Subjects
Information Literacy Education, scalability, library instruction, partner programs
Document Type
Research Article
Abstract
With the vast amount of information available today, information literacy (IL) education is a critical component of undergraduate education necessary to prepare students for tomorrow's world. Instructors want students to demonstrate critical thinking skills and are often disappointed with student submissions resulting from undeveloped IL skills. Library Instruction programs are often tasked with addressing this educational need and often struggle to find a scalable method to provide IL instruction to the student body. The Information Literacy Education (ILE) Project is an asynchronous learning environment tailored to deliver instruction and assessment. Posited as a customizable option to present IL instruction, this flexible learning environment can be tailored to develop skills not taught in the classroom setting, but often expected of the students as they complete their research projects. Applications of ILE at a major research institution are presented demonstrating the variety of ways the Library Instruction department has integrated ILE into its curriculum.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2010.3.2.76
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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22509
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Recommended Citation
Borrelli, S., Johnson, C. M., & Cummings, L. A. (2010). The ILE Project: A Scalable Option for Customized Information Literacy Instruction and Assessment. Communications in Information Literacy, 3 (2), 128-141. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2010.3.2.76