Information Literacy @ ASU: Text-Based

Students are required to read text in various formats, in print or electronically. Using text material effectively and in a way that engages students supports many learning outcomes. Contact your subject specialist librarian for more suggestions.

Text-based Format

These are suggestions for exercises mapped to Information Fluency competencies in the context of text-based instruction.

Require students to:

• Choose relevant readings from books (print or electronic)
• Write a summary or create a concept map of main ideas
• Email summary of reading to you, the instructor, or to a classmate for peer review. ( Alternative: set-up collaborative workspace in an online social networking environment)
• Use a class blog or BlackBoard discussion area to post summaries of reading, including correct citations
• Find reading from the library databases
• Locate and evaluate resources that provide background information (encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries), print or electronic

Learning Outcome Introduced and/or Reinforced

Learning Outcome 2:  Students will be able to use library and information technology tools and resources to carry out research.

• constructs and implements effective search strategies
• Uses a wide variety of discipline appropriate methods to retrieve information
• selects the most appropriate methods or tools for finding information

Learning Outcome 3:  Students will be able to design and execute a research project using a systematic process to collect, analyze and present information in written formats, properly incorporating citing and documenting sources.

• Creates a high quality, original product to effectively accomplish the planned objective
• Successfully integrates compiled information, demonstrating proper use of citation and documentation
• Systematically evaluates & presents quality information in written formats

The Library offers these additional services and resources to help you and your students:

• Liaison Librarians
• Library Course Guides
• Databases
• WorldCat Local library catalog