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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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Anderson, Stacy A.; Mitchell, Emily R. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
Academic librarians at a mid-size university library developed an online information literacy tutorial that is easy to create, access, edit, and organize even for those with limited time and technological skills. Modular in structure, Project Information Literacy Online Tutorial (PILOT) includes interactive exercises, media, and self-testing as…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Academic Libraries
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Johnston, Nicole – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
Information literacy is an integral generic skill or graduate attribute in higher education, with many higher education institutions developing information literacy policies and including information literacy in graduate attribute policies. Barrie (2007) notes that universities around the world are increasingly concerned with ensuring that their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Work, Information Literacy, Information Skills
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Shaffer, Barbara A. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Graduate students are a significant segment in online instruction programs, yet little is known about how well they learn the necessary library research skills in this increasingly popular mode of distance learning. This pre- and posttest study and citation analysis examined learning and confidence among students in graduate education programs,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Graduate Study
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Lo, Leo S.; Dale, Jenny McCraw – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2009
As the American higher education paradigm shifts from a traditional classroom instruction model to a distributed learning model, academic libraries must update library instruction methods to allow for more flexible delivery of content. Distance students particularly need instructional content that can be accessed anywhere, at any time. This…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
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Schmitz, Dawn M.; Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke – Research Strategies, 2005
The Global News VILLAGE (Virtual Information Literacy Learning and Growing Environment) is an online tutorial developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to help undergraduates learn how to use the library to find current information about global events and issues. Supporting the interdisciplinary Global Studies curriculum, the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Tutorial Programs, Information Literacy, Programmed Tutoring