These are tutorials (videos, digital learning objects) for librarians to use to teach students about Information Literacy concepts, mechanics of research, and library services. They can be used in class, as a supplement to class, or as part of a flipped classroom. Tutorials intended for faculty to use without librarians will be added to the library website in the near future.
If you have a tutorial you like, feel free to add it (in the appropriate section) with an explanation of what it is as well as any caveats on use.
If you would like to suggest a tutorial be created, contact Sara.
If you want to create a tutorial or learning object, please give the Associate Dean for Educational Services a heads-up as (a) there may be existing resources available, and (b) it may be something other teaching librarians could benefit from.
Please also reference these best practices when creating learning objects/tutorials:
These resources deal with Information Literacy concepts and research strategies (e.g., using library resources, evaluating sources, developing search terms, etc.)
These resources teach students about library services (e.g., ILL).
This tutorial is intended to be an introduction to research for lower-level students, although upper-level students with little exposure to library research would also benefit.
The tutorial can be taken as whole - all sections - or given as individual sections.
There are 7 sections - Begin Research, Knowledge Cycle, Find Books, Find Articles, Make Citations, Basic Search, and Advanced Search. Each contains ungraded quizzes and activities for students to test their knowledge and reinforce what they've learned.
NOTE: Parts of this tutorial focus on more mechanistic elements of research. A good way to use the tutorial is to assign it as pre-work, so that all students come to class with the same basic knowledge on a topic. Then, class time can be used to delve into higher-order Information Literacy concepts.
