1. Reaching Students in an Information World: Information
Literacy in the Classroom Mandi Goodsett, Reference Librarian
[email protected]
2. What do your students struggle with when it comes to
research?
3. What is information literacy? Information literacy is a set
of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is
needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information. American Library Association.
Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final
Report.(Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)
4. What is information literacy? An information literate person
can 1) Recognize when information is needed 2) Locate information
3) Evaluate information 4) Use the information for a specific
purpose 5) Understand how to use information ethically
5. Why include information literacy in your classroom?
6. Why include information literacy in your classroom? Age of
information -> information overload and greater need for
information skills
7. Why include information literacy in your classroom? Age of
information -> information overload and greater need for
information skills Students need to know about the resources in
their discipline.
8. Why include information literacy in your classroom? Age of
information -> information overload and greater need for
information skills Students need to know about the resources in
their discipline. Information literacy supports critical thinking
and professional achievement.
9. Why include information literacy in your classroom?
Information literate students can deal with information and conduct
research much more effectively, efficiently, and confidently.
10. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Activities and classroom
procedures
11. Based on the IL standards, what IL activities do you
already include in your teaching? 2 minute brainstorm
12. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Break the research
assignment into manageable parts.
13. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Direct students towards
a variety of library resources including print, electronic, and
multimedia sources.
14. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Direct students towards
a variety of library resources including print, electronic, and
multimedia sources. Some source types will be less familiar to them
(i.e. print).
15. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Suggest specific
databases, journals, or other library resources by name to
students.
16. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Suggest specific
databases, journals, or other library resources by name to
students. They learn what sources an expert in their field uses
from you.
17. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Review criteria for
evaluating sources. Emphasize that sources should be relevant,
authoritative, and accurate.
18. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Discuss what constitutes
plagiarism as well as the consequences.
19. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Encourage students to
consult a librarian.
20. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Encourage students to
consult a librarian. Encourage them to visit the library. email a
librarian at [email protected]. call me at 229-931-2850.
21. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Embed a subject guide in
GeorgiaVIEW or request a course library guide from your
librarian.
22. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom Collaborate with a
librarian to design library instruction for your class or to create
a research assignment that employs critical thinking.
23. Incorporating IL in Your Classroom
http://gsw.edu/Library/Library-Tutorials/library-tutorials
24. Activity Choose an IL standard and brainstorm a potential
assignment you could use to strengthen that skill in your students.
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Recognize when information is needed Locate
information Evaluate information Use the information for a specific
purpose Understand how to use information ethically
25. Based on the IL standards, what IL activities do you
already include in your teaching? Sharing time
26. Questions? Please see the library guide at
http://libguides.gsw.edu/ILintheclassroom for more information.
[email protected]
27. References ACRL Information Literacy Task Force.
"Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education."
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
American Library Association, 18 Jan. 2000. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
"Ideas and Strategies for Incorporating Information Literacy into
the Classroom | UCLA Library." Resources for Faculty. University of
California Los Angeles Library, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. "What Is
Information Literacy?" Faculty Toolkit for Teaching Information
Literacy. University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries, 19 June
2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.