Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ Framework-Based Exercises for Creating Information-Literate Learners

by Joanna M. Burkhardt

Overview

The six threshold concepts outlined in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education are not simply a revision of ACRL's previous Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. They are instead an altogether new way of looking at information literacy. In this important new book, bestselling author and expert instructional librarian Burkhardt decodes the Framework, putting its conceptual approach into straightforward language while offering more than 50 classroom-ready Framework-based exercises. Guiding instructors towards helping students cross each threshold, this book

• discusses the history of the development of the Framework document and briefly deconstructs the six threshold concepts;
• thoroughly addresses each threshold concept, scaffolding from the beginner level to the intermediate level;
• includes exercises that can be used in the one-shot timeframe as well as others designed for longer class sessions and semester-long courses;
• offers best practices in creating learning outcomes, assessments, rubrics, and teaching tricks and tips; and
• looks at how learning, memory, and transfer of learning applies to the teaching of information literacy.

Offering a solid starting point for understanding and teaching the six threshold concepts in the Framework, Burkhardt's guidance will help instructors create their own local information literacy programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838914526
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	06/02/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	681 KB

About the Author

Joanna M. Burkhardt is professor and head librarian at the University of Rhode Island (URI) branch libraries in Providence and Narragansett. She coordinates the branches’ information literacy program and teaches sections of URI’s course in information literacy. She is also an active member of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Rhode Island Library Association.

Table of Contents

Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ Framework-Based Exercises for Creating Information-Literate Learners Contents Exercises Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Decoding the Framework for Information Literacy Chapter 2. Scholarship as Conversation Exercise 1. Informal Conversations Exercise 2. Conversations between Experts Exercise 3. Identifying Most Important or Most Cited Information Exercise 4. Bias Exercise 5. Evaluation of Sources Exercise 6. Comparing Information Exercise 7. Evaluating Different Types of Information Sources Exercise 8. Sources That Disagree Exercise 9. Confirmation Bias Exercise 10. Confronting Confirmation Bias Exercise 11. Changing Course Chapter 3. Research as Inquiry Exercise 12. Buying a Cell Phone: Narrowing the Options Exercise 13. Narrowing a Topic Exercise 14. Creating a Concept Map Exercise 15. Creating an Outline Exercise 16. Primary Sources Exercise 17. Identifying Research Methods and Information Needs Exercise 18. Who Would Know? Exercise 19. Creating a Research Question Is Research! Exercise 20. Asking Questions Exercise 21. Analogies Chapter 4. Authority Exercise 22. Hurricane Information Exercise 23. Are You an Authority? Exercise 24. Political Pundits Exercise 25. Thinking Critically about Authority Exercise 26. Authority and Turmeric Exercise 27. Authority in the Workplace Chapter 5. Information Creation as a Process Exercise 28. Logos and Mottoes Exercise 29. Short Communications Exercise 30. Comparing Efficacy and Limits of Brief Information Exercise 31. Long Messages Exercise 32. Nonverbal Messages Exercise 33. Format Comparison Exercise 34. Guess the Message Exercise 35. Comparing Formats Exercise 36. Statistics Exercise 37. Visual Literacy Exercise 38. Evaluating Pictures Chapter 6. Searching as Strategic Exploration Exercise 39. Keywords Exercise 40. Background Information Exercise 41. Keyword Searching in the Library Catalog Exercise 42. Defining Your Terms Exercise 43. Using Boolean Searching Exercise 44. Beyond Keywords Exercise 45. Using a Thesaurus to Generate Search Terms Exercise 46. Who Has Information? Exercise 47. Database Smorgasbord Exercise 48. Experts and Interviews Exercise 49. Associations and Organizations Exercise 50. Strategizing Chapter 7. Information Has Value Exercise 51. Citation Styles Exercise 52. Citation Format Comparison Exercise 53. Journal Cost Comparison Exercise 54. Is It Free? Exercise 55. Plagiarism Exercise 56. Personal Information and Privacy Exercise 57. Social Media and Privacy Exercise 58. Privacy Issues Chapter 8. Creating Exercises, Rubrics, Learning Outcomes, and Learning Assessments Appendix. The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Bibliography Index