INTEGRATING INFORMATION LITERACY INTO A TEAM-BASED LEARNING COURSECandice Benjes-SmallHead, Information Literacy & OutreachRadford University, Radford, Virginia

Applicable Course Objective• Students should be able to critically read and evaluate a

research article in order to judge whether a modality is appropriate for his/her patient.

Team-Based Learning (TBL)• Permanent teams• Content provided outside of class• Individual readiness assurance test (IRAT)• Team readiness assurance test (TRAT)• Team application activity (4 S’s)

Library Version• Pre-class videos• IRAT on the learning management system• TRAT at start of library workshop• Team activity• Remainder of time to find own articles

Backwards course design• Team Activity: What do we want the students to be able to

do?

Team Activity Objectives• Identify research articles• Find research articles in our database

Backwards course design• What do students need to understand in order to

complete those objectives?

IRAT/TRAT Objectives• Design a search strategy• Assess appropriateness of results• Identify a research article• Find full text• Use interlibrary loan

Team Activity 2015• Your patient is suffering from Triceps Surae tendon pain.

Will ultrasound therapy help? Using the skills you learned in the IRAT/TRAT, find two research articles for your question.

Team Activity 2016

Questions?• Candice Benjes-Small, Head of Information Literacy &

Outreach, McConnell Library, Radford University, cbsmall@radford.edu