NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Riesen, Karleigh; Whitver, Sara Maurice – College & Research Libraries, 2023
Library instruction is predicated on the assumption that transfer learning can take place, but how do librarians determine whether transfer is occurring? This study examines the use of reflection as a learning theory within the one-shot library instruction classroom to facilitate metacognition and transfer learning. Through the analysis of student…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Transfer of Training, Metacognition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Leibiger, Carol A.; Aldrich, Alan W. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required shifting information literacy instruction from face-to-face to online formats at the University Libraries of the University of South Dakota. This case study narrates how the instructional team there introduced innovations into a Freshman Writing course that enabled instrumental (that is, goal-oriented)…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ezell, Jon – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2021
This case study reflects on a long-term collaborative partnership between librarians and writing program administrators to plan, build, implement, and significantly revise two course-specific online learning modules. Of particular interest are contrasts between phase-delineated instructional systems design frameworks, such as ADDIE, and the often…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Academic Libraries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
LeMire, Sarah; Graves, Stephanie J.; Anders, Kathy Christie – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This study assessed student research papers using a rubric to determine the information literacy skills of students in introductory composition classes. Librarians taught a pilot composition course that infused information literacy (IL) into the traditional English curriculum. The students' IL skills were compared to those of undergraduates…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Introductory Courses, Writing (Composition), English Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Mandi Goodsett – Journal of Information Literacy, 2024
Combating the spread of misinformation is a struggle that has inspired considerable research in the fields of psychology, education, political science, and information science, among others. Such research has found that "prebunking" or "inoculation" techniques--strategies that reduce the acceptance of misinformation before one…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Misinformation, Librarians
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gammons, Rachel W.; Wilson, Suzanne; Carpenter, Lindsay Inge; Shaw, Benjamin – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the University of Maryland (UMD) Libraries quickly switched to online teaching and learning. This disruption created a chance for innovation, allowing the UMD Libraries to scale back nonessential functions and focus on improving mission-critical work. The authors present the teaching program at UMD…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Learning, Library Instruction, COVID-19