The Intrigue of Online Information Literacy Tutorials: Efficient, Effective, and Fun?

Status of the Tutorials Future of the Tutorials

3 modules nearing completion Complete 3 modules

Faculty & library support acquired Create 5 modules

Software selected Create 2 tests (pre & post)

Wrapper design created Finalize & submit IRB proposal for approval

IRB proposal drafted Continue to liaise with faculty & library

Create Desire2Learn class shell

Essential Learning Outcome: Intellectual & Practical Skills:

Information Literacy

UW-W Information Literacy Questions Addressing

WAAL Information Literacy Competencies for Module 6

Module 6: Anatomy

of a Scholarly Article

I. Building Foundational

Research Across the

Curriculum

2. Do you know what type of information would answer a research question & what

sources may contain that information? ✔

4. Can you understand and evaluate search results, & then select relevant, credible

sources from them? ✔

II. Building Critical

Thinking & Analytical Skills 6. Can you critically evaluate information retrieved from your research? ✔

III. Discovering Unfamiliar

& Diverse Ideas, Cultures &

Communities

9. Do you understand how scholarly & popular information is produced, & that it is

organized & distributed differently in various subject areas? ✔

10. Do you respect copyright, know when & how to cite sources, & understand the

social & political issues affecting information? ✔

Martha Stephenson, Maija Birenbaum, Emily Paulson, Renee Pfeifer-Luckett, Asmahan Sallah, & Diana Shull Team Information Literacy