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Download full textSiddall, Gillian – Journal of Information Literacy, 2022
The article discusses the development of online tutorials to support the Academic Librarians' information literacy instruction during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. The content and development of the activities are presented in relation to information literacy (IL) standards. At the University of Northampton, the first-year students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
Johansson, Madelaine; Svensson, Teresia – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Supporting and assessment of students' preparation and learning process in problem-based learning (PBL) tutorials has long been a challenge. We present a modified PBL model focussing on the specific critical phase in the PBL process, the self-directed learning phase in between tutorial meetings. The modified seven step PBL model including an…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Processes, Reflection, Student Attitudes
Direct linkWalters, Kirsteen; Bolich, Cecilia; Duffy, Daniel; Quinn, Ciarán; Walsh, Kathryn; Connolly, Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
This article explores the process of developing online tutorials for a specified student group, in this case Second-Year Nursing students in University College Dublin. The product was commissioned by the Health Sciences Library and the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Systems. It was developed as a "Capstone Project" for part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Online Courses
Fenton-Smith, Ben; Humphreys, Pamela – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
As in other Anglophone nations, a large percentage of Australia's postgraduate international students come from English as an additional language (EAL) backgrounds, and many require development of their academic language and learning (ALL) capabilities to successfully navigate a higher degree. This paper investigates those capabilities through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Academic Discourse, English (Second Language)
Gunn, Cathy; Hearne, Shari; Sibthorpe, Julie – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
This paper summarizes relevant research concepts, and then describes a case where online tutorials were used to integrate one generic academic skill--information literacy--into first year business courses. Tutorials covering the skills and information required to complete course assignments were designed so the content can be easily modified for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Academic Achievement, Information Literacy, Higher Education
Zdravkovic, Neda – Public Services Quarterly, 2010
Constructivist learning theories promote students' engagement as one of the key factors in successful learning and knowledge building. Research indicates that the short attention span of adult learners, their need to "learn-by-doing," interact and multitask in the learning process can be accommodated with a positive outcome by…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Class Activities, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries
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
Martin, Janet; Birks, Jane; Hunt, Fiona – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2010
Librarians from Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) report on an empirical evaluation of the relevance and value of Infoasis (http://www.zu.ac.ae/infoasis), a Web-based information literacy tutorial developed and tailored to the Arab student population of the Emirates. After the successful implementation of this project, questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Academic Libraries, Tutorial Programs
Hauschke, Christian; Ullmann, Nadine – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
German libraries have developed a learning information system to improve information literacy among German students. An online tutorial based on this Lerninformationssystem has been developed. The structure of this learning information system is described, an online tutorial based on it is illustrated, and the different learning styles that it…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Teaching Methods, Information Systems, Foreign Countries
