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Stacy Brinkman; Samantha Hilton – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
The "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" posits that the practice of asking questions in order to deepen inquiry and understanding is a key element of information literacy. While the "Research as Inquiry" frame is teachable in library instruction, it can be difficult to scale. Popular instructional design…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Standards, Higher Education, Inquiry
Aschenbach, Cheryl; Blake, Ted; Gavaskar, Vandana; Sanchez, Ray M.; Whetzel, Tascha – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2022
The primary purpose of this paper is to emphasize and reiterate the centrality of the faculty role in tutoring and learning centers, where peer-to-peer, discipline-specific collaborative learning is the primary objective. This paper provides a breadth of content for practitioners in the field and also assists those seeking to understand the unique…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Role, Tutoring
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Jarosz, Ellen E.; Kutay, Stephen – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
At California State University, Northridge (CSUN), many students lack the skills needed to locate, analyze, and apply essential contexts associated with primary sources. Using these sources requires critical inquiry, which is a fundamental theme in pedagogy, the California State University system's Core Competencies, and the Association of College…
Descriptors: State Universities, Undergraduate Students, Teacher Developed Materials, Assignments
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Virtue, Alicia; Dean, Ellen; Matheson, Molly – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2014
More and more of today's scholars conduct their research in a digital realm rather than using a print collection. The University of Arizona Libraries Guide on the Side tutorial software offers an opportunity to apply the principles of active learning with real world research scenarios. This paper reports on the design and introduction of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Information Literacy
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Lowe, M. Sara; Booth, Char; Tagge, Natalie; Stone, Sean – Communications in Information Literacy, 2014
The Claremont Colleges Library Instruction Services Department developed a quiz that could be integrated into the consortial learning management software to accompany a local online, open-source information literacy tutorial. The quiz is integrated into individual course pages, allowing students to receive a grade for completion and improving…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Tests, Integrated Curriculum, Database Management Systems
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Howard, Kathryn – CATESOL Journal, 2015
TESOL programs and courses around the world are increasingly offered partly or wholly online. Online instruction offers both new affordances and distinct challenges for effective instruction, particularly when it comes to supervising fieldwork. This article compares 2 distinct online formats for student reflections on their tutoring experiences in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Tutoring
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Bussmann, Jeffra Diane; Plovnick, Caitlin E. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
In 2008, University of California, Irvine (UCI) Libraries launched their first Find Science Information online tutorial. It was an innovative web-based tool, containing not only informative content but also interactive activities, embedded hyperlinked resources, and reflective quizzes, all designed primarily to educate undergraduate science…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Tutorial Programs, Scientific and Technical Information, Science Education
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2015
For the thirty-eighth time, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Online Courses
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Williams, Peter B.; Howell, Scott L.; Laws, R. Dwight; Metheny, Emily – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2006
The researchers of this study selected four pragmatic research questions that distance learning administrators with high-enrolling Independent Study courses, similar to those that Brigham Young University offers through its Department of Independent Study, may be interested in exploring. These questions included: (1) When tutoring services are…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Tutoring, Tutors, Tutorial Programs
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Zubas, Patrice; Heiss, Cindy; Pedersen, Mary – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2006
The purpose of this study was to ascertain if an online computer tutorial on diabetes mellitus, supplemented to traditional classroom lecture, is an effective tool in the education of nutrition students. Students completing a web-based tutorial as a supplement to classroom lecture displayed greater improvement in pre- vs. post-test scores compared…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Supplementary Education, Tutorial Programs
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Tinker, John – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
For several years, the author has been working with colleagues in the Northern California Writing Centers Association (NCWCA) and the Stanford Writing Center to build bridges between college and high school writing centers. The writing center at Stanford defines one of its central goals as "celebrating a culture of writing" for all…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, College School Cooperation, Writing (Composition)