysis, users' behaviors and library policies that play an important role at every aspect of library research in the twenty-first century.